144 THE SOURCES OF MUSIC. 



" The following are the provinces where cinnamon is to be had, and 

 where it has been often peeled : — In the desolate Pettigal corle a great 

 quantity of good and superior cinnamon is to be found. Cattagampile corle 

 produces the most cinnamon, which, in point of excellence, does not yield 

 to that of any other corle ; but, being a little out of the way, it occasions 

 some difficulty to the Chalias to convey it from thence to Negombo, the 

 nearest station. Belligal corle produces very little cinnamon, as also the 

 Hewegame corle. 



" The above four corles are under the dominion of the King of Kandy, 

 and situated beyond the Maha Oya or Caymal river. Cinnamon has often 

 been peeled, but clandestinely, for the Company ; but, having since obtained 

 the permission of the King for the purpose, the work is now carried on in 

 public. 



" The Alutcoer corle, where Negumbo is situated, produces a good deal 

 of valuable cinnamon ; as also Hapittegame, Hima, Hewegam, Halpity, 

 Raygam, and Pasdoon corles ; the last mentioned corle being mountainous, 

 the Chalias experience some difficulty in removing the cinnamon peeled. 

 That part of the Wallaluwitte corle, north of the river Alican, also pro- 

 duces good cinnamon in proportion to its magnitude. The Galle corle also 

 yields good cinnamon ; but, in respect to its extent, not by far so much as 

 the other corles. The same is the case with the Belligam and Dolosdas 

 corles. 



" Morua corle produces a great quantity, but, with respect to its quality, 

 differing from that of Negombo, Colombo, Caltura, and Galle. The cause 

 of this difference is owing to the country being mountainous, and the soil 

 of the valleys where the cinnamon grows being composed of black earth, 

 and often of a marly description, whereon, although the cinnamon grows 

 sufficiently well, yet it does not obtain that luxuriance, nor has it that fine 

 bark and vivid colour, as that growing on the sandy soil at Marendahn ; 

 and a tree growing on a marly ground, when it has been peeled and cut, 

 the sprout proceeding from its trunk requires five or six years before it 

 arrives at a peelable state, whereas the other thriving on a white sandy soil, 

 produces not only a greater number of sprouts, and is capable of being 

 peeled within the period of four or five years, but produces also generally 

 a much finer and more pleasant bark than that peeled from its parent tree." 



Badulla. 



THE SOURCES OF MUSK. 



The odour of musk is very widely diffused in Nature, both in the vege- 

 table and animal kingdoms — in the leaves, roots, and seeds of plants — in 

 animals, fishes, birds, reptiles, and insects. 



I. In Vegetables may be instanced the common musk plant (Mimulus 

 moschatus). All parts of Guarea grandifolia smell strongly of musk, so 



