40 RUBBER PLANTING IN CEYLON 



Speaking of the Hevea plantings in the island, Mr. Willis said that 

 at that time there were about 11,000 acres, and as the annual production 

 of seeds was about 3,000,000, he thought that the planting increase 



PERADENIYA GARDEN. 



[Planted Castilloa elastic a and cacao/ 



would be about 5,000 acres annually. He said that the Hevea could 

 undoubtedly be planted in sheltered valleys, up to 4,000 feet altitude. In 

 many situations the trees would mature more slowly, their growth depend- 

 ing upon the rainfall, and the richness of the soil. At Peradeniya those 



