160 REPORT ON THE CULTIVATION OF CHINCHONA IN BENGAL. 
With these exceptions, none of the C. succirubra plants have flowered 
at Darjceling, although many of the oldest plants are above twelve feet 
in height. 
Distribution of Chinchonas.—11,390 plants of C. succirubra were dis- 
tributed during the year. Of these 10,290 were sold to planters in 
the district of Darjeeling, 1000 plants were despatched to Chittagong 
for distribution among the tea-planters, and 100 were sent to the 
deputy-commissioner of Hazara in the Punjaub. 
Private Cultivation of Chinchona in Darjeeling.—100 acres were 
planted with C. succiruóra during the year by the Darjeeling Chinchona 
Association, the area being 120 acres. At Coombe Banks, the Chin- 
chona estate of Major Fitzgeraid, twenty-five acres have been planted. 
The Darjeeling Tea Company possesses some fine plants of C. succi- 
rubra, planted in May, 1864. This company is also forming planta- 
tions of red bark on land well adapted to the cultivation of Chinchona., 
Mr. Robson, the superintendent of the Chinchona plantations of the 
Tuckvar Tea Company, has made large additions to the plantations of 
C. officinalis and C. succirubra. Some of the older plants of C. offici- 
nalis on this estate are now in flower. 
The Selim Tea Association possesses 10,000 plants of C. succirubra, 
which were purchased from the Government plantations in July, 1867. 
1000 plants of C. succirubra were sent to Chittagong in February, 
1868, and most of them arrived in good order. 
Khasia Hills.—The establishment of a small nursery at the Khasia 
Hills was sanctioned by Government early in 1867. The nursery 
was intended only for raising plants of Chinchona for distribution 
among the planters in Assam. One of the European gardeners from * 
the Darjeeling plantation was sent, in February, 1867, in charge of the 
plants from Darjeeling, with which the cultivation was to be com- 
menced. He reached Shillong in the Khasia Hills in the end of 
March, and early in May the cultivation was commenced near the Dak 
Bungalow of Nunklow. 
The plants had been increased from 650, the original number sent 
from Darjeeling, to 6778 on the 31st March, 1868. The distribution 
was begun in March, 1868, by the sale of 100 plants, and other appli- 
cations had been registered. The species in these nurseries is C. suc- 
cirubra, the only species that will probably succeed in Assam. 
