6" 



fe 



from the adjoining States of Minas Geraes and Piauhy. But it 

 has lately been discovered that the State of Bahia is very rich in 

 a rubber-producing tree, locally known as ' Jiquie Manicoba.' 

 The tree in question is a new and distinct species of Manihot, 

 which apparently is peculiar to the State of Bahia. 



" The discovery is a matter of much importance not only for 

 this State but also for the rubber trade in general, inasmuch as 

 the rubber obtainable from the Jiquie Manicoba, when properly 

 prepared, would seem to be equal in quality to the best product 

 of the Para region. 



" This matter of Jiquie rubber appears to be of so much interest, 

 ana there exists so much misunderstanding with respect to it, 

 tiiat i may be excused for giving here some particulars concerning 

 the tree from which the rubber in question is derived. 



*w2 e M , ani( ? oba f Bahia is » tree which attains to a height of 

 mJuredfn SBftS* » ****** ° f S ° me 2 ^ whe » «* 



JW^lLw th ?. famil y °f Euphorbiaceae as does also the 

 akin to Su WhlCh Pr ° duces Para rubb <^ yet it is closely 

 "ueiras &e t ,L ""^ °' maCacheiras ' ^omeirw, Serin- 

 CmhVo in L ' 1° far l S 1S at ^ resent know ^ extends from 

 flourish^ hroI\ S °f l 5f ™ o b0rderS of the ^te of Bahia. It 

 i onH ?? he 'Sertao- within the limits specified, 



town o ° JW l\T &t ab ? ndance in the re S ions adjoining the 

 iuwn or jiquie, whence its local name. 



^toT^SfSS: iS ™ doubt <f J a new and distinct species 

 i'wumoi, ana it must not h^ ^n A,m^ rt ,i „.:^ ^. _ ™ _,f x _* 



of Jiquie 



Ceara (Manihni Aj„ - J * ? omonmed with the M 



extend "^1^^ It*, 't^ ,to JU >™ Man ^ 

 property of coa^ulati™ tZ 7 lhe , late * possesses the valuable 



and'it ^ir^S;CS^, When 6X1)0?ed to the air ' 

 " It has been fo 1 f artlficial coagulant of any kind. 



tree can be made TyiZ^Tff^t^ that the J '"l™ Manicoba 

 years from time of first ihmwJ b ^ Ween ^^ fourth and fifth 



returns from the age of effi" ? Ut the tree **&* it8 maximum 

 «Ti, Q i x BOIe ignt years onwards 



I he planters of Bahi K "*«». 



cultivation of Ji qu i e Ha^iooht a ^ akened to the fact that in the 

 potential wealth. Alread? ^ ft Y P °f 8es8 a 80urce of m ™ b 

 down plantations of the tree In n fa J endei "» have begun to lay 

 two most extensive of those ZTJ ° U Up0ri a lap g e scale. The 

 Island of Joannes, close o 1*?$°**,*? situated one upon the 

 » h hed strict of Machado P el Ta y °1*°* "^ thS other 

 devo 1 - r t Centl >" b «en establ ,L i ^ e A ^ ri ^ltural Institute, 



Man onh PeCla attenti °n to h e vs ^ hj - the State > P™P°^ to 

 Man coba, an a to the pre ^ f e * * matic cultivation of Jiquie 



n I A pl anter established in T v W derivable Herefrom. 



ajonsiderable JSylf^W^f^l? rccen <* P-P ared 

 T~ _J^*r obtained from Manitoba trees 



' Sertilo," a term atmi;~i t ~~ ' — . 



«*- - *SA VSR-* ^ no, « Bwil , c ™a 



with 



