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The use of Castilloa rubber tree for 

 shade purposes is not recommended by the 

 Journal of the Jamaica Agricultural So- 

 ciety. A case is cited in which the Casti- 

 lloa trees not only ruined the coffee, which 

 they were supposed to protect, but did not 

 develop themselves, because they were 

 planted too closely. A number of authori- 

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 lieve Castilloa is not suitable for shade 



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Hon. H. H. Cousins, the director of the 

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Another note in the same magazine calls 

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