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thus having 60 feet of forest standing between the lines; on these 
cleared lines the mounds for the planting of the seedlings or saplings are 
thrown up at distances of 25 feet apart, care has to be taken afterwards 
to prevent the forest trees left standing closing in above, over the lines, 
and the rubber trees planted on them, which they have always 
tendency to do, and which, if not guarded against, is very detrimental 
to the growth of the young rubber feos The undergrowth, which 
springs up on these lines and gro most vigorously has also to be 
cleared two or three "бате in the yar Horie the first four or five years to 
admit air for the young rubber trees, but beyond this, and the args a 
oceasionally some more earth into the mounds, nothing is necessary 
e lines on which the rubber trees are planted are eut. in an 
east and west direction, so as to protect the young rubber trees against 
the strong sun in the middle of the day ; the atmosphere also keeps 
moister in this case than if the lines were cut south and north. 
11. High ground is always best, and meen ground where water 
lodges should be avoided, but the tree grows very well on alluvial flats 
on the banks of сея even though this be надао for a few days 
once or twice in the yea 
N, 
Conservator of Forests, Assam. 
