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February 1,000 



March 1,500 



68i,700 

 Deduct number distributed . 10,046 

 Ditto tbrovvn away 1,000 



Total ..... 673,654 



j 11,046 



6. In the nursery beds on the 1st of April, there were 556,798 

 plants all in excellent condition, and 200,000 of them ready for 

 transplanting out in the plantations so soon as the weather should be 

 favourable. 



7. In the permanent plantations 534,236 plants have been planted 

 out. Of this number 342,807 are C. succinibra, 167,320 are C. offi- 

 cinalis, and 24,109 are O. micrantha. The area of ground planted 

 with Chinchonas on 1st of April, 1869, was 610 acres, of which 500 

 acres are C. succirubra, the remaining 500 acres of C. succirubra pro- 

 posed to be planted have been cleared of jungle, and will be planted 

 before the end of 1869-70. For C. officinalis 80 acres have been 

 cleared, and for C. Calisaya 10 acres. The growth made by the plants 

 in the Rungbee and Rishap plantations during the year has far ex- 

 ceeded that during the preceding year. The tallest plant of C. succi- 

 rubra is 19 feet high, of C. officinalis is 11 feet 3 inches. Many 

 plants of G. officinalis have a good crop of seeds ripening on them, 

 and others are coming into flower. A few plants of C. succirubra are 

 also coming into flower. 



8. The number of Chinchonas distributed during the year was as 

 under : — 



Mr. Johnson, Dooteriah, Darjeeling .... 8,000 

 Officiating Superintendent, Botanic Gardens, 



North-Western Provinces 1,300 



Lord Lawrence 600 



Dr. J. M. Coates, Hazareebaugh 100 



Colonel Strutt, Kangra Valley 42 



Mr. Miller, Daijeeling 4 



Total . . . 10,046 



