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m. p. 150 to 1 55°; sublimate 98,2 °/ ; very impure. Various commercial 

 products showed the following melting points: Portchester make, 171 

 to 173 , Schering, c. p., 171 to 1 75°, Schering, crude, 150 to 156 . 

 As stated by the authors, a correct method for the analysis of 

 camphor, and especially of synthetic camphor, remains as yet to be 

 discovered; the present methods can only suffice for approximate 

 determinations. 



Caraway Oil. As already mentioned by us in April, the area 

 in Holland from which a crop was expected, was estimated this year 

 at least as large as in the 1905/6 season. 



According to official reports it was originally 

 12500 acres, 

 against 11 450 „ in 1906, 

 and 10 6 10 „ in 1905, 



that is to say, about 1000 acres more than in the previous year. 

 This increased cultivation was chiefly in the provinces Groningen and 

 North Holland. The severe winter, however, had elsewhere caused 

 much damage, and as a result a great deal of land had to be dug 

 up again, especially in Zeeland and Brabant. 



In the beginning of the summer the condition of the plants was 

 in Groningen good to very good, in Friesland fairly good, in North 

 Holland good, in Zeeland fairly good, in Brabant middling to bad. 

 With regard to the area planted out with caraway in the principal 

 districts, no official details have yet come to hand, but it is estimated 

 as follows: — 



Groningen .... about 3750 acres 

 North Holland . . „ 5500 „ 

 Zeeland .... „ 1250 „ 

 Brabant .... „ 1000 „ 



Total about 1 1 500 acres. 



During the flowering season the weather was not favourable for 

 the formation of the seed, but only the seed harvested in Groningen is 

 designated as low. grade, whilst the quality in North Holland is judged 

 "good to fine", and in Zeeland and Brabant as "good". On the 

 whole, the seed Is this year small-grained, and somewhat dark-coloured. 

 The crop is estimated 



in Groningen . . . at 10 to 12 bales per acre 

 „ North Holland . „ 8 „ 10 „ „ „ 

 „ Zeeland . . . . „ 8 „ 10 „ „ 

 „ Brabant . . . . „ 4 „ 6 „ „ „ 



From this a total result of about 1 10 000 bales might be calculated, 

 against about 90000 bales in the previous year. Although this shows 



