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the Singapore Botanic Gardens, which are nowhere alluded 

 to in the article, although probably a vastly larger number 

 of the plants now in these countries are derived from the 

 Singapore plants than from those of Ceylon. The history 

 of the introduction of the cultivation is however well-known 

 to our readers, it is unnecessary to say more on this subject, 

 but as it is the only original article except one on "Notre 

 programme" in the bulletin one cannot help thinking that 

 it would have been easy to compile it accurately. 



Ed. 



FIBRE CONGRESS AT SOUR ABAYA IN 1910. 



Sourhbaya, 25th February, 1900. 



NOTICE. 



With a view to promoting the cultivation of fibre- 

 producing plants, the " XEDERLAXDSCH-IXDISOH 

 LANDBOUW SYNDIC A AT [j has decided to hold, at 

 SOUR ABAYA, JAVA, XETHERLAXDS EAST-INDIA, 

 in October 1910, a CONGRESS, combined with an EX- 

 HIBITION of fibre producing plants, of the fibres pro- 

 duced therefrom and of the machinery used in the pre- 

 paration of same. 



During the Congress, the cultivation and preparation 

 of the raw fibre, both mechanically and manually, will be 

 discussed. 



The extraction, preparation for market and packing 

 of the fibre will, as far as possible, be demonstrated. 



Various prizes (medals, diplomas and money-prizes) 

 will be offered for machinery. Such prizes will be awarded 

 to the exhibitors of machines, which shall work for a suffi- 

 cient time during the congress and be considered worthy of 

 an award by a committe of impartial experts. 



The expenses of the Congress and Exhibition will be 

 defrayed by the Syndicate, which is enabled to do so by a 

 liberal grant from the Netherlands Indian Government and 

 substantial contributions from Commercial Houses and 

 private persons. 



In conjunction w T ith the Director of Agriculture a Com- 

 mittee has been formed to prepare and carry out the 

 scheme, whilst a number of gentlemen in Holland have 

 been requested to form a Sub-Committee there. 



A prominent place in the programme will be given to 

 the consideration of the cultivation and preparation of 



