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Show Scientific Rubber Production. The production or rubber rrom the FIcus Elastlca In Upper Burma, Assam, As-sam, and tho Netherlands, Is being rapidly Increased. The seed ot the FIcus ElWlca, when tho tree grows naturally In tho rorest, germinates almost al-most Invar'sbly In the rorks or trees thirty to rorty reet abovo the aurfaco , of tho ground, and the young trees R grow In consequence for 'some six to r :m ten years as epiphytes, after which tho fj aerial roots reach the ground, and In- jj crei8o in size until some or them Q roach a girth ot horn tour to six reet. It rrequently happens that tho trees on which the rubber seedling rlrat germinated ger-minated Is killed by tho maiw vigorous Browing FIcus Elastlca. |