Chap. XXVIII. PLANTING OUT. 493 



species should be subjected is, however, one which requires 

 very careful consideration ; as upon its correct solution de- 

 pends the most important point of all, namely the method of 

 cultivation which will be most profitable, and most suitable to 

 the operations of private enterprise. 



Mr. JMcIvor commenced experiments in planting out in the 

 spring of 1861. In April he planted out three plants of 

 C. succiruhra, two under shade, and one in an open spot sur- 

 rounded by brushwood and undergrowth. On the 29th of 

 the same month the S.W. monsoon set in, and the plants 

 under dense shade assumed a weak cKmber-like habit, and 

 were injured from the leaves being cut to pieces by the con- 

 stant drip from the forest-trees ; - while the plant shaded by 

 the brushwood continued in the most luxuriant state of health, 

 mth its leaves uninjured. In September 1861, six plants 

 of different species were planted out in cleared spots on 

 the highest and most exposed points of the Neddiwuttum 

 site, and all of these have not only borne the cold and 

 di'ought without injury, but their growth has never even been 

 checked, and at present they are in the finest possible state 

 of health. Their leaves are of the deepest gTeen, some of 

 them measuring 12 inches by 9. 



Between May and August fifteen " red-bark " plants were 

 planted out at Ootacamund. The unusual cold of December 

 checked the gi-owth of these plants, but did not injure them 

 in the least, and the leaves still keep their deep-green colour, 

 and measure from 7 to 9 inches.^ 



Early in January 1862, the formation of a nursery was 

 commenced at Neddiwuttum, large enough for 300,000 or 

 400,000 Chinchonai; and 2400 were planted out. 150 

 acres are to be planted, at the Neddiwuttum site, dm-ing the 

 year ; of which 75 acres will be planted under various 



2 Tliis is provided for in Java by I has experienced since he came to the 

 phicing a shed over the young plants. Ncilgherry hills, a period of fourteen 



^ Mr. Mclvor informs me that the years, 

 winter of 1861-62 was the coldest he 



