Scottish geographical magazine . lons, custard-apples, bananas, sugar-cane,breadfruit, and the tropical almond. Copra, that is, cocoanut kernelchi^jped up, sun-dried, and put into sacks, is largely exported, mostlythrough the German traders, who have spent a great deal of money andlabour here for the last thirty 3ears. A varnish nut grows here whichshould give good results. The principal timber tree is the Voi, with aleaf like that of a magnolia and in the wood resembling harbour is the chief port; here is the European settlement and asmall garrison of Manila soldiers, and the S
Scottish geographical magazine . lons, custard-apples, bananas, sugar-cane,breadfruit, and the tropical almond. Copra, that is, cocoanut kernelchi^jped up, sun-dried, and put into sacks, is largely exported, mostlythrough the German traders, who have spent a great deal of money andlabour here for the last thirty 3ears. A varnish nut grows here whichshould give good results. The principal timber tree is the Voi, with aleaf like that of a magnolia and in the wood resembling harbour is the chief port; here is the European settlement and asmall garrison of Manila soldiers, and the S2)anish governor of theWestern Carolines resides here with a few Spanish officers and are about a dozen European traders, mostly Germans. Yap has beautiful scenery; the groves of bamboo, croton, cocoanutand areca palms are very fine indeed. Huge green and yellow tree-lizards, called Gahif, are found in the bush, and the nights are brilliantAvith fireflies glittering in and out of the woods like showers of golden.
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