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plants. We must choose accordingly a plant winch is suited 
to the soil in which it has to grow, the conditions of climate,, 
having likewise to be taken into consideration. 
Rubber is produced by plants which begin to give a return, 
some at 5 years and others between tO and } e ' ' o 
The two plants which I think answer best to the elimatic 
conditions of Trinidad are the Castilloa elastica and the Man 
hot glazowii. 
Gastilloa elastica is not a very hardy plant but grows we 
on undulating lands, in the shade of hi Is, and where the 
considerable amount of moisture in we 1 drained soils. ^ 
magnificent specimens can be seen at Mr. Adrien deVerteuU 
m These are on very good cocoa laflfls, wim-u 
i uga . „v.i ’ a( ] a pted to the complete growth of that descrip- 
» tt„y oannh ,uSd , prolonged dronght. 
rrn ti rrlont which I have chosen to plant on lands sub- 
and somTn.es also inundated by the Caroni river 
jecttodio „ se ^ by the Railway embankment, is the 
and the bac deliberately chosen that plant, as it 
Manihot glazowii. i have aeiiv j . A - at . a 
description accqramg ‘•'J ® a ^ a success in India as it 
authority on rubber, has pt for ° be very justly called the 
has in Ceylon, and i y qq ie principal habitat of this 
India rubber tree of the tutu • ome objections have been 
tree being the province ot plantation on account of the 
raised against its adoption tor, frQm ^ but on looking 
commercial value °f tl find that quotations are, for fine 
over a late prices current I ™ best obtainable) 3/10 
Para (which is supposed to be o t difference when we 
and for Ceara 3/2* P« methods for preparing it for the 
take into account the diffu a i 0 ne causes the difference in 
market. 1 am informed that m ^ collecting am l preparing in 
value, and if more ca ' r ®ff® ch as good a price as that of I a . 
Ceara, its produce wou ought to thrive 
• Tobacco culture is another ^ZoToi Z soils. The 
J 6 ” “ Tee * “have no-one “indus- 
stand anything and ^^JZd'onl 
tries this requires P lantat ioii would have t inc i u ding of 
to make it succeasf , P u i p p e d in every , iraC ti 0 al expert, 
large scale, and P rop / thoroughly q uah e i b expected is 
course, the services of ^tn » dea i ma y yet be 1 
Another industry of which „ 
