352 Agricultur etc. — Personalnachrichten. 



Para rubber shows the greatest advance; the area now under culti- 

 vation is estimated at about 12000 acnes, and 43 568 pound were 

 exported during the year. Progress is reported with campher culti- 

 vation, and there are now some 70 acres under this plant. Trial 

 distillations and shipments have been favourable. The export of coco-nut 

 oil has increased largely whilst that of cinnamon oil and citronela has 

 decreased. Means have been worked out l'or detecting adulterationlin the 

 latter and an official test is suggested. 



Of the fibres coir, kital and palmyra fibres have been exported to 

 greater amounts. Experiments with cotton are in progress in the 

 dry Zone. 



The export of tea was the largest on record, special attention having 

 been devoted to the manufacture of green teas for the American 

 market. Cinnamon was also produced to the greatest recorded 

 amount, the crop exciuding 5'/4 million pounds, and cardamoms show an 

 increase of nearly 50 per cent. over the previous year. 



Mention is made of experimental work on timber and shade trees, 

 vegetables etc. W. G. Freeman. 



Ernannt: Der bisherige Titular-Ordinarius Dr. K. Fritsch 

 zum ordentl. Professor der Botanik in Graz. 



Habilitirt: Der Kustos am botan. Garten in München 

 Dr. G. Hegt für Botanik an der Universität München, 



Dem a. ord. Professor für Botanik an der Universität 

 Zürich, Dr. Alfred Ernst, ist das schweizerische naturwissen- 

 schaftliche Reisestipendium von 5000 frcs. für botanische Studien 

 in der Tropenstation Buitenzorg verliehen worden. 



Gestorben: Der ehemalige a. o. Professor der Botanik 

 in Heidelberg Dr. J. A. Schmidt (in Elberfeld) im 83. 

 Lebensjahre. 



Maclitpag. 



Als Mitglieder sind der Gesellschaft beigetreten: 



Dr. H. Harms, Wissenschaftlicher Beamter an der Kgl. Preuss. Akademie 

 der Wissenschaften, Schöneberg-Berlin. 



Dr. Boleslaw Hryniewiecky, Leipzig. 



Dr. M. Molliard, Rue Vauquelin 16, Paris. 



Dr. W. G. Smith, The University, Leeds (England). 



Ausgegeben: 4. April 1905. 



Comtnissions -Verlag: E. J. BriH in Leiden (Holland). 

 Druck von Gebrüder Gotthelft, Kgl. Hofbuclidrucker in Cassel. 



