PARA RUBBER. 



the ashes thus produced might with advantage be spread over 

 the ground to serve as a fertiliser. 



The land to be planted should be lined, and the holes for the 

 plants dug 18 inches deep and a foot wide, and filled with rich 

 surface soil, in readiness for planting. 



TRANSPLANTING. 



Transplanting should be performed, whenever possible, during 

 wet or cloudy weather, as the plant's growth will then be less 

 likely to receive a check than if planted in the hot sunshine. If 

 a spell of dry weather sets in before the young plants have 

 become established, they will require to be watered once or 

 twice a day. 



Great care is necessary in lifting the plants from the nursery 

 beds, in order to prevent their young roots being broken. The 

 tree develops a long tap-root, and it is necessary not to damage 

 this in any way, as it is principally by means of this organ that 

 the tree is held firmly in the ground, and by which it absorbs 

 supplies of moisture during dry periods. 



Transplanting is assisted by thoroughly watering the nursery 

 beds immediately beforehand. Young plants transferred from 

 the nursery to the plantation often fail to grow because they 

 have been planted too deeply. It is quite sufficient, when 

 planting them in the plantation, to bury the roots to a similar 

 depth to that to which they had grown in the nursery. 



The young trees when first transplanted require carefully 

 shading with palm leaves or some similar material, but when 

 once established, they do not need shade and grow stronger 

 without it. 



It should be remembered that the young tender roots play a 

 most important part in procuring nutriment for the plant, con- 

 sequently as few as possible should be broken. It is impossible 

 to lift a plant from the ground without damaging some of them, 

 but with proper care the damage may be reduced to a minimum. 

 Broken or bruised roots should be cut off clean with a sharp knife 

 and the cut portion dipped in tar or some similarly antiseptic 

 solution. Bruises inflicted on the stem should be painted with 

 some antiseptic, as unhealthy or damaged plants are always 

 more susceptible to fungus and insect attacks. Where plants 



