Report of Society's Meetings. i6i 
and like that plant appears to produce excellent rubber. 
Being of comparatively small size, about 4 inches in 
diameter, the stem yields only a small amount of milk, 
but the milk is extremely abundant in relation to the 
size of plant 
Besides these three species, others such as the kuma- 
kaballi and the cow-tree are also known to be rubber- 
yielding, and in fa6l experiments are in course of com- 
pletion at the Botanic Gardens for the identification of 
other species and their establishment in cultivation. 
That foreign species of rubber-trees can easily be 
established in the colony, is evident from experiments in 
plantations in Ceylon, Penang, and other parts of the 
world ; but seeing that one of our native forms is so 
closely allied to the Brazilian plant that is noted for the 
produ6lion of the best rubber, it would seem to be worthy 
of enquiry whether our own species is not equally valu- 
able. The subje6l certainly deserves serious considera- 
tion. 
The donations to the Library and Museum as per 
annexed lists were acknowledged and the thanks of the 
Society passed to the donors. 
To the Library: — Park Commissioner's Report, 1898, 
Springfield, Mass., U. S. A , by B. S. Conrad ; Notes on a 
visit to some of the W. I Islands by Sir Cuthbert Quilter, 
Bart , M.P., by the W, I, Committee ; The West India 
Bulletin, Vol. i, No. i, by Dr. Morris ; Countervailing 
Duties in India by the Governor; Administration Re- 
ports, B. Guiana, by the Governor. 
To the Museum : — Cocoanut Root-boring Beetle by 
Mrs. R. Allan ; Print of George III. 3/ piece, by J. E, 
Nightingale ; Baboon Worm by Cubi Brumell ; Pea-hen 
and Fox by G. S. Jenman ; Centipedes by R. Hampten ; 
Rose-caterpillar by Rev. R. Gibson Fisher ; Hawk-moth 
by A. Anderson ; Maiabunta Clay-nests by M. McTurk ; 
Jelly-fish by A. W. Bee; Tailed Moth by N. Burkett ; 
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