THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. [Oct. I, 1902. 
The following are a few notes on, and measure- 
menta taken of, a few of the species of economic 
impoi-tanoe recently planted in Barliar: — 
Name of species. Height. Girth at 4 feet 
from the ground. 
The Dariau . . 
D ITi JlU in 
X> U I Lai 
Dnrrio zibethinusMurr 
a 10 9i „ 
4i in 
Camphor 
< )> y )i 
Not tcikcDt 
Cinnamon Gamphora, 
D lilt 
Nees and Eberm b 
in A 
i-^ ,1 * )> 
Avocado Pear 
15„10 „ 
Q 
° i1 
Persea gratissima, 
Gaertn c 
i.>l U u tobUu U ( 
Para rubber . . 
18 )i ° i> 
Hevea brasiliensis, 
21 „ 9 ,, 
TVjTn cl 1 \ yet /J 
8.^ in. 
Do do c 
29 „ 0 „ 
6§ 
Central American 
Not taken. 
rubber 
12 „ 0 „ 
Caatilloa elastica, 
1 ft 5i in 
Cervy / 
18 „ 10 „ 
Kiokxia Africana, 
8„10 „ 
17„10 „ 
Not taken. 
Benth cj 
0 ft 74 in 
•Kalla.r variety of Ceara 
0., 9i,, 
Rnbber 
22 „ 6 „ 
Manihot Glaziovii, 
1„4 in 
Muell. Arg' h 
23 , 5 „ 
1q order to give effect to the proposal and suggestion 
made in paragraph 50 of last year's report, to collect 
and plant in order in Barliar or elsewhere the progeny 
of the best rubber-yielding troe^ which are discovered 
in other plantations from time to time wilh a view to 
comparing their relative merits, nine pits, 263 feet, apart 
in one line, parallel to, and 30 feet distant from, the 
last line of Castiiloa were planted with cuttings on the 
9th February 1902 and with seeds on the 6th March 
1902, taken from the best rubber- jielding tree yet found 
at Bekki Ko'ley, Wynaad. It may be mentioned that 
this particular tree, which girthed 3 feet 3 inches at 
2ifeet from the ground, yielded 14 ounces of dry rubber 
aHer one tappiisg, which was made on the 30th Jau. 1902. 
Adjacent to the line planted with the Bekki KoUey 
variety is a line of eight pits, 2';| feet apart, planted 
on the 23rd February 1902, with both seeds and 
cu tings of the Kullar variety. The yield of rubber 
from the parent tree (now dead) was never accurately 
determined, but it was known to be good. 
Mr H G Parsons of Beschlands, PoHbetta South 
Coorg, in his letter, dated 25th January 1902, to the 
Curator, states that he possesses aceararubber tree "20 
a Raised from seed received on the 26th August 
1898. The plants are doing well. 
b Planted 1st December 1899. The plants are 
growing vigorously, and are rather bushy in appearance. 
c Plf.nted 26th August 1898. The plants are growing 
well, but have not fruited yet. 
d Planted in November 1898: The plants are growing 
vigorously, and after small trial tappings, they have 
yielded rubber of good quality, They are, however, 
too young yet to be profitably tapped. 
e This is the tallest tree in the 1898 plantation and 
is of the same age as the above, 
/■ Raised from seed collected in April 1897, and 
planted in September 1898,* The plants are making 
fine growth and flowered in March 1902, for the first 
time. Hitherto, in small trial tappings, these young 
trees have yielded a somewhat gummy substance 
possessing scarcely any elasticity and resiliency and 
therefore destitute of the properties of true rubber. 
Observations are being continued periodically so that 
definite information may be obtained as to when these 
particular trees will yield good rubber of marketable 
value. 
g Raised from seed sown in April 1899, and planted 
in December lUd^—vide paragraphs 11 and 18 of report 
for 1899—1900. The plants are doing well. 
h This young tree, which has grown from a cntbing 
pnt in on the 17th January 1900, now seeds freely 
ftad yields rubber of excellent quality. 
years old., that is yielding 10 lb of rubber per annum," 
and he further states, " I have no other trees that in 
any way come near such a yield and some give next to 
no latex." Mr Parsons has quite recently sent here a 
few seeds from his best tree and has also promised to 
send a few cuttings of it. The seeds have been sown, 
and should they germinate it is intended to plant a third 
line at Burliyar with the seedlings. Should this variety 
prove in due course to be a better rubber.yielder than 
the Bekki KoUey and Kullar varietie?, a distinct ad- 
vance will have been made in the work of selection 
which has been undertaken. 
On the cleared area which is free of mahoganies the 
following species of rubber-yielding plants have been 
planted, 30 feet by 30 feet, in lines : — 
FiKST Line, — Eight pits planted in February 1902 
with the Bekki Kolley variety of the ceara rubber tree. 
Second Line. — Eight pits planted in February 1902 
with the Kullat variety of the ceara rnbber tree. 
Third Line, — Pits vacant— to be planted with Beech- 
lands variety — vide paragraph 49 supra. 
The following species of rubber trees were planted 
on Bekki Kolley on the 3rd, 4th and 5th February 
1902, with a view to seeing whether they will succeed 
or not in thit part of South-Eagt Wynaad, viz. : — 
11 Heve'i brasiliensis at 25 feet apart, planted 3rd 
February 1902. 
12 Kickxia Africana at 25 feet apart, planted 4th 
February 19(^. 
12 Castilloa elastica at 20 feet apart, planted 4th 
February 1902. 
10 Manihot Glaziovii (from the best latex-yielding 
tree on Bekki Kolley), planted on the 5th February 
1902, at 24 feet 4 inches apart. 
6 Ficus elastica at 100 feet apart planted 5th Feb- 
ruary 1902. 
ADAM S P£.AK IN CEYLON. 
[The following paper in bhe Scientific American 
{July 5) is accompanied by four striking 
engravings entitled; — Adam's Footprint on 
Adam's Peak ; Shadow of Adam's Peak at Sun- 
rise, the Bibile mountain in the background ; 
Section of the ascen!; to Adam's Peak ; Adam's 
Peak seen from the inn of Laxapana. — Ed. CO.} 
The followers of Buddha in India, Burma, Siam 
and Ceylon venerate Adam's Peak as their 
sacred mount ; for, on the summit, which rises 
abruptly like a needle ot rock from the mountains 
of middle Ceylon, there is to be seen, according to 
their belief, the imprint of afoot of the B.iddhai 
Singularly, the Mohammedans consider this natu< 
ral depression as a footmark of our common 
ancestor, Adam. So that Mohammedans as well 
as Buddhists come every year in crowds from the 
most distant parts of the country to testify theie 
reverence for this holy relic like the Japanese 
in their regani for their sacred mount Fujiyama 
and the Chinese in a similar e-steera for their 
Taishan in the heart of Shantung. 
As, in the course of years, I have ascended 
these two mountains and published descriptions 
and photographic views, I underLook at the begin- 
ning of this year the same task wiih respect to 
Adam's Peak, less on account of the sacred foot* 
print than those of the remarkable natura. 
spectacle which has made this mount famous to 
Europeans ; at sunrise Adam's Peak throws a 
sharply defined shadow, as deep as it is regular, 
This fact has been mentioned by various travellers, 
and it is even reported that the shadow has been 
seen from ships at sea, approaching the harbour of 
Colombo. But this is denied by the captains of the 
vessels plying regularly between Ceylon and the 
harbours of southern India. To some who have 
