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Oil of Andropogon Schoenanthus subspec. nervatus. In our last 

 Report (p. 19) the parent-plant of this oil has not been stated quite correctly, 

 inasmuch as we erroneously described it as "var. nervatus". The correct 

 botanical designation is Andropogon Schoenanthus subspec. nervatus, Hack. 



Angelica Oils. In our last Report we had already expressed the fear 

 that the current season's crop of angelica root would be below the mark, 

 because the young plants grown from seed sown in the previous year were 

 not in good condition. The long-continued drought of the summer months 

 has extinguished every spark of hope of an improved yield. The reports 

 concerning the Thuringian plantations are really desperate, and our own 

 angelica-fields also, which last autumn yielded such important quantities 

 of excellent material, are this year producing next to nothing. It is therefore 

 not surprising that the prices of angelica root oil should have suffered an 

 appreciable increase, we are even inclined to think that the present value 

 of about 300 tM per kilo will not be the highest by a long way to which 

 this important article, owing to its scarcity, will rise in the course of the 

 next twelve months. Angelica seed oil, a product for which we have 

 numerous buyers among our customers, is only available in small quantities, 

 the aggregate of which will certainly not be sufficient to cover the con- 

 sumption until the 1912 crop is gathered in the autumn of that year. 



Anise Oil, Russian. The stocks of last year's seed in the Russian 

 producing centre had shrunk to a few wagon-loads as early as the end 

 of May, with the result that prices advanced to about 42.50 Marks cif. 

 Hamburg. This fact of itself justified the anticipation that the new crop 

 would meet with a brisk demand at full prices, in addition to which the 

 dry and hot weather prevailing during the months of April and May gave 

 occasion for regarding with anxiety the further development of the anise- 

 fields. Owing to the abnormal drought the weeds, in certain districts, 

 increased to such an extent that weeding had to be given up as useless 

 and it became necessary to plough up the fields. To complete the mis- 

 fortune, such heavy rain-showers fell at the end of July that most of the 

 anise, just at the flowering-time, was flooded, and the setting of the fruit 

 completely prevented in many parts. It is obvious that in these circum- 

 stances the quality as well as the quantity of the seed must leave much 

 to be desired. Our informants report that the crop, which finally suffered 

 further damage in July from hot winds, will be over a month behind time, 

 the reason being that owing to the drought the young anise plants naturally 

 made very slow growth just after the sowing. It caused no surprise there- 

 fore that when the first anise-fair was held at Krasnoie from September 9 

 to 1 1, the arrivals were exceptionally small, only 6 wagons, in fact. Although 

 deficient in quality these supplies found buyers at very high prices. This 

 year the area under anise amounts to about 4500 dessiatines (5270 according 

 to another report), of which about 400 are said to have been ploughed 



