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of the e of Tinnivelly, Coimbatore, * 
patam, and Vizagapatam. EATH, who at tha 
time ary the above office in Salem es Faehre, 
also suc 
8 ee distance of 150 miles from the sea, a 
the ground 
e season of 1823-24, from the district 
rbon Co ha 
ined in 
of eee 500 bales of clean Bou tton. 
Lage have seen no pinh ts of the * coma but | wo 
zagapatam is 
cidental that 
stated to be the 3 in which the feaz quantity | 
iberal 
e 
t. Hucnes says, 
3 atten 
Cotton into this (the Coim b 
a directions.” s. 
s 
ts realising 1 1 En lan 
when the eal Cotton of ee Tinnivelly district 
sold for only 6d. or 7d.“ The above are at the 
of about 
the 3 pays only about 70 an rupees. 
But.“ Mr. SülLIvAx observes, “these are the prices 
e 
r 50 rupees. 
all that 
nerating prices to gro Bo C 
in justice to the exporters, we must observe, that 
the pom ari of Indian Cotton being dependant ri 
those of American Cotton, the uncertainties are t 
see to be very liberal. 
ferred to these statements as having 
Hoes ‘ie Besta s to “the A ah See In 
the year 1840 oe American ters were sent to 
Madras, tached to Tinnivelly in in 2 anuary 1841. 
But e stated that 
for, 
sowing se passe pe 
r, acco: o the cae, the . should be 
e 1 wind sets in, that is, before the 
e plante 
imate was more su 
in a temperate climate.” 
much time, removed to 
Errode in che end of f August, ee a piece of gerund 
within the f the 
old fort, both in being a 
8 ” with other slants two miles distant aiem. 
sh loamy soil. these Am 
“black Cotton | 
. 5 881 
1 
and 180 rupees t 500 lbs., 11 which 
of Jan 
GARDENERS’ 
rth, 
more in length) to penetrate into a moist ea: 
t | which 885 1 1 to the plants throughout a 8 
dry hot Ther 
agate in both observa- 
value denas on their — 
bine insects perforated the stem 
especially n 
neither the etn bon n 
tions, and ake 
Sec 
n all n ; but e 
ut ‘ r count 
of success ; the latter 
fications 4 ‘caltare, to suit: 
rt weeks, however, grai changed 
riment; the middle 
of Cotto e been gat 
time a heavy fall 4 rain took place, which had the 
effect 5 ee and greatly reviving the plants; 
a second fall was experienced he ut the begi ginning 
Februa ary. 
22 
ao 
In the midd 
quite healthy, fall of bloss 
ogres of a large crop of Cot 
and of February 6 Ibs. of Cotton were peked - 
interruptedly, and almost Sas incr 
until the o h of April, 
From the irregula fies of the plants, the 
quantity pdt acre bie: rae y correctly ascertained, 
and though in e parts at the of 500 
00 Ibs., e ae produce ds es on but 9 
for e, from bad seed, 233 — ahs 
e black soil I produced a 
d soi 
85 
® 
at opinions 7 tig its suecos 
iy varied rde to the falls of rain. Dr. Wien 
eed brag erie Capt. Hven the middle of 
February 1842, we shail en kee this subject with 
the — of his experience in the following years, 
and up to the present time. 
ON 
a deep re reddi (Continua from 3.) 
Bourbon, and country wer 0 I. Pras, re GREEN, ote LIGHT OLIVE, 
1 se 1 57 
of the planters object to the “ dry soil of Errode, 12. Bellamy’s Early Green Marrow, 43 to 5 Wer, 
observing th Coimbatore there has been an high; pods long, straight, cylindrical ee, 
abundance of rain, an land, from that and other Peas, so eae wire s n sige 1 ind * cer * but 
causes, is in a g tion for ploughing.“ the generality are olive a ood bonfa * 
district had been recommended by Mr. H early, and, on the whole, an excellent Pea. Sution’s 
by Mr. Fi “subsequently approved of by | Superb Green near this, but the Peas 
Dr. Wienr; two of the planters were therefore here | are not tees 
establis! rican and native 13. 
hed. Ame 
A and some broadcast, about the middle of 
te 
ordinary red soil of the 3 that i in which the 
Bourbon Cotton j is found to thriv 
rimental 
ture in 8 
. h during its continuance, 
k it desirable to be more 3 in their re- 
Sion, as well as in detailing the progress of opinion 
n Dec 
À so ear ember, when the leaves had 
shrivelled and Wims of a copper r brown colour, 
m Errode, “I am fal 
Mr. * reported, from 
convinced ö 
PSON 
e 
the proper time Hier pi planting, we — ‘have shad Arma 
we have * rain af all at Mr. 
hot the 
also wae “ insects, | this 
vengeance against the young 
— Dr. * who visited these 
bolls.” 
ibed the failure to 
the superficial roots, still farther tended to impoverish 
‘the ts’ channels of supply.” P- 
son replied: “ By pl 
verised below Fa influence of the 
the land, which allows the tap root 625 — or 
expe 
teresting on account of the N 2 questions | 
have been discussed 
gary. 
