April i, 1886] THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 



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To the EdI/nr of the " Ctijlon Obsn-ver." 



PLANTING NEWS FBOM BUBMA. 



Tavoy, Feb. 2nd. 

 l)t.ui SiK, — Plantiiij^ nuioeiies in fine order and 

 tea. cofiee of kinds, ariiatto, cardamoms and cacao 

 and several other new products all doing remark- 

 ably well. Coffee in bud and a tine blossom will 

 be out on coffee Arabian, and coffee Libtrian in 

 about other lU days or so ; I have got about I.t cwt. 

 of produce to ship to London in store, the maiden 

 crop of the Model Dnke estate. I am to plant 

 up other 10 acres this year with tea, cacao, coffee 

 and cardamoms, also another for shade with croton 

 oil trees and the sautrce. — Vours respectfully, 



, JAMES D. WATSON. 



COBBA BBAND TEA. 



Deaii Sib. — I enclose sample of Cobra Brand Pehor 

 Si,iuhnii:i labeled J lb. packet 7d — 2s Id [jcr lb. I ! ! 

 Exhibitiou ic. <Vc. .Just liquor and taste it and 

 oay what it reminds you of ; and whether it is likely 

 to increa-e the liking for Ceylon Pikoe Suiiclinuij 

 amongst those who buy it out of necessity to gain a 

 new experience. — Yours UNOWHEW ! 



Atrocious stuff: the Planters' Association ought 

 to take action through their Commissioner and 

 threaten the "Cobra Brand" people with a prosecution 

 for injuring the good name of Ceylon teas. — 

 Ed.j 



THE WOBLDS MANUFACTUEE OF QUININE 



Feb. 11th. 

 De.vb Sir, — In drawing up yonr original estim- 

 ates of the manufacture of (juinine in t)ie world 

 as published in the (herluiul Observer of Nov. 18th, 

 by some oversight you made use of figures which 

 applied to the heavy manufacture of quinine in 

 Italy prior to the failure of the Fabbrica Lombards 

 in Angnst 18*4. The excess of manufacture daring 

 the years that " Cuprean " held sway was far 

 and away above the requirements of that period, and 

 undoubtedly heavy stocks (perhaps from two to 

 three million oz. — who can tell ?) are .still held by 

 those who. as things have turned out, so rashly 

 ventured into quinine speculation. Not until 

 quinine goes above 4s the oz. again wUl these old 

 stocks in any quantity be offered lor sale, although 

 their existence at all times, until they enter into 

 consumption, will constitute an unfavourable ele- 

 ment in the quinine market. The manufacture of 

 quinine in Italy since the failure has not, I should 

 imagine, exceeded 2.50,000 oz. per annum. Your 

 fiaures for United States are surelv too moderate. — 

 I am yours faithfully, J. HAMILTON, 



c of<. Bucker A Co., 12 Great Tower Street. E. C. 

 Mr. Hamilton will have found the needful cor- 

 rections in the ireci/y Observer of ItHh .January, 

 based on information from a reliable quarter ; tlie 

 manufacture for Italy was given at .40,000 lb. and 

 that for the United States increased to 70,000 lb. 

 The con.sumption of the States we put at 8li,000 lb., 

 but Mr. Hamilton thinks there is capacity for 

 consuming a much larger quantity. We put the 

 world's consumption in our Directory at 302.000 

 lb. : and this we had to reduce under the inform- 

 ation we received in .laquary to 270,000 lb. ; but 

 Mr. Hamilton, one of the best authorities, assures 

 as that he would put the present consumption of 

 quinine in the wotld at 5,300,000 euncee at the least. 



or'331,22n lb., at W ounceafolhe lb. orl-11 600 lb. If" 

 ' apothecaries' measure is meant. We have no doubt, 

 however, that the influence of cheap prices will be 

 seen in a rapid increase in the consumption of 

 quinine. — Ed.] 



A BIO CINCHONA AND A DITTO THEE 

 TOMATO. 



New Cornwall, 2.5th Feb. 186G. 



DrAR Sir, — Your r.pecial correspondent will be 

 interested in learning that New Galway can nill 

 show some decent cinchona snccirobra tree". I 

 measured one here yesterday with the followinjj 

 resnlt'! : — 



Total height . . .',! ft. 



CircnmiVrence at foot 4 ft. 3 in. 



at 10 ft. high . . 2 ft. 



The .'•tem is bare of branches up to 41 ft. A few 

 years ago there were two stems, and the smaller 

 was then cut away, or it would now have .shown 

 a girth of '> or 6 feet. A gentleman who was 

 here a few days ago took it to be a hybrid, the 

 leaves ayipcarcrf so small at <iueh a hight above him, 

 "It is worth a t-t note to look at." was his 

 verdict, but he forgot to leave that same note." 

 We have been expecting Mr. John Ferguson down, 

 as, when I met him the other day in Colombo, 

 he said he would look us up. I hope he will 

 come to verify above measurements and see some 

 coffee worth looking at : tea too is going ahead, 

 there are already somewhere about .SOO acres under 

 that product in this secluded valley. 



Mr. Cotton can still show some fine succirubras 

 on Warwick and will doubtless send you dimen- 

 sions, but come and see for yourself. Who has 

 the finest tree tomato in Ceylon ? Mine at 2 years 

 old is 13 ft. 3 in. high with a spread of branches 

 10 ft. in diameter and loaded with fruit. — Yours 

 faithfullv, AKTHUK J. KELLOW. 



Tea: Notes and Comments. — Mr. J. C. Kinmond 

 has recently paid Oeylou a flying visit. He went to 

 Avisawella to inspect his tea properties, over which lie 

 h«s already expended nearly a lac and a half of rupees, 

 and 80 pleaeed is he with the prospects of tea iu Cey- 

 lon that be is prepared to spend double that sum on 

 our new product. An A.<sam plauter travelling with 

 Mr. Kiumond described much of the lan<l he saw tea 

 growiug on as " only suitable for railway ballast," and 

 even after going through some of the mc.it favored 

 tea districts said he was disappointed in what he had 

 seen, after all he had road about the Ceylon tea eiiter- 

 prize.t Mr. Kiumond has ceased to take any active 

 interest iu the machinery bearing bis name, and ha.s 

 now, as he says become a pucca Ceylon Planter. It is 

 said that Mariawatte will, this sea.sou, give 1,41 U llj. 

 tea per acre : What will Indian Plautere say to tiiis, 

 we wonder y Bumper returns — much in excels of last 

 season— are also expected from other well-known estates. 

 — " Ceylon Advertiser." 



• He. no doubt, forgot to " take a note on," and went 

 away uncon.«rtou.'*ly humming : — 



■• The trembling notes ascend the sky. 

 And float upon the air." 

 -Ko. 



+ We supppose it is tbu 'effect of the climate of 

 Asjtam which renders planters from the Vallej of the 

 ISrabmaputra liable to the disea»u of disappointment 

 when they visit the Valley of the Kelani. We have 

 be%rd that the planter .illuded to above gave the 

 majority of Kelani \"all©y estate.**, formed as he 8.iid 

 on (frjvclly soil, only seven years of existence. If he 

 comes back at the end of the seven years, he will prrb- 

 ftbly be "urprised in an opposite dircctien.— Ed. 



