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“ With the object of introducing the cultivation of the 
“ best kind of India-Rubber into British India,” says Ocean 
“ Higliwags , “ a supply of seeds of the Ram Caoutchouc tree 
“ ( Ilevea clast tea) was purchased under the sanction of the 
“ Secretary ol State from which several |)lants were raised at 
“ Kew. Dr King, the Super intendant of the Botanical Gar- 
“ den at Calcutta, took out six of these plants last December, 
“ and he reports that they arrived at Calcutta in excellent 
“ condition, and that he hopes soon to give a good account of 
their propagation. 
“ Mr. Maurice’Kingsley has undertaken to obtain seeds 
“ of Mexican Caoutchouc trees ( Castillea elastica) and H. M. 
“ Consul in Madagascar will procure those of the valuable 
“ kind found in that island, Vahea. The Madras Government 
“ have applied for plants of the Brasilian Tree, ILcvea elastica ’ 
“ and of the Vahea and are of opinion that India Rubber 
“ plantations might advantageously be formed on the West- 
“ ern Ghausts, while the incligeneous kind Ficus elastica is 
“ cultivated in Assam. 
Le Secretaire, a propos de ce dernier extrait, fait remar- 
quer qu’il existe plusieurs localites a Maurice, par exemple 
aux environs de la villc, et sur le revers des montagnes, oil les 
diverses plantes donnant le caoutchouc pourraient etre culti- 
vees avec quelque chance de succes. II s’agirait de s’assurer 
de l’espece a choisir parmi ces plantes ; et ce serait au Jardin 
des Pamplemousses a faire les essais necessaires, et a recom 
mander celle oftrant les esperances les mieux fondees. 
M. V. de Robillard presente plusieurs specimens de pois- 
sons, de Crustaces et de Radiaires, et lit a ce sujet la note 
suivante : 
