12 PLANTING IN UGANDA 



CHAPTER II. 



History of Products in Uganda 



Dates of Introduction, Origin, Figures 

 of Growth 



Rubber. The Eubber culture was first intro- 

 duced into Uganda in 1901, when a single tree 

 was received from Kew. This tree was planted 

 on the Lake shore in the Botanic Gardens at 

 Entebbe. The tree in 1904 was 21 feet in height, 

 having made 7 feet of growth each year. The 

 growth of Para rubber was said at that time 

 (Dawe's Report Scientific and Forestry, 1904) to 

 afford promise of becoming an important industry. 



Early in 1904 the Scientific Department im- 

 ported from Ceylon 1,000 seeds, from which about 

 300 plants were obtained. These were in due time 

 planted out in the gardens at Entebbe, where the 

 trees are still to be seen. It is from these trees, 

 which at the end of 1911 were 7 years old, that we 

 are now able to arrive at some conclusions as to 



