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will be planted with Hevea and plantains, and in June he 

 records that 116 roots have been planted out. The Catholic 

 Messejiger of July 3, 1883, states that " Para rubber trees 

 have been planted out through the cacao " ; from the 

 surviving trees and the tradition of the Gardens, the cacao 

 was situated where the first rows of the second plantation 

 now stand. 



On the other hand, there is no record that seedhngs were 

 planted out. In 1894 the Conductor wrote : " I have prepared 

 in a spot just near the nursery in a bare ground 125 holes to 

 plant out some of these {i.e., Hevea seedlings). This I did 

 with the intention of adding to the old plantations just near 

 the Tabernsemontana crassa." This Tabernsemontana was 

 in existence in 1897, the twelfth tree (counting vacancies) 

 along the main path, in the second plantation. It was planted 

 there at the end of 1883. As Willis gives all the trees there 

 as eleven years old on his plan of 1897, it would appear that 

 the Conductor's intention was not carried out. 



From the details given it would seem probable that the 

 second plantation was established by transferring, at different 

 periods, the weaker trees from the original plantation. Vacan- 

 cies may possibly have been supplied with seedlings. But 

 there are no definite records (in the absence of Trimen's 

 notebooks). 



The plants distributed in 1881 were part of the original stock ; 

 28 were sent to the Andamans at the request of the Indian 

 Government, and others to Johore. In 1882 further supplies 

 from the original stock were sent to Nilambur, Calcutta, 

 Ootacamund, and plants from cuttings {fide Trimcn) to 

 North Borneo. In 1883 27 plants, again from the original 

 stock, were forwarded to Nilambur, and 12 to a Mr. Davidson, 

 Singapore. 



In 1881 two seedhngs were raised at Henaratgoda. In 

 1882, 36 seeds were obtained, but the number of seedhngs 

 raised was not recorded. A few were sold at 20 cents each to 

 local purchasers. In 1883 300 seeds were obtained and 266 

 plants raised ; 66 of these were sold before the Director was 

 aware of the fact, and the remaining 20() were advertised for 

 sale. The purchasers in 1883 included CuUoden estate. 



