. The earth and its inhabitants .. . West of Greenwich ^^)^ /^ 89° 60 Miles. cultivated, except by the Indians of the hot zone. The competition of foreign importers has also nearly ruined the native weavers. Unsuccessful attempts have been made to introduce caoutchouc {castiUoa elastica) into the temperate zone, but it is still collected in the forests, although the wild plant yields an inferior gum. The cocoanut palm has been planted round most of the coast towns and farmsteads, but more for ornament than use. On the other hand, cinchona is extensively cultivated, especially in the Coban dist
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . West of Greenwich ^^)^ /^ 89° 60 Miles. cultivated, except by the Indians of the hot zone. The competition of foreign importers has also nearly ruined the native weavers. Unsuccessful attempts have been made to introduce caoutchouc {castiUoa elastica) into the temperate zone, but it is still collected in the forests, although the wild plant yields an inferior gum. The cocoanut palm has been planted round most of the coast towns and farmsteads, but more for ornament than use. On the other hand, cinchona is extensively cultivated, especially in the Coban district and on the Pacific slope ; as many as 1,550,000 trees had already been planted in the year 1884.
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