I tremble with them (there were five varieties) when the time came on for testing their sugar producing qualities, and consequently he is of opinion they did away with them. This is certainly a typical Chinese way of doing things and corroborates, if correct, what I have said before on this point, viz:- that Chinese are not likely to take the initiative in experimenting with new plants. It is very unfortunate that these canes should have been lost, especially as they got through last Winter all right, a very trying period as they were only received last September.
In February of this year I obtained from Mr. Tokayama, Director of the Southern Prefectural Agricultural Station, Formosa, through the kindness of Captain A. S. Hodgins, about 300 cuttings of Honolulu Sugar Canes, in two varieties, 100 cuttings of the variety Rose Bamboo and 200 cuttings of the variety Lahaina. These were planted in the Sookunpo Nursery and nearly every cutting has made a plant. They have grown exceptionally well, and give greater promise than either the Penang Seedlings or the Province Wellesley variety. As far as size of cane goes they rank as follows:-
1. Rose Bamboo, Honolulu,
2. Lahaina, Honolulu.
3. Province Wellesley variety.
4. Penang Seedlings.
There are two or three varieties in the Penang Seedlings and some of them will no doubt prove better than others.
Pineapples.
The plants obtained by Mr. Ford from Ceylon have been grown in the nursery of the Botanic Gardens and others have been propagated from them.
Rubber Plants.
From Mr. H. Fox, the Acting Director of Gardens and Forests, Singapore, I have obtained the following rubber plants.
12 Funtumia elastica (West African Rubber)
12 Dichopsis Gutta (Guttapercha)
50 Hevea Braziliensis – (Para Rubber)
50 Willoughbeia firma (A Singapore Rubber)
Some of these might succeed in the New Territory and are worth trying at any rate.”
The Director of the Southern California Acclimatization Association very kindly sent me a packet of seeds of the Central American Rubber (Castilloa elastica) and from these nearly 300 plants have been raised.
There are also one or two plants of the Ceara Manihot Glaziovii in the Gardens and as Ficus indica (India Rubber)
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tremble with them (there were five varities) when the time same on for testing their sugar producing qualities, and consequently he is of opinion they did away with them. This is certainly a typical Chinese way of doing things and corroborates, if correct, what I have said before on this point, viz:- that Chinese are not likely to take the initiative in experimenting with new plants. It is very unfortunate that these canes should bave been lost, especially as they got through last Winter all right, a very trying period as they were only received last September.
In February of this year I obtained from Mr. Tokaya- ma, Director of the Southern Prefectural Agricultural Station, Formosa, through the kindness of Captain A.. 8. Hodgins, about. 300 oattings of Honolulu Sugar Canes, in two varieties, 100 cuttings of the variety Rose Bamboo and 200 outtings of the variety bahaina. These were planted in the Sookunpo Nursery and nearly every outting has made a plant. They bave grown exceptionally well, and give greater promise than either the Penang Seedlings or the Province Wellesley variety. As far as size of cane goes they rank as follows:-
1. Rose Bamboo, Honolulu,
2. bahaïna, Bonolulu.
3. Province Wellesley variety.
4. Penang Seedlings.
There are two or three varieties in the Penang Seedlings and some of them will no doubt prove better than others.
Pineapples.
The plants obtained by Mr. Ford from Ceylon have
been grown in the nursery of the Botanic Gardens and others have been propagated from then.
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Rubber Plants.
From Ir. 12. Fox, the Acting Directer of Gardens
and Forests, Singapore, I bave obtained the following rubber plants.
12 Fantamia elastica (West African Rubber)
12 Diobopsis Gutta
(Suttapercha)
50 Hevea Braziliensis – (Para Rubber)
50 Willougbeia firma (A Singapore Rubber)
Some of these might succeed in the New Territory and are worth trying at any rate.”
The Director of the Southern California Acclimati- zation Association very kindly sent me a packet of seeds of the Central American Rubber (Castilloa elastica) and from these nearly 300 plants have been raised.
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There are also one or two plants of the Ceara Manihot Glaziovii in the Gardens and as Fione indica (India
Rubber)
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