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Special attention should be drawn to the necessity of 

 putting the plants in the ground in the exact place. If 

 the collar of the plant, which should be above the soil, 

 be covered, then either the Hevea dies or makes buds 

 on the stem below the surface of the soil and an irregu- 

 lar or crooked growth is the result. 



The method of planting to be followed may be sum- 

 marised as follows: 



1. Holes must be ample, for preference 2 cubic feet, 

 and the earth used for the filling, must be well 

 weathered. 



2. Planting of seeds in open ground is not advisable. 



3. When planting basket-plants or stumps, attention 

 should be paid so that the collar of the plant is not 

 sunk lower in the ground, than it was on the beds. 



