THE PARA RUBBER TREE 



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over 30 in. in circumference. 1,002 six-year-old trees, 

 planted 12 ft. by 12 ft., were measured in 1910 previous to 

 being tapped, and were found to have an average girth of 

 25 in. 



The experimental plantation of Pcira trees at Coomassie 

 has given very promising results so far as growth is con- 

 cerned ; some of the two-year-old trees were 35 ft. high 

 and 6 in. in circumference at 3 ft. from the ground, whilst 

 two-and-a-half to three-and-a-half-year-old trees had a 

 girth of about 11 in. At the Assuantsi Station also. Para 

 trees are doing well. 



Uganda. — In Uganda the Para tree is being cultivated 

 experimentally in the Botanic Gardens at Entebbe and 

 has made very satisfactory growth under the conditions 

 which prevail there. The following measurements show 

 the average dimensions of five representative trees : 



The average girth of 118 trees five to six years old was 

 20^ in. at 3 ft. from the ground, the largest tree measuring 

 28 in., whilst a number of the four-year-old trees were 

 from 18 to 20 in. in girth. 



The original Para tree which was brought as a seedling 

 from Kew measm-ed 42 ft. 4 in. in height and 2 ft. 6 in. 

 in girth at 3 ft. from the ground when seven and a half 

 years old. 



Nyasaland. — The following measm'ements show the 

 rate of growth of Para trees in the West Nyasa District, 

 which is the only part of Nyasaland where the conditions 

 are suitable for their cultivation : 



