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RUBBER SEED. 



As we are constantly receiving requests for supply of rubber 

 seed for planting in various parts of the world, notably Ceylon, 

 India and the Archipelago, and as the Gardens seed crop is 

 fully booked a long way ahead this year, planters who would like 

 to dispose of their overplus of seed this year could inform the 

 Director of Gardens, Singapore, who would put them in com- 

 munication with others desiring the seed. Price of seed and 

 details necessary should be given. — Ed. 



RUBBER FROM THE MICHIE MACHINE. 



Since the remarks on the Ceylon Rubber Machine in this 

 number of the "Bulletin" were printed, we have received in the 

 "Ceylon Weekly Times" a report of the sale of some of the 

 prepared product, which we extract : — 



"The Rubber market is firm. The price of Para is 5s. gd. 

 Straits sheet rubber sold on the 18th instant fetched 6s. gd. A 

 small lot of last week's crepe rubber has been resold at 6s. iohd. 

 Samples of the new strip or " Worm " rubber believed to haw- 

 been prepared by the Michie process are well thought of. A 

 hundredweight was sold at Liverpool recently at 6s. 6 d. It is 

 now worth more/ 1 {London, May igth). 



