THE CULTIVATION OF COCOA 117 



shade afforded by trees of this kind is not the most 

 suitable for the cocoa, but practical results have been 

 obtained in Ceylon with cocoa under the shade of 

 Para rubber (Hevea brasiliensis), while in Java cocoa 

 is successfully interplanted with " kapok" (Eriodendron 



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FIG. 42. Scheme of planting cocoa and "kapok," interplanted with "dadap" 

 ( Erythrina lithospennd) Java. 



anfractuosum), and also with Castilloa (" Central 

 America " or " Panama rubber "). 



Several estates in Ceylon have obtained satisfactory 

 results by planting cocoa and Hevea, the cocoa and the 

 rubber being planted from 15 to 25 feet apart, according 

 to local conditions. The most usual plan is to plant 

 the trees 20 feet apart, so that there are 100 trees of 

 each kind per acre. With this system estates with 



