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to ascertain Just vvhiat can be done with the Ceara rubber 

 throughout the Territory. All of the reports will be compiled 

 and published for the information of the public. 



The following is the form of agreement and instructions be- 

 ing sent out by the Board in connection with the seeds : 



FORM OF AGREEMENT SIGNED BY APPLICANTS. 



Board of Commissioners of 



Agriculture and Forestry : 



The undersigned hereby agrees to plant and care for seed or 

 seedlings of Rubber trees furnished by the Division of For- 

 estry for experimental purposes, and to occasionally report 

 upon the condition and growth of the same, on blanks fur- 

 nished for that purpose. 



It is the intention of the undersigned to plant the seed or 



seedlings, on the land of 



owned by , in the District 



of , Island of 



Elevation 



Name 



Address 



Date : 



INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPAGATING THE CEARA RUBBER 

 (MANIHOT GLAZIOVIl). 



The Ceara rubber seed has a very thick and hard coating, 

 and natural process of germination occupies some months. 

 The seed should be carefully rasped with a file or ground on 

 both edges of the radicular end without injuring the embryo — 

 the operation requires care. After this treatment, properly, 

 performed, the seed should be planted about two inches apart 

 in seed box or bed usmg, if possible, good soil. If the soil is 

 stiff, about one-half white sand ought to be added and thor- 

 oughly mixed. The seed should not be planted over half an 

 inch deep. 



PROTECTION FROM RATS IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. 



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 The soil ought to be kept moist and if planted in a box, five 



or six three-fourth inch holes ought to be bored in it for drain- 



