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RUBBER PLANTING IN CEYLON 
Speaking of the Hevca plantings in the island, Mr. Willis said that 
at that time there were about 11,000 acres, and as the annual production 
of seeds was about 3,000,000, he thought that the planting increase 
PERADENIYA GARDEN. 
[Planted Castilloa elastica and cacao.] 
would be about 5,000 acres annually. He said that the Hevca could 
undoubtedly be planted in sheltered valleys, up to 4,000 feet altitude. In 
many situations the trees would mature more slowly, their growth depend- 
ing upon the rainfall, and the richness of the soil. At Peradeniya those 
