CONTENTS. 



Chapter I. 



History of Para Rubber in the East 



Work of Chapman, Wickham, and Cross — Illustration show- 

 ing old trees — Propagation from cuttings from two to three- 

 year-old trees — Flowering for the first time in Ceylon and the 

 Straits — First seed in Ceylon and the Straits — Distribution of 

 seeds and plants from Ceylon — Cultivation — Yields — -Pre- 

 paration — Value — Export and Acreage of Para rubber in 

 Ceylon from 1884 to 1906 — Distribution of Ceylon rubber — 

 Acreage in Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, and India — 

 Acreage in parts of Ceylon during 1006 — Eastern rubber areas 

 owned by public companies — Characters of the Para rubber 

 tree — Illustration of leaves, flowers, fruits, and seeds of 

 Hevea brasiliensis — The Laticiferous system — Origin — Dis- 

 tribution and characters — Functions of the latex — Anatomical 

 details illustrated. 



Chapter II. 



Climatic Conditions for Para Rubber 



Descriptions of Para by Drs. Trimen and Ule — Para trees in 

 Brazil— Illustration showing Para rubber in Ceylon — Climate 

 in Ceylon, Straits. Perak, Selangor, Seremban, Singapore, 

 Penang, Malacca, and Java — Illustration showing young 

 rubber at the Experiment Station, Buitenzorg, Java — India — 

 Africa, West Indies, &c. — Illustration showing Para rubber 

 in Malacca — Illustration showing Para rubber at an elevation 

 of 3,500 feet in India — Illustration showing Para rubber on 

 Sikong Estate, Borneo. 



Chapter III. 

 Cultivation of Para Rubber Trees 



Rate of growth — Size of trees at Henaratgoda, Peradeniya, 

 Edangoda, and parts of Ceylon — Illustrations showing Para 

 rubber on rocky hillsides and in drained swampy land — 

 Growth in the Kegalla. Knuckles, Xilambe, Katugastota, 

 Sabaragamuwa, Wattegama, Kalutara, Matale, and Badde- 

 gama Districts— Spread of foliage each year from second to 

 thirtieth year — Rate of growth in the Gold Coast — Height and 

 circumference — Rate of growth in the Straits, Perak, Selangor — 



