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Since then a further lot of 50,600 seeds of Hevea brasi- 

 liensis were despatched to British Guiana packed as des- 

 cribed in the November number of the Bulletin and we have 

 to report the much more satisfactory germination of 86.3 

 p. c. The following communication on the subject has been 

 received from the Hon'ble The Colonial Secretary Straits 

 Settlements by The Director of Gardens Straits Settle- 

 ments. 



Government Secretary's Office, 



George town, Demerara, 



British Guiana. 

 , 25th January, 1909. 



No. 412 



Sir, — With reference to your letter C. Agents 3752, 

 1908 of the 23rd September last, I am directed by the 

 Governor to enclose, for the information of the Director of 

 Gardens, Singapore an extract from a letter from the 

 Director of Science and Agriculture showing the results 

 of the cultivation of the Hevea brasiliensis seeds obtained 

 from your Government. 



Extract from a letter from the Director of Science and 

 Agriculture, to The Gorertnuent Secretary, (later] 19th 

 January, 1909. 



1 have the honour to state that 50,600 seeds of Hevea 

 brasiliensis have been received from Singapore, of these 

 43,690 equivalent to of 86.3 p. c. germinated and 41,483 

 plants oi- a rate of 81.9 per cent have been raised from 

 them. 



I believe that the proportion of seeds which germinated 

 is a record for large packages of seeds of the Para Rubber 

 which have been several weeks in transit. 



I have the honour to be, 

 Sir, 



Your most obedient servant, 



Sd. Charles T. Cox. 



The Quarterly Journal of The Board of Agriculture 

 of British Guiana Vol. 11 No. 3 January 1909 publishes the 

 loll owing extracts from the West Indian Bulletin Vol, 

 IX No. 3 1908. 



