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Para Rubber (Hevea hrasiliensis). 



Growing in the Brisbane Botanic Gardens in 1877. 



Seeds imported by the Department of Agriculture, 



in 1889, and plants now growing at Kamerunga. 

 Panama Rubber {Castilloa elastica). 



Planted out in the Acclimatisation Society's gardens 



in 1882. 

 Ceara Rubber {Manihot (jlaziovii). 



Planted in Brisbane Botanic Gardens in 1882. A 



plantation growing at Mourilyan Harbour early in 



the nineties, 

 African Rubber {Funtumia elastica). 



Planted at Kga, S.N., about 12 years ago. » Raised 



at Brisbane Botanic Gardens in 190G. 



EDIBLE NUTS. 

 QuERcus Cornea. 



Introduced by the Brisbane Botanic Gardens in 1876. 

 Brazilian Xut {Bertholletia exrelsa). 



Introduced by the Brisbane Botanic Gardens in 1873, 



and again in 1883, and distributed to establishments 



in the North in 1887. One of the plants introduced 



in 1883 is growing in the Gardens, but has made slow 



progress. 

 Spanish ChEvStnut {Casfanea sativa). 



Growing in the Brisbane Botanic Gardens and at 



Bowen Park in 1 866, and distributed from last 



mentioned place in 1875. 

 Peccan Nut {Carya oUvaeformis), and 

 Hickory Nut (O. alba). 



Distributed from the Brisbane Botanic Gardens in 



1874, and one of the trees of the former raised by Mr. 



Aldridge, of Maryborough, has borne good nuts for 



some years past. 

 Walnut (Juglans regia). 



Plants distributed from the Brisbane Botanic Gardens 



in 1874 



CULINARY VEGETABLES. 



Many of the well-known culinary vegetables were 

 grown in the year 1826, when a convict settlement was 

 established here. 



In 1828, Potatoes {Solamim tuberosum) were grown 

 at the penal estabHshment at Ipswich, and Backhouse 



