286 



The World's Commercial Products 



By permission -of Messrs. Maclaren] Shoe Lane 



MALAY PENINSULA. 



FICUS ELASTICA 



* • . ' ' ' 



good, conditions and carefully treated, an average yield of 1 lb. to 3 lb. of dry rubber may be 

 expected. ^ 



In the old days tapping was accomplished somewhat crudely with a chisel and a mallet. 

 Now there are many patterns of tapping knives and " prickers " on the market, designed to 

 carry out different styles of tapping in the best possible manner, and with the least injury to the 

 tree. Particulars of these will be found in the work on " Hevea brasiliensis or Para Rubber,"" 

 by H. Wright, Controller of the Experiment Station, Ceylon, which affords a comprehensive 

 summary of information relating to the rubber industry in that colony. Even the shavings 

 obtained in the tapping operation need not be wasted, but their rubber contents can be 

 extracted. 



