All the forests around Batticaloa and Trincomalie, and as far north as Jaffna, are thickly set with this valuable tree.
We had quitted the Batticaloa track, and we immediately dismounted, unsaddled, and turned the horses loose upon the grass.
In 1832 several Europeans settled at Batticaloa, expressly for the purpose of cultivating this palm to a large extent.
I have heard of another near the Patipal Aar south of Batticaloa.
At Batticaloa, the capital of the eastern province, there is a lake in which "singing fish" are found.
