., PARA RUBBER. 



It is estimated that the world's annual consumption of rubber 

 at the present time is about 65,000 tons, valued at about 

 19,000,000. The following table illustrates the growth of the 

 rubber industry in the United Kingdom since 1830: 



The trees producing the rubber known in commerce as 

 " Para " furnish more than one half of the world's supply. They 

 belong to the genus Hevea ; of these Hevea brasiliensis is the 

 most important species, which, as its specific name suggests, is 

 indigenous to Brazil. 



* Custom House Reports. 



