100 
1878 to 1887, rooted cuttings and stumps were forwarded, as Well 
as several lots of seeds. Of the latter 300 were sent in 1885. 
Further, in 1880 two plants were sent to the First Prince of 
ravancore ; in 1881 a Wardian case with 28 plants was forwarded 
to the Andaman Islands, and in 1888 about 3,000 seeds were sent 
to the Commissioner of Agreda at Nagpur, in the Central 
Provinces. There are now numerous trees both in Burma and 
Malabar producing regular supplies of seed. The introduction of 
Hevea brasiliensis trees into India has, ipeo, din success- 
fully = d. 
In etter received from the India Office, bens the 24th 
September, 1888, the following memorandum was enclosed con- 
ining an account of the result, of the experimental cultivation of 
Hed brasiliensis in Burm 
NOTE on the CULTIVATION i Hevea a iino in the TENAS- 
SERIM FOREST CIRCLE, by CoL W. J. SEATON, 
CONSERVATOR of rome. dated ps iua 1888. 
Early Experiments. — Experiments on' a small scale were com- 
menced at Mergui in 1877, with eight seedlings, the survivors of 
a small batch jooired from Dr. King, Superintendent of the 
Royal Botanical Gardens, Calcutta 
They were successfully set sat in the Forest Office compound 
at Mergui, and although on a low hill, a not very desirable site, 
yet their growth was for some time satisfactor ry. 
In 1879, a large number of Hevea panie, believed to be well- 
rooted cuttings, were forwarded by Dr. Thwa tes, Director of the 
a small tidal creek. 
Only 64 of the healthiest plants survived the planting = earan, 
and of these again casualties continued to take place e yearly, o iei 
"reed to attacks of white ants, until the number was reduced to 
50 1886, since when there have been no further casualties, 
The fülloviod were the sizes of ten of the largest trees of 1879 
n 29th March, 1888 :— 
Girth in inches 
No. | Height in feet. at 2 feet —. 
rom ground, 
1 39 291 Forked edens two branches 4 feet from 
2 434 37 Man be bole of : — 
3 40 38 " 
1 341 404 
364 391 Forked at 3 fei from und, 
6 383 271 Clean bole of er us 
: 31 ” ” » 
18. ” ” n 
9 1 27 ” ” 6 "n 
10 213 18} ices ke 
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