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met with in well cultivated districts of the Eastern and Central 
Provinces are due to spontaneous growth that springs up under the 
protected mother trees when these areas are cleared for farms. At 
each successive felling rotation of the forest growth that springs 
up on the fallow land, more seedlings sprout up and are in their 
turn spared from destruction. The area thus eventually becomes 
thickly covered with that species.” 
In the Gold Coast Mr, Evans states that :— 
“The Krobos are the only natives who really pay any marked 
attention to the cultivation of Oil Palms. Their plantations, which 
are said to have been planted with Oil Palms about 4) years ago, 
are an example of native industry not at all compatible with the 
reputation which is often attributed to the natives of this Colony. 
All decayed branches are cleared off, and the heavy shade of the 
palm trees prevents the growth of weeds, so that the plantation 
presents a very tidy appearance ; and it would well repay natives 
from other parts of the Colony interested in the palm oil industry 
to pay these plantations a visit.” 
The cultivation of the Oil Palm appears to have reached a 
crops. 
ti Guinea, M. Adam describes and figures the plantations of 
Pine-apples and Bananas which have been made in the palm groves 
of Camayenne, near Konakry, which appear to be in a flourishing 
condition, 
M. Adam in the last published number of the French Colonial 
Bulletin (No. 72, pp. 229-243) deals at length with the question of 
the cultivation of the Oil Palm and particulars are given of the 
mode of clearing the ground, planting of the seeds, &c. 
The nursery should be situated near a pool or water-course in 
order that the proper humidity of the soil may be assured. If this 
is not possible seeds should only be sown at the commencement of 
the rainy season. A light shade for the soil, either natural or 
artificial, is also essential. 
~The seeds, which should have been recently collected, germinate 
in four to five weeks and should be planted in the nursery at 
distances of about 18 inches apart. Se: 
Young plants found in the bush or those raised in the nursery 
should be planted out when they are from 2 to 3 feet high, that is 
when they are from one to two years old. The plants submit to 
transplantation more readily than other palms so that it is not 
necessary to raise the seedlings in pots. : 
The Phitig Jants should he shane at distances of 20-26 feet 
apart though the exact distance is dependent on the fertility “ the 
soil. If, however, it is’ intended to have permanent interc ay 
cultivation in the plantation the distances between the palms wo 
