Root of an India Rubber Tree at Colombo, Ceylon
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| This tree grows to a height of 20 feet and has a large spreading head. A channel is cut in the bark with a cutlass for the milk to flow and is caught in gourds. The average yield is three pints of milk, which is dried in hollow wooden trays. When sufficiently dry, it is removed in strips and hung upon lines to harden. |
