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" At present we have two kinds of rubber trees growing here, 
the Manihot Glazimii or common Ceara Manitoba, anil the other 
Manihot Jequid (Manihot dichotomn) which an natm s of tbi 3 State 
of Bahia.” In a subsequent letter (dated June 30th, 1900) Mi. 
writes : — “ as regards the Jequie variety of Mamhots, this plant ong- 
inates in the Municipality of Jequie, State of Balna, and is at present 
looked upon as a better latex producer than the Manihot Glaziovn or 
Ceai The Kew Bulletin goes on to state that in October, 1906, Mr J. 
P. Rowe (since deceased) of Messrs. Anderson and Rowe, a ia, 
wro te — “ I have much pleasure in sending you particulars of the 
different varieties of Manitoba Rubber trees which are found in great 
numbers in the district of Jequie. 
“ According to my agent in this district, who has studied the 
subject there for three years, there are seven varieties which he has 
examined In my opinion, however, there are more. 
e ”fthe seven varieties my agent has selected or eaWro .and 
is planting largely two which vary but very slightly, both being ol 
most vigorous growth, developing very quickly flowering and seeding at 
nn oarlv ace with bark very smooth, soft, and eas^ to tap. 
“ oSw called by the natives “Mani 9 oba bianco" (white 
Manicoba) the leaves (three lobed) are 
with ribs of greenish white, the contrast of the leaf with .the > ribs being 
sufficiently well marked to enable the variety to be idenUfled at a 
glance by the natives, the late, is pure white, flows freely, 
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Manicoba. This variety is called by the natives Munifo a 
(purple). It is as vigorous in growth as the white variety and the 
l-itpv is enuallv white and flows and coagulates as readilj 
' ’ ' “Of the (a) and (ft) varieties we have cultivated [trees t ie ™" ks 
which at 14 months old were 4 inches in diameter at 3 feet hem the 
ground, and 10 feet high. Some of these young trees weie flowe.ing 
aml “oufplantationf'are mostly formed of young seedlings taken 
from the forests, which contain vast numbers^ They are 
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was Mooted -at the in order to ascer- 
March, 1907. 
