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ground is ready. This is a new species introduced by M. LlNDEN, 
of Brussels, from whom these plants were purchased, and it has 
not to my knowledge been yet cultivated. I can say nothing about 
it therefore, except that it appears to be a robust grower and is 
free from disease. 
7. A block of land, roughly about an acre in extent, has been 
iMaragogopie planted with this plant, 12" x 12'. It appears to 
hybrid. be a very free grower and in appearance very 
similar to Arabian coffee, which is no doubt one of the parent 
plants. This, too, is at present entirely free from leaf disease, 
notwithstanding that disease was present in the nurseries. 
This is the only coffee grown in the Federated Malay States and 
r t * owes its popularity to the fact that it is almost proof 
o ee A enca ‘ against leaf disease. One and a half acres have been 
planted 12' x 12' chiefly for the purpose of grafting and hybridis- 
ing experiments. 
Other coffees in the nurseries are C. stenophylla, C. 
Other coffee in Arabica and Liberian-Arabian hybrid, 
the collection. 
Small plants raised from seed of Hymencea Courbaril have been 
T planted between the Liberian coffee at intervals of 
Locust tree. ^ feet> This yields a valuable resin. The growth 
is free and it promises to do well. 
8. The Maragogopie hybrid coffee ha^ been inter-planted with 
, , Mi mu sops balata, which yields a gum known as 
1 lmusops a a a. k a ] ata anc j j ar g e ]y use d f or adulterating gutta-percha. 
This, I believe, is a new introduction to this part of the world. 
The plants, although apparently perfectly healthy, have so far 
made but a very slow growth. 
A border about one chain wide on each side of the main road 
has been planted with various economic plants and 
is intended to be representative of the collection. 
As soon as the originally selected site for the Experimental 
Plantations became available a start was made, and 
22 acres of jungle were felled, the felling being 
completed on 16th October. This was not a recog- 
nised season for the work, but considering the delay 
which had already ensued, it was deemed advisable 
to commence operations without any further delay in the hopes of 
getting something like an ordinary season in which to burn off and 
clear up. 
As things turned out it was a somewhat unfortunate move, for 
the rains started immediately the felling was finished 
Abnormal yea- and con tinued until the second week in December, 
ther experience . tbere b e i ng on iy three days during the period with- 
out rain. The total rainfall for these three months was over 60 inches, 
constituting the wettest season on record for this State. It was of 
course quite impossible to burn off and the whole field had to be 
9 - 
Main border, 
IO. 
A commencement 
made on the 
original site of 
the Experimental 
Plantations. 
