22 CHINCHONA CULTIVATION IN BENGAL. 



9. Of ipecacuanha there are five rooted plants, and one cutting in 

 the Government Chinchona Gardens, Darjeeling. 



10. The Daijeeling Chinchona Association possessed, on 1st of April, 

 1869, 671,518 Chinchonas, of which 652,506 were 0. succirubra. The 

 area planted was 275 acres. The plantations are in good order, and 

 the Association has lately purchased a large tract of land adjoining 

 their plantation, and continue to push on the cultivation with gTeat 

 rapidity. 



11. On the Tiickvar Tea Company's estate there are 75,000 Chin- 

 chonas, 20,000 of which are planted out and growing well. 



12. The Darjeeling Tea Company have 30,000 plants of C. succirn- 

 Ira on the Tukvar Tea plantation ; of these 20,000 are planted out 

 and growing well. 



13. In other plantations near Darjeeling there are 19,000 Chin- 

 chonas. 



14. The total number of Chinchonas in the Darjeeling district is 

 3,028,050, viz. 2,232,532 in Government, and 795,518 in private 

 plantations. The area planted is about 965 acres. 



15. Between 1st of April, 1868, and 31st of March, 1869, there 

 was paid into the Darjeeling Treasury, by the Chinchona cultivation, 

 1562 rupees and 12 annas, as u^nder : — 



Es. As. P. 



Eent of land 1162 



Kent of shops 42 



Sale of Chinchona plants . . . . 289 12 



Sale of Wardian cases .... 60 



Sale of timber 9 



Total . . . 1562 12 



16. At Nunklow, in Khasia Hills, the total number of Chinchonas 

 in the Government gardens was 18,975 on 31st of March, 1869, as 

 against 6778 on 31st of March, 1868. Of these, 18,221 are C. suc- 

 cimbra, 421 are C. micrantha, and 333 are C. officinalis. The garden 

 here being of scarcely more than two years' standing, the chief part of 

 this number of plants are cuttings or nursery plants, but 823 have 

 been planted out in experimental plantations. 



17. During the year, 1045 plants (all of C. snccirubra) have been 



