n so 
lighter coloured juice, but other persons said that they had never seen 
or heard of its being used, nor is it at all plentiful in the district where 
1s more plentiful in the valleys and along the hill sides, a 
photograph of a plant‘of this species taken in the Botanie ardens, and 
lants or cuttings ca sent at any time if desired. I think, how- 
ever, that its leaves have not been used, p perhaps accidentally. 
The process of manufacture as described t r. Newmarc 
senr., is as follows :—Each workman is ravdal with a atia lenher 
glove for the left lm a cutlass or bill-hook, and a tro rough similar to a 
pig-trough, made of 6-inch board, with square ends so as to stand out T d 
and having on each side a rail at a sufficient height from the top of the — 
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taken off and thrown away, the juice in the trough being the emptied | 
into a bucket. A good hand will collect Rer a bucketful of juice 
each d 
lay. I was also informed that those plants which were most - 
covered with pr Dok were considered to be the best, as they were - 
thought to yield more juice gs the others, When sufficient juice is 
collected it i is placed in an iron pot or boiler. Mr. Newmarch used an 
iron boiler, holding about 100 gallons, which rested upon brickwork, 
and was provided with a chain and lever, by means of which it could be 
quickly lifted from the fire and swung aside when the juice was x 
sufficiently co ooke d. As soon as the. fire is lighted the athendent com- 
also, informed me that much carelessness has been shown in the manu- 
facture ; some in conseque nce of not having sufficient hands employed, 
senna g the juice too long in the iron pots before boiling; some have - 
oiled too much, and Bora too little, and he has seen boxes 4 
pits away w. with the juice dripping irou the saints of the en 
He also informed me that the manufacture has be rried on at all. 
seasons of the J the He ld ad sue being greater « daris the age 
In Me pee say that I noticed: at . ae 
dwarf Als dade aod with the large plants of 
