. Commercial botany of the nineteenth century. A record of progress in the utilisation of vegetable products in the United Kingdom, and the introduction of economic plants into the British colonies, during the present century. Botany, Economic; Botany. OILS AND WAXES. 109 well-known " Childs' Night-Lights " began to be made in large quantities. The following are the returns of cocoa-nut and palm oil for the years stated between 1817 and 1889 inclusive :— CoCOA- nut Oil. Talm Oil. 1S47 - - 48,320 cwts. 1847 - - 366,840 cwts 1857 - - 207,239 „ 1857 - - 854,791 „ 1867 - - 124,314 „ 1867
. Commercial botany of the nineteenth century. A record of progress in the utilisation of vegetable products in the United Kingdom, and the introduction of economic plants into the British colonies, during the present century. Botany, Economic; Botany. OILS AND WAXES. 109 well-known " Childs' Night-Lights " began to be made in large quantities. The following are the returns of cocoa-nut and palm oil for the years stated between 1817 and 1889 inclusive :— CoCOA- nut Oil. Talm Oil. 1S47 - - 48,320 cwts. 1847 - - 366,840 cwts 1857 - - 207,239 „ 1857 - - 854,791 „ 1867 - - 124,314 „ 1867 - - 812,080 1877 - - 194,052 „ 1877 - - 885,138 1886 - - 156,667 „ 1886 - - 993,091 1887 - - 183,766 „ 1887 - - 966,536 1888 - - 197,773 „ 1888 - - 955,369 1889 - - 213,470 „ 1889 - -1,019,077. Ground Nut (Arachia hypogaa). Ground Nut (Arachis hypogcm).—This is a diffuse herbaceous annual, growing one or two feet high, unknown in a wild state, but now much cul tivated for the sake of its. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Jackson, John Reader, 1837-1920. London [etc. ] : Cassell & company, limited
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