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A concise summary of the results attained up to the end of 1894 
was prepared for Kew by the late Dr. Trimen, and as it contains 
observations made by a competent and experienced officer for many 
years in actual charge of the experiments, it is a valuable record : 
“In October, 1876, Dr. Thwaites being at that time sni 
fro harge of a 
there were received at Jd eniya m Kew, in c 
gardener, Mr. W. Chapman, 38 wardian cases ontaining some 
hun ve of young AENA of Hevea Oraniin in excellent 
s: The s eedlings were at once planted in bamboo pots, and in the 
rainy season of the following year, 1877, were transferred from 
low-country at Henaratgoda. Here they were planted out, and 
at once began to grow with great rapidity. Propagation by 
cuttings was commenced in order to send supplies to India 
which was done in 1878 and 1879; and a moderate distribution 
was it made by Dr. Thwaites to planters i in Ceylon 
y arrival here in February, 1880 I found at 'Henaratgoda 
She "300 of the imis qe seedlings, tall slender trees four years 
old, the tallest about 30 feet high, and at Peradeniya about 20 trees, 
smaller and less lux evant in growth. Since that time the number 
has boda increased, mostly by cuttings, and now consists of about 
424 € Mass trees at the low-country garden, and 30 at 
Perade 
« The pin of growth of the ay during this period is shown in 
the following table, the measurements being taken from one of 
the best grown of the original seine at ^ Persei da :— 
fh. in. ft. in. 
End of 1880 1 4 End of 1888 "0-0 
pis 1 9 3:01 3880 e»t 0 
» 1889 9 H » i Aw 
„ 1888 2 6 "5 eel 871 
, 1884 3 0 , 1892 UE S 
STI ANNE 8.7 » 1898 Nee ake? | 
1886 art son NM vat 8 
;c NN 4 5] 
The e EY Ree was S n at a level of 3 feet from sed 
base. I doubt if the trees will increase much more in girth, 
Mr. Cross states that the largest he measured in Brazil w 
but 6 feet 10 inches. The trunks are straight and tall, and the 
branches short, so that the trees do not occupy muc 
and a few (36) seeds were secured that year; at Peradeniya there 
were no flowers till 1884. The tree does not seed profusely and 
it was not till 1887 that any large pec was produced. Till 
that year they were for the most part so in nurseries, and the 
young latón distributed in Ceylon to orien ent Officers and a 
few snes e hei ut as soon as larger erops of seeds were 
produced w eto comply with official Pie ve for seed 
from other Colonies lie below), and I was able, also, to advertise 
their sale at a low price to the p DER oni n o generally. 
Thus we have distributed in Ceylon 
eeds. | seeds 
DM co La o 2 | eee 
1891 Sie Sas ves e. 15,000 1894 e» $e aves .. 86.000 
1892 EI DE oF ore 16,000 | 
