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shores. Not only are the coco-nuts exported in a natural condition, 
but the dried kernels, called copra, and the extracted coco-nut oil are 
also articles of trade. The fibre_ of the husks also is exported for the 
manufacture of ropes and matting, and mats are locally made from the 
palm-leaves, "Tea has nearly supplanted the coffee plantations, which suc- 
cumbed to blight some years ago ; and cacao and rubber plantations are 
increasing on the lower slopes. Cinchona trees are cultivated both 
as shade trees for young tea and cacao plants, and on account of the 
quinine obtained from their bark-—the best medicine for the malarial 
fever so rife throughout much of India. Other important vegetable 
products are cinnamon, rice from the lowlands, and the nuts of the 
areca OT betel palm, which are used for chewing in the East, “The island