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Pepper Cultivation. — Considerable difficulty appears to be ex- 

 perienced at the Wot Indies in tbe successful cultivation of pepper, for 

 which a market might readily be found in the I'nited States. 



Mr. R. Deny, Assistant Superintendent. Garden and Forest Depart- 

 ment, Straits Settlements, now in this country on leave, has applied 

 the following account of the method of cultivation pursued in the 



Tile method usually adopted with pepper in the Straits Settlements 

 is as follows : — 



Fruiting vines are set aside as stock plants lor propagating. This is 

 done by layering, but only strong branched shoots are selected, and all 

 superfluous shoots are removed. It is necessary to be careful about 



When rooted the young plant- arc- transplanted to prepared holes, and, 

 when the vine commences growing, post- are planted for -upport. 

 Po-t- are preferred from large trees of durable wood, split up. ahout 

 10 feet long and about 10 inches wide, varying from [, inch to 6 inches 

 in thickness. The vines are carefully tied and trained on the posts, all 

 superfluous shoots pruned until the plant reaches the top of the post. 



When growing the plants are kept mulched with burnt earth, and 



The fruits are picked ui,,,, ,-,,|. and kiln dried. 

 3rd November 1893. 



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