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were being bestowed on the culture. I am indebted to Mr. Parrott, 

 for the following interesting information regarding the culture of 

 the plant from the beginning : — " The seed was sown in July, and 

 germinated freely ; but the Havannah, which was evidently old 

 seed, only grew to a height of three or six inches, burst into 

 flower, and died off. The Virginia gave a capital crop, * _ * 

 and I have preserved some of the seed for planting later in the 

 season." Experiments were also being made, in growth of Egyp- 

 tian and New Orleans cotton, both of which, I am informed, yield- 

 ed a fair crop ; but Mr. Parrott has been unable to supply me with 

 the exact yield, as, owing to carelessness, a large proportion of the 

 cotton was lost or destroyed. He speaks of the Egyptian variety 

 having been very much destroyed by a small red insect. This 

 variety has also been found in India more susceptible to the attacks 

 of insects than any other; in some parts, I have observed, it has 

 been attacked by a small black fly that bores a hole in the young 

 boll, where it lays its eggs, and the cotton is eventually destroyed 

 by the caterpillars. Various remedies have been tried, but the only 

 one that has been found to succeed is, I believe, the destruction of 

 the fly. The following figures give the results of experiments in 

 Carolina rice culture : — lOlbs. of rice were sown, and, when about 

 one foot high, transplanted into an area of 2,660 square feet : the 

 yield was 321bs. of paddy. Mr. Parrott attributes so small a yield 

 to an insufficiency of rain at the right time — an opinion I am in- 

 clined to endorse, as it was only on those portions where the water 

 seemed first to have failed (the ground having a fall towards the 

 middle) that the crop suffered. The success with which the culture 

 of sorgham was attended will be gleaned from the following 

 extract from Mr. Parrott's letter : — " Four lbs. of sorgham were 

 sown in an area of 150 by 75 feet. From l,6781bs. stalk, 3901bs. 

 of juice was obtained, which yielded 641bs. of molasses." I much 

 regretted having so to hurry through my visit, for there was much 

 that interested me, and which might have formed a subject for a 

 day's enquiry, instead of a couple of hours ; but my time was 

 limited, and I had to be on board again by 8 a.m. 



24. We left Thayetmyo at 8.30 a.m. on the 29th, and at 9 



a.m. anchored at Allanmyo, on the 

 AUanmyo briefly noticed. opposite bank. Here is the frontier 



custom-house, and extra barrack 

 accommodation for European troops, in case of an epidemic 

 breaking out at Thayetmyo, which, at certain seasons of the 

 year, I am told, is insufferably hot and unhealthy. This might 

 be expected from its position ; and, whether regarded from a 

 sanitary or strategical point of view, it almost seems a matter for 



