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be blown over because of their shallow rooting. To show how tenacious 

 of life the tree is, it is only necessary to examine the photographs of 

 many such trees that, blown over, took fresh root from the tops and 

 sent up shoots that soon developed into sturdy tree trunks. I counted 

 seven such trunks springing from one prostrate stem, each trunk big 

 enough to tap, and full of latex. 



Another experiment in distance planting was a row of seventeen 

 trees that were set six feet apart, that although they were only eight 



GUTTA-JELUTONG TREE. 



[Botanic Gardens, Singapore.] 



years old, were two feet in diameter and showed a magnificent leaf area. 

 These, of course, had the sun on both sides, and thus came along faster 

 than if in partial shade. The number of Hevea trees in the gardens 

 now ready for tapping is 1,300. A still further experiment with the 

 Hevea was the planting of the seed in specially prepared beds, in which 

 a variety of different manures was placed. The photograph tells the 

 whole story and would seem to point to cow dung as the best food for 

 young Hevea. The soil in the gardens is not particularly rich, being 



