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the Singapore Botanic Gardens, which are nowhere alluded 
to in the article, although probably a vastly larger number 
of the plants now in these countries are derived from the 
Singapore plants than from those of Ceylon. The history 
of the introduction of the cultivation is however well-known 
to our readers, it is unnecessary to say more on this subject, 
but as it is the only original article except one on “Notre 
programme ’ 7 in the bulletin one cannot help thinking that 
it would have been easy to compile it accurately. 
FIBRE CONGRESS AT SOUR ARAYA IN 1910. 
Sourabaya, 25th February , 1909. 
NOTICE. 
\\ i tli a view to promoting the cultivation of fibre- 
producing plants, the “ NEDE'RLANUSCH-INDLSCH 
LANDBOUW SYNDIOAAT V has decided to hold, at 
SOURABAYA, JAVA, NETHERLANDS EAST-INDIA, 
in October 1910, a CONGRESS, combined with an EX- 
HIBITION of fibre producing plants, of the fibres pro- 
duced therefrom and of the machinery used in the pre- 
paration of same. 
During the Congress, the cultivation and preparation 
of the raw fibre, both mechanically and manually, will be 
discussed. 
The extraction, preparation for market and packing 
of the fibre will, a! far as possible, be demonstrated. 
Various prizes (medals, diplomas and money-prizes) 
will be offered for machinery. Such prizes will be awarded 
to the exhibitors of machines, which shall work for a suffi- 
cient time during the congress and be considered worthy of 
an award by a committe of impartial experts. 
The expenses of the Congress and Exhibition will, be 
defrayed by the Syndicate , which is enabled to do so by a 
liberal grant from the Netherlands Indian Government and 
substantial contributions from Commercial Houses and 
private persons. 
In conjunction with the Director of Agriculture a Com- 
mittee has been formed to prepare and carry out the 
scheme, whilst a number of gentlemen in Holland have 
been requested to form a Sub-Committee there. 
A prominent place in the programme will be given to 
the consideration of the cultivation and preparation of 
