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hv Sir Hugh Low in 1882. In fact almost every plant of Para 
rubber in the Malay Peninsula was derived from the Botanic 
Gardens, Singapore, and these directly or indirectly through Ceylon 
from the Royal Gardens, Kevv. . , 
In 1877 MURTON who had planted the young trees received 
from Kevv as above mentioned in the Upper Garden to a more 
suitable locality in the new Economic Gardens and the trees on the 
rmht side of the plate are believed to be these plants. In his re- 
port for 1881, Mr. CANTLEY writes, “ the tallest Hevea (in the gar- 
dens) is now 25 feet tall and 14 inches round the base. These trees 
commenced to fruit in 1882. ,, , , , 
Seeds were later received in large quantities from Ceylon, and 
when the Kwala Kangsa trees began to fruit Sir Hugh Low sent 
seeds from them back to the Singapore Gardens for distribution. 
Although the plant grew so well, planters could not be induced 
to take it up, and owing apparently to a report that it produced no 
rubber the few people interested in rubber turned their attention 
to Castilloa and Ceara rubber. But practically with the exception 
of Mr. T. H. Hills estate there were no plantations of Para rubber 
till Tan Chay GUAN commenced to plant in Malacca. 
In 1807, however the high price of rubber and the low price of 
Coffee stimulated the interest of planters, and a rush was made for 
the seeds At the same time planters in all parts of the tropics 
sent for seeds and plants and attempted to grow the plant every- 
where with varying success. In many countries it seems to have 
proved a failure, the climate being unsuitable. 
In the Malav Peninsula it appears to have been more successful 
than in almost any other country both in rapid, ty of growth and 
production of rubber, and the only thing to be regretted is that 
planters did not take up the cultivation ten years ago. 
INSECT NOTES. 
Glyphodes A dor l 0 nalis. 
1 received on December 4th, 1902, from Selangor a box contain- 
ing a number of leaves of Ficus elastica, spun together with a net- 
work of silk and containing a large number of chiysalises of a 
small moth. The chrysalises were about 1 inch long and bright 
brown, quite loose among the webs and leaves. The moths hatched 
out about a fortnight later, and proved to be apparently Glyphodes 
ZivMis one of the Pyrdidz, The moth ,s about an inch 
across, the antennae very long and slender half an inch across, le„s 
long ochreous, upper wings narrow light brown with a broi 
fringe, a small triangle near the base and a rhomboid patch in he 
centre pearly white and iridescent. Lower wings pearly white 
iridescent with a light brown band along the edge and a white 
fr ThU moth^very common, and the caterpillars probably feed 
on other species of' Ficus, as allied species do. It is common in 
Singapore constantly coming to light, should it prove ven trouble 
