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Since then a further lot of 50,600 seeds of Hevea brasi- 
liensis were despatched to British Guiana packed as des- 
cribed in the November number of the Bulletin and we have 
to report the much more satisfactory germination of 86.3 
p. e. The following communication on the subject has been 
received from the Hon’ble The Colonial Secretary Straits 
Settlements by The Director of Gardens Straits Settle- 
ments, 
Government Secretary's Office, 
George town, Demerara, 
British Guiana. 
, 25th January, 1909. 
No. 412 
Sir, — W ith reference to your letter C. Agents 3752/ 
1908 of the 23rd September last, I am directed by the 
Governor to enclose, for the information of the Director of 
Gardens, Singapore an extract from a letter from the 
Director of Science and Agriculture showing the results 
of the cultivation of the Hevea brasiliensis seeds obtained 
from your Government. 
Extract from a letter from the Director of Science and 
Agriculture, to The Government Secretary, dated 19th 
January, 1909. 
1 have the honour to state that 50,600 seeds of Hevea 
brasiliensis have been received from Singapore, of these 
43,690 equivalent to of 86.3 p. c. germinated and 41,483 
plants or a rate of 81.9 per cent have been raised from 
them. 
I believe that the proportion of seeds which germinated 
is a record for large packages of seeds of the Para Rubber 
which have been several weeks in transit, 
I have the honour to be, 
; Sir, 
Your most obedient servant, 
Sd. Charles T. Cox. 
The Quarterly Journal of The Board of Agriculture 
of British Guiana Vol. 11 No. 3 January 1909 publishes the 
following extracts from the West Indian Bulletin Vol, 
IX No. 3 1908. 
