. Commercial botany of the nineteenth century. A record of progress in the utilisation of vegetable products in the United Kingdom, and the introduction of economic plants into the British colonies, during the present century. Botany, Economic; Botany. INDIA-RUBBER OR CAOUTCHOUC. 17 from seed, were fully eight feet high, and a cutting that had been put down scarcely six months ago was quite eight feet high and in blossom. Being of sucli wonderfully rapid growth, the tree is naturally very susceptible to wind and liable to be blown over, until it gets firm hold of the ground. Consequently a she
. Commercial botany of the nineteenth century. A record of progress in the utilisation of vegetable products in the United Kingdom, and the introduction of economic plants into the British colonies, during the present century. Botany, Economic; Botany. INDIA-RUBBER OR CAOUTCHOUC. 17 from seed, were fully eight feet high, and a cutting that had been put down scarcely six months ago was quite eight feet high and in blossom. Being of sucli wonderfully rapid growth, the tree is naturally very susceptible to wind and liable to be blown over, until it gets firm hold of the ground. Consequently a sheltered position is most neces-. India-rubber {Hevca brasiliensis) sary. It seems to thrive on poor soil, requires no shade and very little rain. . It is better to plant out the young plants after the first heavy burst of the Monsoon—say in the months of August or October—when the ground is thoroughly saturated, and the showers only occasional, with bursts of sunshine between. The germination of the seed seems a very simple process, and generally occurs hi ten days, and sometimes less, from the time the seed is placed in the damp sand. The seed-coat, being extremely hard, C. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Jackson, John Reader, 1837-1920. London [etc. ] : Cassell & company, limited
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