7. In accordance with my proposals, it was arranged that a 
duplicate set of experiments should be done in each district, and that 
a member of my staff should also be sent to each district to observe 
the insects frequenting the flowers. The following were the 
ubservers :— 
Experiments. 
District. Observing insects. 
Original. Duplicate. 
Shevaroys ..| Government Entomologist, | C. Dickins, | Y. Ramachandra Rac, 
Yercaud. Nagalur. Entomological A ssist- 
ant. 
Bababudins ..|G. Frattini, Assistant | N. G. B. Kirwan.| P. Susainathan, Ento- 
Scientific Officer. mological Fieldman. 
Coorg (Sidapur). | W. Jonas, Assistant | G. Newbery T. V. Ramakrishna 
Scientific Officer. Ayyar, Entomo- 
logical Assistant. 
8. In spite of the fact that these experiments were arranged for 
in duplicate, unfortunately it happened that results are only available 
from two of them—those carried out by myself and by Mr. Kirwan. 
Mr. Dickins’ experiments were done carefully but a subsequent very 
heavy hail-storm did so much damage to the bushes that the experi- 
ments were nullified. I understand that Mr. Newbery did carry out 
experiments but he has not sent in any results ; from a brief conver- 
sation with him during my recent visit to Coorg, however, I gathered 
that his results were on much the same lines as those done by myself 
and Mr. Kirwan. Neither Mr. Frattini nor Mr. Jonas carried out the 
experiments, su far as 1 am aware—at least, no results have ever been 
forwarded. 
9. The Yercaud experiments—Having received advice that the 
coffee was about to blossom, I reached Yercaud on 23rd April 1918 
and found the flowers still in bud and not yet opened. Suitable 
bushes were selected and branches were carefully covered with muslin 
and mosquito net bags, as previously arranged, and the branches 
labelled with permanent wooden labels ; other branches, in each case 
on the same bush and as similar as possible in size, shape, position and 
promise of blossom, were also selected as controls and labelled. The 
earliest flowers coramenced to open on 25th April and the regular 
routine of applying and removing bags was started and continued 
regularly until 8rd May, by which date all the flowers wore over and 
withered, and the bags were then removed from all experiments except 
Nos. IB, VIII and IX which were unbagged on the next day. At 
this time all the flowers were quite over, all withered and many 
dropped off; no bees were to be seen on the bushes andit seemed 
ae whether the few odd late flowers were still yielding any 
10. I revisited Yercaud on 17th Decemb 1 
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results and collect the berries. These, however, da grassy 
uniform in ripeness, some being rive and dropping off the bushes 
others still quite green and unripe, and afew not yet full-grown. To 
