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nut, which, is burnt in tumblers by means of cotton 

 wicks generally floating in the oil. 



The ' kulit lawang ' of commerce is the aromatic 

 bark of a wild species of cinnamon, and is produced 

 in abundance in all parts of the island : it is the true 

 Cinnamomeum kulit lawan, but I think that other 

 varieties are also found. It was probably this plant 

 which induced the earlier voyagers to imagine that the 

 true cinnamon of Ceylon, which this much resembles, 

 was found in the Archipelago. The bark is well known 

 for its clove-like aromatic flavour, and for the essential 

 oil it produces, which, however, is never extracted 

 by the natives of Borneo. 



Cotton is grown by the Sea Dyaks sufficient in 

 quantity for their own use, and to make cloths for 

 exportation. Some of the same kind produced in the 

 garden of Mr. Hentig, and which was sent to Liver- 

 pool as a sample, was found to be of superior 

 quality. Its cultivation will hereafter, probably, form 

 an important feature in the agricultural pursuits of 

 the island, as it can be exported to China with great 

 advantage. Indigo has not been tried on the island ; 

 but as it succeeds in Sumatra and Java, there can 

 be no doubt that its culture might be successfully 

 pursued. 



Pepper has been long exported in great quantities 

 from several ports in Borneo, particularly from Bruni 

 and Banjar. During the disturbances of Bruni, since 

 the withdrawal of the English factoiy, the trade has very 

 much declined, as the Chinese who, it is said, to the 

 number of 30,000, cultivated pepper in the neigh- 



