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much capital lies idle, that is the great difficulty in the matter. 
Still, we cannot bring ourselves to think that Ceylon has done 
with rubber culture. the climate suits the plant, we believe 
that colonial energy and ER, iud will eventually find out the 
way to overcome all hindra 
Dr. Trimen, in his Rat Pa 1893 (p. 13), remarks :—‘ Ceara 
rubber has not taken any hold on planters here as a permanent 
cultivation; yet it might, I think, be worked t a profit by a 
h of 
trees when they reach ten or Dir About 13 lbs. of dry 
rubber is at that age obtained from each tree.” 
The subject is not further touched ipo. in the Reports of the 
Ceylon Botanic Gardens. The whole interest in regard to rubber 
in that island has now been transferred to the cultivation of the 
Para Rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis). 
MADRAS. 
The Director stated in the Kew Report for 1880 (p. 17) :—* In 
the yo I am informed, Ceara rubber is doing well at 
2400 fee 
The foliosidit is the most recent information (Annual Report 
- the Forest Department, Madras Presidency, 1895-96, pp. 29 
30) :— 
* In Ganjám an area of 3 acres in Napier's Park at Chatrapur 
was re with india-rubber seedlings and they are doing well, 
their height ranging from 1 to 9 feet. The sowing of rubber 
seed in Gódávari was un codi 
“In South Arcot seas were at the close of the v 410 trees, 
including the self-sown seedlings (295) daring tho y 
“In North Malabar, the sample rubber sent to "Kew € year 
was reported on by the Director, Royal Garden, as follows :— 
‘First sample.—Well cured, ‘put cuts very wet ; (ilte ls. 6d. 
to zs ~ per lb. [This sample is ini Case 96, Museum No. I, 
at K 
4 scorn sample. — Well cured, dry, rather barky ; value 1s. 9d. 
to 2s. per Ib.’ 
* [t is proposed to tap the trees after the rains in order to obtain 
statistics as to the average yield in rubber. The trees grow 
luxuriantly and 1e themselves very freely. 
“In South Malabar, the Ceara rubber trees are € It 
reproduces itself ail ei in Nilambür. Experimental tapping 
was made in April, but as the plants were then an they did 
not bleed freely and no rubber was therefore collected. They 
will again be tapped in 1896-97." 
MYSORE. 
The results of experiments pisa Ceara pe penu in Mysore 
are summed up m Mr. J. Cameron, F. ves + in his Report on the 
