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bole and another at a distance of 1 2 ft., accord- 

 ing to the age of the trees, and the manure 

 applied nearer to the outer ring than the inner 

 one. In all cases care should be taken that 

 the manure is supplied evenly and according 

 to orders. Take note that large doses are 

 not given to some, whilst others go short, so 

 as to ease the work, which after a time becomes 

 very monotonous and downright tedious. 



It has already been said that the younger 

 the palm, the more susceptible and capable 

 it is of aiding the assimilation of nutritious 

 constituents. This does not mean, however, 

 that one need start manuring right away after 

 planting, but it may be done for the best part 

 of a year after the young plant has had 

 time to get a firm system of roots in the new 

 soil through which to take up its food. 



Rain and other water supplies will have 

 sufficed to nourish and develop the plant up 

 to that date, after which, perhaps, judicious 

 and oft-repeated manuring in small quantities 

 can be applied. Frequent applications are in 

 all cases better than large doses at one time, 

 and at longer intervals. Near Negombo, in 

 the Western Province of Ceylon, experiments 

 carried on over eight years with regular and 

 systematic manuring increased the yield of the 

 trees so treated by 50 per cent. Mr. W. 

 Freudenberg, an old and prominent resident 

 whom we had the pleasure of meeting some 

 years ago, has devoted a good deal of time 



