Chap. XXIII. 



THE NEDDIWUTTUM SITE. 



385 



river thunders down in a long waterfall, di\ades Wynaad from 

 Mysore, and, flowing tlu-ougli a deep gorge to join the Bowany 

 in Coimbatore, eventually swells the waters of the great river 

 Cauvery. The land available for immediate occupation com- 

 prises about 400 acres of uncleared forest on the mountain 

 slopes, at an elevation from a little over 6000 to a little under 

 5000 feet above the level of the sea, and with a mean tem- 

 perature about 8° warmer than that of Ootacamund. 



I selected this site for a plantation of 0. succiruhra, C. 

 Calisaya, C. micrantha, and the very delicate C Peruviana, 

 because, with a good supply of water, and a deep rich soil on 

 a base of decomposing laterite and syenite, it had a suitable 

 elevation above the sea, temperature, and amount of Inmiidity. 

 The information we possess on these points, with regard to 

 the above species, is by no means complete ; but it is suffi- 

 ciently exact to enable us to form a correct opinion. Mr. 

 Spruce gives the following details respecting the climate of 

 the region of C. succiruhra, in latitude 1° 40' S. The zone 

 of the " red bark " is from 2450 to 5000 feet above the sea. 



I860. 



MOSTH. 



June .. 



July .. 



Aug. .. 



Sept. .. 



Oct. . . 



Nov. . . 



Dec. . . 



Mean Min. 



for 

 1 months, 



o 



6U 



61i 



60 



61^ 



62| 



62 



621 



02 



Mean Max. 



for 



7 months, 



o 



72i 



74 



72.1 



74§ 



72^ 



70 



71 



7U 



Mean of 



Minima & 



Maxima, 



o 



66? 



67^ 



QQ\ 



68 



671 



66 



661 



66? 



Lowest 



Highest 



Temperature. | Temperature. 



57 



60J 

 on the 27th. 



57 



on the 



/ (on the 29th./ 



11th./ \ 



.}{ 

 }{ 



59 

 on the 12th 



60 

 on the 16th 



60 

 on the 21st. 



58 

 on the 29th. 



80^ I 

 I the 27th. f 



80^ 1 

 .the 28th. j 



80 \ 

 1 the 19th./ 



74 1 

 ; the 24th. j 



75 ) 



1 the 30th./ 



2 (' 



Range in 

 24 hours. 



Entire ra)ige 



ui 7 months, 



o 



23.1 



Vli 

 121 

 13^ 

 \0\ 

 8 



9.' 



