570 CHINCHONAS IN SOUTHERN INDIA. App. D. 



they will of course be thinned out and pruned ; and it is anticipated that 

 a good supply of bark may be obtained by these means in from eight to 

 twelve years, or perhaps earlier. 

 Ootacamimd, l^th March, 1862. 



P.S. On the 5th of April the seeds of C. Condaminea were coming up 

 plentifully, and 4193 seedlings had already been transplanted. 100 seed- 

 lings of C. crispa had also come up. The seeds of C. Ccnulammea were 

 coming up at the rate of 500 a-day. At this date there were 25,000 

 Chinchona-plants on the Neilgherry hills, and all the species, except C. 

 lancifoUa, were increasing ra[>idly. It will be some time before Mr. Mclvor 

 will be able to propagate from the latter species, owing to the very un- 

 healthy state in which the plants arrived from Java. In April 50 acres 

 of ground were prepared for planting at the Dodabetta site, and 70 acres at 

 Neddiwuttum. 



