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From this letter it will be seen that Sir Hugh Low was not the 
introducer of the Para Rubber plant to Perak, but that the plants 
were brought to Perak by Mr. Murton. This has been proved by 
other letters in an earlier number of the Bulletin, but the error still 
frequently appears in various publications. It was probably started 
by a rather misleading statement in Mr. Wray’s memorandum 
published in 1897 which begins : “ The first seed of the Para rubber 
(Hevea Braziliensis) was introduced into Perak in the year 1002 b> 
Sir Hugh Low, the then British Resident. It was sent to me to plant 
but did not germinate having been kept too long after picking. A 
second lot was received a short time after and was planted at Kuala 
Kangsar.” These seeds were from the Botanic Gardens, Singapore, 
where the trees began to fruit in 1882.— Ed. 
CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF THE PARA RUBBER 
INDUSTRY FROM 1873 TO 1899. 
187-1 Seeds received at Kew from Mr. Collins. 
1876 Seeds received from Mr. Wickham 
First plants arrived in Ceylon. 
187/ June, First plants received alive at Singapore. 
Oct. Mr. Murton plants the first tree in Perak. 
1881 Trees first fruited in Singapore. 
1882 Seeds sent to Kuala Kangsar, and planted by 
Mr. Wray. First seed also sent to Sarawak from 
Singapore. 
1884 Dr. Trimen commences to tap the trees in Ceylon. 
1885 ( circ ) First fruiting of Ceylon trees. 
1889 Trees first tapped in Singapore, tins used for 
catching latex. 
[890 First biscuits exhibited at a Horticultural Show 
Singapore. 
1891 Rubber sent to Messrs. Silver from Singapore 
Gardens pronounced of very good quality. 
1892 Dr. Trimen sends to Kew 2lbs. of Rubber grown at 
Heneratgoda. 
1893 Rubber plants and seeds distributed to all District 
Officers and Residents in the Federated Malay 
States to plant near their houses from Botanic 
Gardens, Singapore. (Plants had been distributed 
to planters for some years previously) 
