488 The Supplement to the Tropical Agriculturist 



THE WAX PALM TREE. 



A PROMISING TROPICAL CULTIVATION. 



SEEDS we supply a& follows : — 



1. 75 seeds on receipt Of 7s. 6cf. by sample post, under registration, postage paid. 



2. 10 lbs. net on receipt of £4 by parcel post, postage paid to all countries. 



3. 70 lbs. net at 7s« Elf- per lb- on receipt of £26 5s. 



4. 1 40 lbs. net at 7s. per lb, on receipt of £49. 



Carefully packed, prices net cash, including freight to direct ports. All Orders 

 must be accompanied by remittances (Post Office Orders or Cheques) to cover 

 the amount of invoice. 



Orders please forward through European correspondents or direct to us. 



The WAX PALM TREE (Copemicia cerifera) produces an aromatic wax, 

 which is exported in thousands of tons to all the leading markets of the world. 



The cultivation of this palm tree, which accommodates itself easily to climate 



and soil, is expected to yield high profits. 



Gevekoht & Wedekind 



Hamburg 1. 



Telegraphic-Address : " Bevekind Hamburg." 

 :: A. B. C. Code 5th Edition. :: 



BOTANICAL GARDEN FOR SUMATRA. 



Medan, Nov. 11, — According to the Batavia 

 Niewsblad the Director of Agriculture has set 

 out on a visit to Medan with the object of 

 finding a suitable site for a Botanical Garden. 

 It is stated that many of the larger planting 

 Companies are interested in the project and 

 have offered their land to Government in order 

 to help forward the work. Such an institution 

 would, there is no doubt, be a great help in 

 experimental planting work and afford much 

 information as to the most suitable methods of 

 cultivation. — Malay Mail, Nov. 15. 



TRANSPORT OF RUBBER STUMPS- 



To West Africa from Eastern Plantations. 



Some time ago we recorded an instance of 

 conveyance of stumps from the East to Kame- 

 run, in which 87i per cent, arrived "live and in 

 good condition." We have just received further 

 advice of a consignment of 20,u00 stumps from 

 the East to Sekondi, West coast of Africa. In 

 this case it appears that 18,800 stumps arrived in 

 a live and good condition, the outturn thertifrom 

 being 94 per cent. — India Rubber Journal, Nov. 2. 



MANUFACTURE OF EUCALYPTUS OIL. 



Ootacamund, Nov. 16.— I understand that a 

 well-known Madras firm means to open a large 

 factory here for the distilling of eucalyptus oil 

 on an extensive scale. There is a great future 

 for such an undertaking, provided there is a 

 sufficient supply of the mature eucalyptus leaf. 

 The Cordite factory consumes a very large quan- 

 tity of eucalyptus fuel annually, and since the 

 eucalyptus is our main fuel supply, the planta- 

 tions in the vicinity of tha town are fast dis- 

 appearing. — M. Mail. 



RUBBER CENSUS OF NIGERIA. 



A report by the Acting Governor of the Colony 

 shows that Nigeria, in addition to Government 

 plantations and numerous small plantations 

 owned by natives, has 241,250 Para rubber trees 

 established in large planbations, and 164,350 

 seedlings in nurseries. During last year the 

 Agricultural Department distributed 80,900 

 seeds and 6,244 plants of this species. — H. & C, 

 Mail, Nov. 8. 



