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1 of Arroyos y Esterios, having obtained from the Government a 
concession for the working of this product freely for the space of 15 
years in all fiscal lands, and to export the same when manufactured free 
or duty. 
“This industry did not give satisfactory results, owing to the inex- 
perience of those in charge and the imperfection of the machinery. 
After several fruitless attempts they retired, and their concession 
lapsed : 
“In 1889-90 Mr. Artecona again organised the same industry with 
tons, and the result of the sale might have been remunerative if he had 
not committed the fault of employing inexpert hands and spent his 
capital in useless experiments, and he again suspended operations. 
ttending to sundry requests from Europe, certain commercial men 
have lately remitted samples that arrived in perfect condition, from 
which a profitable result was obtained; but when they remitted large 
quantities in the year it fermented on the voyage, and arrived in 
Europe in an unaeceptable condition. 
* 'The ibera is of Caraguatá, and its fibre is of a finer quality 
the leaves. Several attempts as above mentioned have been made, but 
so far without an t success. From the interest which has been 
a 
more serious study, and the opinion seems to prevail that with 
improved machinery and more skilled administration more profitable 
results might be obtained. 
“The flowers have been sent to Kew with a view to determining their 
exaet species, which I believe is still undefined." 

CCLXI.—DECADES KEWENSES. 
PLANTARUM NovamuM IN Hersarro Hort: Reem CONSERVATARUM, 

DECAS III. 
21. Polyalthia Schefferi, Stapf. [Anonacem]; affinis P. Jenkinsii, 
Benth. et Hook. fil, sed foliis basi cuneatis, floribus minoribus extra- 
axillaribus. 
Raised at Kew from seeds sent by Dr. R. H. Scheffer, the late 
Director of the Botanie Garden at Buitenzorg in Java. 
Rami novelli parce pilosuli, mox glabrescentes, cortice plumbeo 
nitido. Folia lanceolata cirea 6 poll. longa, } poll. lata, primo subtus 
argenteo-pilosa, mox glaberrima, supra nitida, nervis lateralibus 9-11 
