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Lagos.—In Mr. Millen’s Report on the Botanic Station for he 
quarter ending 30th September, 1895, mention is made of Hev 
spruceana but not of H. brasiliensis, The ormer is deserted 
as having done “ fairly well.” In the Report for the year 1897 
seeds of Hevea brasiliensis are acknowledged as having been 
received from Kew 
Para rubber trees have been introduced to French and German 
Romeamona 1 in West Africa. They T. described as having done 
well in some localities in the Cameroons, and according to the 
TVopeu anser rubber jr already yi obtained from them. 
WEST INDIES. 
Jamaica.—Seeding trees of Para rubber have existed at the 
Castleton Gardens, Jamaica, since 1882. In the Bulletin of the 
Botanical Department, 1894, p. 104, ag Faweett, the Director of 
* There young trees at both ‘the Castleton and Ho ope 
Gardens, but tise have not yet yielded any rubber. The bark is 
about 4 inch thick, and the lactiferous vessels lie in the inner half 
of the bark. From examination made in the Gardens, it would 
constantly wet. It is quite possible that these conditions are 
more important than the rainfall, and that the tree might be grown 
in the swamps along the South Co ast." 
Dominica.—In th he Report on the Botanic Station at Dominica 
for 1896 it is stated : * We have now all the best vm “9 rubber 
trees, viz., Hevea, Castilloa, Ficus, Manihot, and Kic 
The pla nts he] Hevea and Kickxia are still small.” 
St. Vincent.—According to the Report on the Boianic Station at 
SÉ Y (s the quarter ending 30th of June, 1891, six plants 
the Para rubber tree were planted out at the Station during 
that period. There is no record in later Reports of the success of 
xperiment. 'lhe Central America rubber T i (Castilloa 
tahea) is said »* be pong very well in St. Vince 
nada.— ubber tree is recorded as emg te cultivation 
t the Botanic Station, botas in a list published in September, 
1893. In 1895 it was in flower and fruit. 
Trinidad.—ln the Annual EUR for the year 1897 on the 
Royal Botanic Gardens at Trinidad, Mr. Hart, the de eco 
states *the Heveas or the Brazilian and Demerara rubbers are 
trees of large size and do not bleed a freely as asl DA. neither 
do they grow so quickly, but they have the advantage of being 
able to grow in places where Castil/oa could not thrive. Trees of 
large size are opm in the Garden and annually give us seed in 
limited quantit 
The fo rs ia particulars have lately been = 
respecting rubber obtained “from these trees during this year 
SUPERINTENDENT, BOTANICAL DEPARTMENT, TRINIDAD, TO 
ROYAL GARDENS, KEW. 
Botanical Department, Trinidad, 
SIR, 8. 
I FORWARD you a ball of Hevea rubber collected from opr trees 
in the following manner :—The rough bark was first “ spoke- 
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