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the practical extermination of the tree. It therefore not only 

 established rules for the method of collection, but offered a hand- 

 some subsidy for the planting of the trees. This is one of the 

 most satisfactory of rubber trees for cultivation. It grows well 



Collecting milk from a tree that bears more than 40 wounds from previous collections. 



up to an altitude of 1,500 feet and requires a well-distributed 

 rainfall of at least 100 inches, and good drainage. The seeds 

 must be planted very soon after collection, as they do not long 

 retain their vitality. At one year old the tree is about three feet 



