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and  are  again  emptied  at  3 p.  m.,  thus  giving  the  same  yield  from 
one  cut  as  would  be  obtained  from  two  cuts  on  trees  at  the  lower 
elevation.  I have  never  been  able  to  do  this  at  the  low  elevation, 
as  the  latex  does  not  flow  at  10  a.  m.  This  is  proof  positive  that 
Para  rubber  yields  better  at  1,600  feeT  than  at  600  feet. 
I think  this  a very  important  fact,  and  one  that  will,  no  doubt, 
be  noted  by  all  concerned  in  Para. 
It  is  probably  due  to  the  cooler  atmosphere  at  the  higher  eleva- 
tion, which  does  not  tend  to  coagulate  the  pure  latex  as  it  exudes 
from  the  wound,  whereas,  at  the  lower  elevation,  the  temperature 
being  much  higher,  the  latex  scarcely  has  time  to  run  into  the  cups 
before  it  coagulates  on  the  way,  owing  to  the  heat. — From  the 
Indian  Gardening  and  Planting  of  January  lyth^ 
RUBBER  IN  CEYLON. 
Mr.  J.  B. '1'ennant  of  Berredewelle,  Matale,  went  down  to  Kalu- 
tara  in  September  to  inspect  the  Para  rubber  cultivation  on 
Culloden  Estate,  Neboda.  A “Standard”  representative,  who  was 
in  Kalutara  on  Saturday,  in  a brief  conversation  with  Mr.  R.  W. 
Harrison,  the  manager  of  the  estate,  learnt  that  the  prospects  of 
Para  rubber  in  the  low  country  were  very  bright.  Recent  sales  in 
London  fetched  exceedingly  good  prices.  All  the  trees  have  been 
tapped  and  are  yielding  very  freely.  Trees  have  been  planted  in 
all  parts  of  the  estate  (Culloden),  which  belongs  to  the  Rosehaugh 
Tea  Company  of  Ceylon,  and  is  the  best  estate  in  the  low  country 
where  Para  rubber  has  been  fully  planted,  Arrapolakande  also  in 
Neboda,  coming  next.  Mr.  HARRISON  informed  our  representative 
that  he  expects  an  output  of  nearly  ten  thousand  pounds  this  year 
which  is  considered  a splendid  record.  Large  quantities  of  seed  have 
been  sent  to  Southern  India,  and  several  local  estates  have  also 
been  supplied.  Mr.  Harrison  used  to  do  a tremendous  business 
all  over  Java,  Sumatra,  the  Cape,  North  Borneo,  Thursday  Island 
and  Queensland.  Small  quantities  have  also  been  shipped  to  Lon- 
don and  Paris  but  the  foreign  demand  is  now  practically  over. — 
India  Rubber  and  Gutta  Percha  Traded  Journal. 
PRESERVES,  NUTMEG  AND  LIME. 
Limau  Kasturi  Presp:ve. 
Two  days. 
150  Limau  Kasturi. 
4 lbs.  Sugar 
2 Coconuts. 
Some  leaves  of  Chukup  Manis. 
Scrape  the  outer  rind  of  the  fruit  sparingly. 
Make  4 downward  slits  in  the  rind,  and  squeeze  out  the  juice 
, ajnd  pips. 
