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Appendix 0. — Review of the Alkaloid limits of Java Cin- 

 chona Bark ascertained during 1885. 



Remarks. — No. 1, neither tree unknown, a; Nos. 2 to 6, 

 derived from No. 23, v to z ; Nos. 7 to 13, derived from 

 Succirubra-hybrid apjiarently, a to g ; Nos. 14 to 23, neither 

 tree uiikuowii, h tor; No. 24, derived from No. 23, d; Nos. 

 25 and 26, dertved from No. 38, b,c, No. 27, Succirubra. 

 hybrid apparently, d ; Nos. 28 to 32, derived from No. 34, a to e, 



A New Tea. Dbier. — A gentleman with large 

 Assam experience as a practical planter has ar. 

 rived in Ceylon with a new patent tea drier which 

 he anticipates, will secure the favour of our planters 

 both on account of its good work and ecenomy 

 in price in proportion to efficiency. 



Eucalypti in Arban. — I have been much interested 

 in the correspondence on the Eucalyptus as grown in 

 the island of Arran. I may state for your inform- 

 ation that several plants of the Eucalyptus are growing; 

 at Auchmanes, Portincross, AYest Kilbride, whicli is 

 thirteen miles east of Lamlash, and ten miles east 

 of Oorrie, in Arran. A seedling of 1881 was planted 

 outside in 1883, and is now 22 feet in height. Sev- 

 ral seedlings of 1885 were planted outside this sum- 

 mer, and are now 12 feet in height, having grown 

 this season C feet 6 inches. The plants are grown on 

 light soil sheltered from east and north-east winds, at 

 about 60 yards above high-water mark.— J. Macleax, 

 The Gardens, Auchmanes, near Kilbride. — Gardeners' 

 Chronicle. 



New Products in West Indies. — Considerable in- 

 terest continues to be taken in the suggestions in 

 respect of new industries contained in a letter sent 

 to the West Indies by Mr. Morris. Certainly, the 

 subjects of which he treats are of such deep im- 

 portance to the people of those islands that they 

 have only to be mentioned in order to engage 

 their serious attention. One idea mentioned by 

 Mr. Morris is that tea will grow in Trinidad at 

 elevations above cacao, and that this is obviously 

 worthy of careful consideration. The cultivation of 

 the ground nut has much to recommend it, while 

 a great deal might be made out of fibres. The 

 Agricultural Society of Trinidad at the instance 

 of Mr. Lange, has been considering whether China 

 grass can be grown at a profit in that Colony. 

 The decision taken by the society to have pam- 

 phlets on " China Grass," translated and printed 

 for general information cannot be too highly 

 praised. It seems, however, that the society has 

 fallen into discredit in the past, since a contem- 

 porary ventures to suggest that the vacancy in 

 the presidentship of the society ofl'ers an opport- 

 unity, which may not again occur soon, to infuse 

 new life into it, by a respectful request to His 

 Excellency the Governor, to be in future not only 

 a tron but its president. No doubt, such a step, 

 successful, would rally round the society, the 



five support of the best man in the Colony. — 



olonies and India. 



