INDEX 



241 



Ficus trachyphylla, 35, 227, 23G 

 Ficus tctilis, 227, 237 ; composi- 

 tion of " gutta " from, 237 

 Ficus Vogelii, 35, 227, 234-6 ; 

 botanical characters of, 234 ; 

 distribution of, 234 ; coagula- 

 tion of latex of, 235 ; rubber, 

 composition of, 235 ; yield of 

 rubber from, 235 

 "Flake" rubber, 18, 20 

 Fomes semitostus, 117, 118, 1G9 

 Forateronia floribunda, 42; com- 

 position of rubber of, 42 

 Forsteronia gracilis, 42 

 France, imports and exports of 



rubber and gutta percha, 93 

 Funtiimia africana, 3, IGl 

 Funtumia elastica, 3, 37, 160-85; 

 cultivation of, 4, 167-71 ; culti- 

 vation of, in Sierra Leone, 16; 

 cultivation of, in Gold Coast 

 18 ; cultivation of, in Southern 

 Nigeria, 20 ; botanical char- 

 acters of, 160 ; distribution of, 

 in Africa, 161 ; climatic condi- 

 tions in Africa, 162 ; soil suitable 

 for, 162 ; methods of tapping, 

 163, 171-3; methods of pre- 

 paring rubber of, 164-6, 174-6 ; 

 latex, coagulation by an infu- 

 sion of Bauhinia reticulata 

 leaves, 166 ; latex, coagulation 

 by juice of Diecha vine, 166 ; 

 value of, for plantation pur- 

 poses, 167 ; methods of forming 

 plantations of, 168 ; raising 

 plants of, 168 ; diseases of, 169 ; 

 pests of, 1 69 ; rate of growth in 

 different countries, 170-1 ; la- 

 tex, coagulation of, 174 ; yield 

 of rubber from wild trees, 176 ; 

 yield of rubber from, in different 

 countries, 176-84; composi- 

 tion of rubber of, 184 

 Funtumia latifolia, 161 

 Funtumia rubber, composition of, 

 184 



Gambia, production of rubber in, 

 10, 11,14; Baissea multiflora in, 

 14 ; Ficus Vogelii in, 14 ; Lan- 

 dolphia ftorida in, 14 ; Lan- 

 dolphia Heudelotii in, 14 ; Lan- 

 dolphia aenegalensis in, 14 ; 

 rubber plants of, 14 



Germany, imports and exports of 

 rubber, 93 



Olyphodes ocellata, 169 



Gold Coast, production of rubber 



I in, 10, 11, 16; Funtumia elas- 

 tica in, 17 ; Landolphia Klainei 

 in, 17; Landolphia Thompsonii 

 in, 17; rubber plants of, 17; 

 Ficus Vogelii in, 17, 18; Lan- 

 dolphia owariensis in, 17, 18; 

 cultivation of rubber plants in, 

 18; rate of growth of Hevea 

 brasiliensis in, 114; yield 

 of rubber from Hevea brasiliensis 

 in, 130-3; rate of growth of 

 Funtumia elastica in, 170 ; 

 yield of rubber from Funttimia 

 elastica in, 176-9 

 Guaj'^ule rubber plant, 43 

 Guiana, British, area under rubber, 

 5 ; production of rubber in, 10 ; 

 Sapium cladogyne in, 32 ; Sa- 

 pium Jenmuni in, 32 



Hamburg, imports of rubber at, 94 



Hancornia speciosa, 39 



Havre, imports of rubber at, 94 



Hevea Be.nthamiana, 101 



Hevea brasiliensis, 2, 31, 101-36; 

 cultivation of, 4, 106-19; cul- 

 tivation of, in Sierra Leone, 1 6 ; 

 cultivation of, in Gold Coast, 1 8 ; 

 cultivation of, in Southern Ni- 

 geria, 20 ; cultivation of, in 

 L'ganda, 24 ; cultivation of, in 

 Nyasaland, 27 ; laticiferous tis- 

 sue of, 45-6 ; botanical char- 

 acters of, 102 ; climatic con- 

 ditions in Brazil, 103 ; distri- 

 bution of, in Amazon Valley, 

 103 ; tapping of, in Brazil, 104 ; 

 preparation of rubber of, in 

 Brazil, 105 ; yield of rubber 

 from wild trees in Brazil, 

 105 ; climatic conditions for 

 cultivation of, 106-8 ; soils 

 suitable for cultivation of, 108 ; 

 formation of plantations of, 

 109-12 ; raising plants of, 110 ; 

 rate of growth in different 

 comitries, 112-15; growth of 

 catch-crops on plantations of, 

 116; growth of cover-crops on 

 plantations of, 116; weeding 

 of plantations of, 116; manur- 

 ing of, 117; diseases of, 117-19; 

 pests of, 117, 119; tapping of, 

 on plantations, 119-23; col- 

 lection of latex, 123 ; pre- 

 paration of rubber on planta- 

 tions, 124; yields of rubber 

 from cultivated trees, 125-35; 

 composition of rubber of, 136 



