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considerable amount to other countries. There is a noticeable decline 
imports of France and England. & ee 
The total production of camphor amounted to 6.03 million ‘pounds i in 1 1914: to 
has to be added a considerable amount of camphor obtained in the production 
camphor oil. A the end of 1914 the stocks of crude and refined camphor were 460000 lbs. 
The newly-planted camphor area comprises 3100 acres with 14088457 trees, the ~ 
total area, however, covered by camphor forests comprises about 1990 English sdnere ~& 
miles, -of which nearly 600 square miles are practically untouched. re 
In 1914 exports of camphor oil amounted to 4.77 million lbs., value £ 168120. —_— 
as against 4.84 million pounds, value £ 172600.— in the preceding year. The pro- = 
duction totalled 7.99 million pounds. Stocks of camphor oil amounted to about 
721000 Ibs. at the end of the year. \ 
From the Japan Chronicle’) we gather that the number of orders for camphor 
received at the beginning of the year from America was particularly large. Further- 
more the journal The Asahi states that the firm of Suzuki & Co. alone has booked 
American orders to the extent of 300000 Ibs. In consequence of this heavy demand 
prices rose to 69 and 70 yen. Moreover, the above firm received Russian orders to — 
the extent of 85000 lbs. for early February, 10000 lbs. for middle of March and 
10000 Ibs. for late March, later orders amounting to 440000 Ibs. It will be understood 
that under the circumstances the camphor market is very brisk. 
The Monopoly bureau estimates the quantities of camphor brought into’ the vated 
this year at 4050000 kin, 2. e. 1200000 less than last year. As, however, an ever- 
increasing demand will have to be reckoned with, dealers will petition the Government 
to allow larger quantities to be brought into the market. 
At the Imperial Institute in London*®) two samples of camphor oil obtained by 
decantation and expression from crude camphor of the Japanese camphor tree (Cin- 
namomum Camphora) were examined. The samples were freed from camphor as far 
as possible by cooling, and the following constants established: djs0 0.913 and 0.920; 
a 41°1’ and 38° 23’ (+2); acid v. (sample II) 1.1; sap. v. 3.6; after acet. 25.7. Oil Il 
was fractionated, when it was found that, calculated on the original oil, it contained 
4.3 per cent. cineole and 30.5 per cent. camphor. Safrole was absent, probably because 
the original distillate was obtained from young twigs and leaves whereas commercial 
Japanese camphor is derived from old wood of mature trees. 
On page 9 of our Report October 1915 we mentioned that in Satsuma Heights 
(Florida) 10000 lbs. of crude camphor had been obtained in the previous year. A con- 
siderably larger crop is anticipated next year*). It.appears that more than 2000 acres” 
have been planted with camphor trees and it is expected that 500 additional acres 
will be set during the winter. Other smaller plantations in different parts of the State 
will shortly come into bearing and many others will soon be set out. Besides, count- 
less small farmers and truck growers appear to have grown a few rows of these 
valuable trees around their fields, and these will count sooner or later in the pro- 
duction of camphor. 
We take it that this note deals with camphor to be Obtained from the leaves; — 
nothing can be gathered concerning this point from the article referred to. Ss = 
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1) Handelsberichten (Den Haag) 10 (1916), 258. — *) B.J. Eaton, Agr. Bull. Fed. Malay States 3 (1915), 402; = 
Journ. Soc. Chem. Industry 35 (1916), 274. — *%) Scientific American; Midland Drugg: and Pharm. Review 49 (1915), 408 
