C. Mathieu, Culture du caoutchouc de Para (1909)
“ Greater economy; for it requires much less labour to watch and tend the plants on a superficies of 3 roods than on a superficies of 300 acres. 2. The young plants make better growth in the nursery for it is evident that they can be better cared for on the small space than on the larger one. They can be watered every day, they can be protected from the depredations of rodents and other vermin, which is almost an impossibility on a large surface. Hence, the plants make quicker growth in the nursery. ”
