GROWING OF RUBBER
Seed Of Plant Sent To N.Z. (Rec. 9.15 p.m.) LONDON, October 5. Britain is experimenting with rubber growing at 20 places, ranging from Scotland to the south of England, using the Russian Kemksagyz dandelion which is grown chiefly in the Ukraine, also in the Moscow area. The plant is a native of the Tienshan Mountains, where it grows at a height of 6000 feet. The seed has been sent to New Zealand, Australia and India, where trials are also being held. >
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Southland Times, Issue 24868, 7 October 1942, Page 5
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84GROWING OF RUBBER Southland Times, Issue 24868, 7 October 1942, Page 5
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