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As the question involved is.one of the greatest interest, I venture to 
hope that you will think it advisable to communicate copies of the 
correspondence to the Government of the Straits — by whom 
they will, no doubt, in turn, be — to Sir Hugh Low 
(Signed) > W. T. THISELTON-DYER. 
The Hon. R. H. Meade, C. 
Colonial Office, Downing Street, S.W. 
CoLoNIAL OrricE to Royat GampENs, Kew. 
Str, Downing T je 17, 1886. 
I am directed by the Secretary of Sta r the Colonies to 
acknowledge the receipt of your interesting e я the 7th inst. re- 
specting the Gutta Percha yielding trees of Perak, and to inform 
that a copy of it has been sent to the Governor of the Straits Settle- 
ments, 
m, &e. 
(Sig ^ ' Бовквт G. W. HERBERT. 
The Director, Royal dudes, Kew. 
CCXV.—TAGASASTE. 
(Cytisus proliferus, Linn.) 
The following account of ч useful fodder plant is reproduced from 
the Kew сле for wags Fat 
We indebted to PG. V. Perez, for seed of this forage plant 
(Cytisus peur iferus, var. у "Тїз a shrub indigenous to the Canaries, the 
y branches of which are said to be a useful fodder. It requires a 
h soil, and is rather intolerant of frost in winter. The plants. 
should be placed six to ten feet apart, may be cut two or. three times a. 
year, and will last 10 to 20 years. Thirty-five pounds of fresh chopped 
Tagasaste, mixed with 20 lbs. of chopped straw, is said to ufficien 
for the daily nourishment of a horse or cow. The seed is 24. slow in 
germinating. It was pretty widely distributed from Kew. 
CIRCULAR from Royat GARDENS, Kew, to COLONIAL GOVERNMENTS. 
Royal Gardens, Kew, 
Sir, July 18, 1879. 
I am re you, through the Colonial Office, a packet of seed. 
of Tagasaste (Cytisus proliferus, var.). This is a shrub, a native of the 
Ома 3 the бару branches of which are said to be а useful fodder. 
It requires a light, dry soil, and is rather intolerant of frost in winter. 
The — should be placed six to ten feet apart, may be cut two or 
ree times a year, and will last 10 to 20 years. The seeds are very 
slow in germinating. 
I am, &c. 
(Signed) W. T. THISELTON-DYER. 
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