beard’s Surprise, or Fairbeard’s ogi Sur- 
seam d feet high ; pods thick, roundish, slightly 
“tector 
large, curved, containing 6—7 Peas; an excellen 
bearer, as early as the ted to — 
Tall Im iàs Blue Imperial, T 
Peai 
Im 
Union, Blue Union rang Patriots, Green Nonpareil, 
Carré vert ert, Carr : C 
mand. ry pk & 
oe. only 6 Pina aches must be now consi 
perial 3 7 feet high; 
rather fiat, containi 
yellowish Sra H 8 ripe; a good pro 
The Gros Vert Normand is allied to A but posae N 
80 goo 
16. Victoria Marrow, 6 to 7 feet high; pods nearly 
4 inches in length, generally in Ser straight, roundish, 
containing or 8 very large Peas ct good quality; an 
abundant bearer, rer, remarkable for eee a of re 
n i Sidi — t exceeds all 
class. 
II. PEAS, BLUE, GREEN, OR LIGHT OLIVE. 
4. Dwarf 
17. Groom’s — Dwarf 2 about 18 pee" 
high; pods large, b rather flat, containing 8 
Peas of excellent quality, and very productive ; a poe 
summer 
somewhat 
7 
ws | Royal e 
ar gal surface of Ta 
ry 
New * Dwarf Sabre, 
2 
own | Nonpare 
letely to renovate | : 
be 
curved, 
sn. — 7—9 largo Peasof good quality ; an — ro 
14, — s Matchless Marrow, 5 feet high ; — | 
15. Tali Green Marrow, New Large Green, or = E 
„ broad, 
ing 8 or 9 Peas of excellent fatality, | 
ugh ted, 
mer dwarf Pea. red 
18. poet — ie to 3 feet high; pods 
ed, 
i 8 
| Pe recommended. 
high ; La N. roundish, co: 8 Peas; a 
rer, and though an an . ir must still * 
w 
Green Non uma 
Dwarf Blue Prolife, „Blue ee Sabre, Blue Sabre, 
ain vert impérial, Nain vert 
gros; 4 feet high; pods large, gmc > ong flat, muck 
pointed, — ing 8—10 Peas om summer 
wG 
areil, Prince’s Supe 
Moelle, is considered a = sort, but it is much inferior 
to Knight’s Dwarf 
21. Fla 
ck’s New pp in Victoria, 23 to 3 feet high; 
s middle-sized. 
flattish, nearly straight, well 2 
is a very good prolific dwarf 
Woodford’s Green Marrow, about 3 3 feet Pas 3 
hae 3 ee contain ning about 6 large P 
whic ong green good bearer, elon, a 
bier ene “i than the preceding: 
III. PEAS WRINKLED, OR INDENTED WHEN DRY. 
l sorts. 
23. ees Tal. Marrow, or Knight’s Late, Ridé, 
tainin —9 P im ee an any other y 
known ; very productive, and bears long in succession ; 
well per oa for a principal, or late sum 
A 
the Waterloo resembles the above, but is 
sort call 
eri 
24. British Queen, about & feet high; oy large, 
3 „ nearly round, containing generally 7 very 
large Peas, in fact e hen 
o. high 3 ; pods long, somewhat 
tened, containing 7 pag 8 
quality, of k bluish colour when gr: an abun 
bearer, highly deserving of cultiva 
IL. pas rg es OR INDENTED WHEN DRY, 
Dwarf sorts. 
26. Knights Desf ‘Marrow, or eee New Dwarf, 
of which there are so es differing in 
The New » Indented Gre 
3 straight, a me om flattened, 
p wing to closeness in ‘tie pod, of 
quality, blue when dej: a valuable, early, prolific d 
variety. 
Crass B. PEAS WITHOUT A TOUGH LINING TO THE POD 5 
TH EA’ 
EAS AND POD TEN, 
Sugar Peas; Pois s parchemin ou Mang . 
The pods of al eas in this class should be gathered 
when qui ren and cooked 
same manner. They are little grown in Eng! 
and not worth growing; for whi on they are not 
umbered, although enumerated. 
§ 7. Tall so 
Large Crooked Sugar, alias Pea word, 
Six-inch-pod Pea, Sans parchemin blane a grandes 
„Co de bélier. About 6 feet high, ; 
large, broad, fleshy, late, productive; one of 
the best of this 3 
2 yas 3 E. la far th 
3 
very late. 
ns parchemin d fleurs rouges, grows tall and is 
Sag Maes late. 
ou couronné sans range of which there are 
Ge eee one with red and another with white 
numerous, and sw 
ans parchemin a Peni Fated has m straighter and 
faller pods than the Large Crooked Sugar, and is earlier 
White-podded Sugar, or Sans parchemin à cos? 
8 2; curious on 
ber jas 
amongst the Sugar Peas, but asit 
very thin lining to the pods, it cannot 
Laie anne 
Early May * Early Dutch, ee 
34 feet | Dwact Dutch Dutch Sugar, Nain à la moelle d' Espagne; 
ee 
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