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Instructions for Packing seeds of Hevea braziliensis 
for British Guiana* 
The seeds should be collected as soon as possible after they 
have fallen,their surface dried,and then packed in closely 
fitting tins (1) or light wooden boxes in dr^ (2) charred rice 
dust*Not more than six hundred seeds should be packed in each 
package which should weigh when full between § and 1® lbs*, in 
order that they may be tightly enclosed in light 1 bagging 1 
wrapper and forwarded by parcel pest-the maximum weight allowed 
for parcels being not over 11 lbs* 
The seeds must be sent by parcel post to ensure rapid trans~ 
portation,and as the time taken to obtain seeds from Singapore 
to British Guiana is practically on the limit of vitality of the 
seeds,no time should be lost in packing the seeds after they have 
been collected,and in shipping them,and to ensure that no delay 
shall take place in obtaining delivery in this colony each parcel 
should be addressed to the Director,Science & Agriculture Dept, 
British Guiana* 
(1) Tins must not be hermetically soldered* 
(2) Containing not more than S-ft per cent of moisture. 
This degree of moisture is best obtained by exposure 
to the air for a few days* 
