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injured. I do not think they should be bled, however, until at 
least 10 years old. It is noticeable how rapidly the yield increases 
with 
* In India the only localities in which the tree has been found 
to succeed are Lower Burma and 
ments in both districts, Mergui in the former, and Nilambur in 
the latter, seeds and plants have been largely sent from Ceylon 
as follows :— 
To Burma (Mergui) 1878, Plants (rooted cuttings) 500 
a eeds. 
To Malabar (Nilambur) 1878, Plants (rooted cuttings). 
< B 79 
” 18 , ” ” bkd 33 
3x " 1883, ,, (stumps) uc Rt 
” ” 1884, » ” tee 26 
» » 1884, Seeds. 
od " mA a san ye us AD 
29 9 1887, EHI 
* In 1880 we sent two plants to the First Prince of Travancore, 
in 1881 a Wardian case of 28 plants to the Andaman Islands, and 
in 1-88 about 3,000 seeds to the Commissioner of Agriculture at 
Nagpur, Central Provinces. 
* We have also been able to comply with the requests for seed 
received from the Governments of several British Colonies, and in 
1887 and 1888 we despatched to :— 
Singapore (1888) m E: -. 11,500 seeds. 
po (1887) ... sam "or .. Seeds 
t 
iji sra ane s -. 1,100 seeds. 
Queensland (1887)  ... ce -. Seeds. 
North Borneo ... vm $e --- 40 plants. 
Jamaica (through Kew, 1887) -. 2,000 seeds. 
Jamaica (through Kew, 1893) -. 200 seeds. 
We have also suppiied seeds to the Botanie Gardens at Buitenzorg, 
Java, and to the German East Africa Company. 
HENRY TRIMEN." 
Gardens, and also by the Forest Department. A large quantity of 
seed has been sold to private planters since 1886. ‘Chere are 
about 450 trees in the Botanie Gardens produeing about 100,000 
seeds per annum. 
* The number of trees on private estates in Ceylon is probably 
about 200,000 of various ages m one to twelve years. This 
number represents an area of about 750 acres. 
