PARA RUBBER. 



19 



Other measurements have previously been taken of the trees on 

 the Forest Department Plantations and are here quoted : — 



Edanuoda Trees. 



Rate of Growth tn Other Parts of Ceylon. 

 The following figures show the dimensions of Para rubber trees > 

 inter planted- with tea and cacao, in Ceylon ;— 



Circumference of the Stem in Inches, 3 Feet from the Base. 



Age of 

 T "!f Q Sin Kegalla, Knuckles. Sabara " Ka * ll gf- f e ™; Nilambe. J ? Iu 



years 

 2 

 3 

 4 



— 14-10 



21 to 301 — 



gamuwa. tota. 



14 

 15 

 21 



27A 

 31 



31 1 



05 



deniya. 

 to 6 

 10 



9 

 17 to 20 



I '.i 



15 to 46 



In districts over 2,000 feet above sea-level or where the rubber 

 has been planted in inferior or unsuitable soils the growth is much 

 poorer. On one estate near Peradeniya, 2,200 feet above sea-level, 

 9-year-old trees only measure 24 to 46 feet in height and 15 to 40 

 inches in circumference a yard from the ground, and the following 

 dimensions of the trees referred to will be of interest to those plan- 



