A single page from the 11th edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica covering the coco-nut palm. It describes how the palm is cultivated, especially in Ceylon and on the Malabar and Coromandel coasts of India, and lists its many uses. These include food, toddy and arrack, timber, plaited leaves, coir fibre for rope, brushes and matting, and coco-nut oil from copra.