very little of wh;)t is sold as i)eniiuda really cuiiics I'nmi there. Natal 

 produces 2,000 to 3,000 cases, and St. Vincent about 22,000 barrels, 

 20,000 of which come to England, and most of the remainder is sent to 

 America. The production of other countries is, I believe, very small. 



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(Signed) Fergussc 



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Analyses of Arrowroot Soils. 

 Mr. John IIuciies, F.C.S., F.I.G., to Royal Gardens, Kew. 

 Analytical Laboratory, 79, Mark Lane, E.V. 

 L»kar Sir, June 27, 1890. 



I Hwi in- results of my exami- 



nation of the 10 soils referred to in your letter of the 4th instant. 



In general composition these 10 soils appear to be so similar that it 

 will not be necessary for me to refer to them under separate reports. 

 On analysis they are found to be singularly poor in u/trot/t'/^pj/os/t/tur/i: 

 acid, and potash. They are, further, of a \<-\y silh-eous character, and 

 possess small retentive properties, so that, under the influence of a 



