Description: THE AFRICAN RUBBER INDUSTRY AND ... FUNTUMIA ELASTICA ("KICKXIA"). CUTHBERT CHRISTY LONDON: JOHN BALE, SONS & DANIELSSON 1911 First edition. TO students of African rubber, the volume by Dr. Cuthbert Christy, will prove of considerable value. Dr. Christy was for a considerable time connected with the Mabira Forest Rubber Company, Uganda, and had many opportunities of obtaining first-hand information regarding the environment most suitable for Funtumia, the yields of rubber obtainable, and the chemical and physical problems associated with the coagulation of the latex. The author first gives a general account of the African rubber industry, and shows the fluctuation in exports of raw rubber from the Gold Coast, Sierra Leone, Southern Nigeria, Liberia, the French Ivory Coast, Togoland, the Kameruns, the Belgian Congo, and East Africa. There is, however, nothing which would lead one to expect that Africa will henceforth increase its crop of raw rubber, despite the large number of vines and trees which have seen planted during the last few years. (Nature 87, 146–147) CONTENTS. The African Rubber Industry Botany, Life-History and Structure Distribution, Climate, Soils. (Map) Other Species of Funtumia Cultivation Growth in the Plantation Diseases and Pests Tapping Methods and Tapping Requisites Systems of Cuts and Tapping Operations Fallen Trees and Bark Crushing Forest Yields Plantation Yields Chemical and Physical Characters of Funtumia elastica Latex Methods of Coagulation Chemical Coagulants Physical and Chemical Properties of Funtumia elastica Rubber Funtumia in other Countries 22 x 14 cm. xvi + 252 pp + b/w photo plates + folding map + rubber industry related adverts. Good + condition. Ex-library (reference) with library bookplate on the front pastedown and blind stamps to all the plates and many text pages but otherwise very clean and tidy, binding firm. Small holes in the cloth on the front hinge and gilt shelf number on the spine. Pictures sell! Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing. The complete eBay Selling Solution.
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Author: C Christy
Binding: Hardback
Language: English
Non-Fiction Subject: Natural History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Publisher: Bale
Region: Africa
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Year Printed: 1911
