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Propagation with cuttings. ior the Vg of 1879, ca GERUNT, 
from the young trees in the Forest Office compound w 
in the plantation, but the Madii eel unsucce wah i. 
Subsequent attempts made from time to time met with no 
better success, the cuttings generally dying off during the — 
year. 
iis eA € seed.—In 1884, a few of the older trees having 
commenced to , experiments were made, with the result that 
51 — ve qe raise 
These, however, when tran lia into ien main plantati ion, 
were ipic educed in number to 28 by attacks of white ants 
and vues is owsing off of the young shoots 
e following year a large _ of seed was procured from 
the § 50 older tr a but, not being sown immediately after collec- 
tion, a great portion ot. it fa iled to en ey and only 121 
seedlings were raised. 
In the rains of 1886 better results were obtained by the prid 
m the 
sowing of the seed obtained fro older trees, and by the par 
oval of the husk enclo maine the seed. As m many as 7,0 
b see were raised, germination occupying three to four days. 
ments were continued in 1387, and 8,430 additional 
Seep e obtained. 
From Ceylon 54 seeds were received in October, 1887, of which 
only 31 were fit to sow, but all failed to germinate. 
Stock on hand at end of March, 1888.—The stock of trees and 
plants in the plantation and nurseries was as follows at the end of 
March :— 
Trees set out in 1879 ... 50 
goes 1884 to Hos set iu in ie main 
at 20' x sis uec Oe 
- d. nurseries Pr i: transplanting xd 
distribution, of 1886 3,609 
Do. do. of 1887 8,430 
Grand Total ... .. 14,841 
General Remarks.—The 50 older trees appear to be in perfect 
health, with evidence of such vigour as to leave no doubt that 
d are fully — and have outgrown all danger from 
tacks of white ants 
jen ey yield an sburidant supply of seed, some of which, if 
allowed to fall, occasionally germinate under the trees. 
The flowering takes place generally in January, in the cool 
season. The fruit forms in March and Sie aan = ripens in July 
and August, about the middle of the rainy 
It will be seen that the propagation of the ass the brasiliensis 
in this part of Burma is now quite independent of external 
i , and that its acclimitization has been successfully 
demonstrated. 
