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IN NATURE of January 15, in a note on p. 355, a statement is quoted, to the effect that some few attempts have been made to cultivate india-rubber, but as yet not very successfully. As, however, there are extensive flourishing plantations of Ficus elastica in Assam, a short account of their origin and present condition may prove interesting.
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FISHER, W. Cultivation of India-Rubber. Nature 43, 390–391 (1891). https://doi.org/10.1038/043390b0
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