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THE subject of rubber cultivation is one which has received much attention during recent years. Hitherto the Middle East has confined its attention almost entirely to the cultivation of Hevea brasiliensis, rather than that of Manihot, which is the subject of Dr. Zimmermann's book. Manihot is not regarded in the Middle East as being so profitable to cultivate as Hevea brasiliensis, but it certainly takes a very high place among the arborescent forms of rubber-yielding plants in virtue of its rapid rate of growth, its hardy characteristics, and quality of rubber.
Der Manihot-Kautschuk.
Seine Kultur, Gewinnung und Prparation. By Prof. A. Zimmermann. Pp. ix + 342. (Jena: Gustav Fischer, 1913.) Price 9 marks.
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W., H. Der Manihot-Kautschuk . Nature 91, 577 (1913). https://doi.org/10.1038/091577a0
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