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Show H Government Trees. H In tho Malay Fonlnsula thoro is at H the present moment an area of 12,000 H acres planted with tho Hovoa Brasl- H llonsls, tho treo furnishing tho Para H rubber of commorco. This area H roprosonts about 1,500,000 trees, tho H result of plantings introduced within Hj tho last fifteen yew by tho govern- H mont of India. Whon tho trees woro H first planted tho natives took but lit- H tlo interest in tho oxporlment. As H tho prico of coffeo began to decllno B thoy began to look for other objects B of cultivation, and for tho last six H years or so thoy havo taken tho mat- H tor Borlously in hand. |