[Vol. II,f containing Nuinbera I. to XIT.] 



THE 



TROPICAL AGRIC ULTURIST : 



A 



MONTHLY RECORD OP^ INFORMATION 



FOR 



PLANTERS 



OF 

 COFFEE, TEA, COCOA, CINCHONA, RUBBERS, SUGAR, TOBACCO, CARDAMOMS, PALMS, RICr, 



AND OTHER PRODUCTS 



SUITED FOR CULTIVATION IN THE TROPICS. 

 [issued on or about the 1st of each month.] 



"Step after step the lartiter is ascended." — GBOBciE HKRnKRT, -/m-ula rniAteiiliim. 



COMPILED BY LIBRARY 



NEW YORK 



A.. M. & J. FKRaUSON, botanical 



UaKUEN. 



of the " Ceylon Observer^ 



*' It is both the duty and interest of every Owner and Cultivator of the Boil to atudy the best means of renJeriny 

 that soil subservient to his own and the ^'eneral wants of the community; and lie who introduces, l>_meficially, a new,and 

 useful Sced^ Plant, or ^fintb into his district, is a blessing and an honor to his country," — 8iB J. Bi.><clair. 



A. M. & J. FERGUSON: COLOMBO, CEYLON. 



And Sold by: — London: TRUn>n?E & Oo., 67 & 59, Ludgate Hill; J. Haddon & Co., 3, Bouverie St., Fleet 

 St., E.C. ; Geo. Street & Co., 30, OornhiU ; Hutchison & Co., 4. Guikihall Chambers; F. Algak, 11 k 12, 

 Clement's Lane, Lombard St.; Bates, Hendy & Co., 37, Walbrook ; Oowie & Co., 17, Gresham St.; Gokdon & 

 GoTCH. St. Bride St., Ludgate Circus ; May & Co., 78, Graceehuvch St. ; M'. H. Smith & Co., Strand ; Newton 

 & EsKELi., Gray's Inn Chambers, 20, High Holborn, WO. ; S. Deacon & Co.. 150, Leadenhall St. — Liverpof' 

 Chas. Bibchall, 32, Castle St. — Glasijow: W. & R. Macphun. — Eilinhuri/U : \V. & A. K. .Johnston. — Ahej^^g. 

 W. Westi.and, 53, Nicholas Street. — Continent of Europe: K. F. Koehler, Leipsic, Germany. -g^r,jj,3^ 



HiGGiNBOTHAM & Oo.—yeilgh.erries atut. Wytiaad Districts: Stanes & Co.. Coimbatore. — Calcutta-^ Pinang: 



Spink & Co., and J. L. Macmilt.an. — Bomhay : Thackee & Co., Ld. — Rangoon: " Messenobr " Oj^urp^ Oo. 



Blaze', Reidel & Co. — Sinyapim-e: J. Little & Co. — Batatia: John Pryce & Co., and J^ Qjjylenbubo. 



Surabm/a: Thos. G. Wir-SON & Co. — Samnrang: Manual & Co. — Deli. Sumatra: "W. L. gji.(j,gyBE" Office — 



Hongkong : "Express" Office. — Melhourne, Sydney and Brishnne: Gordon & Gotch. — Adelaide Central America . 



Fiji: Ahthi.tu .J. Stephens. — Brazil, Riu de Janeiro Lombaerts & Co., 7, Rua dos O' p^^.^ Louis Jamaica: 



.Tames Boyd, Panama. — Natal: Robinson & Vause, Durban. — MauritiiLs: C. W, Iff^ '„,(.„ United Statei : H 



.Iames Gall. — Trinidad: "Chronicle" Office. — British Guiana: "Royal Gaze" Sau Franoisoo. 



Htjbbakd, New Haven. Conn.; E. S. Mobeis, Philadelphia; "Wbbkly Cbbonio'' Offic , 



MDCCCLXXXIII. 



