ee to cultivate ‘another 175000 3 acres of F camphor-trees, the yield being 
acre, and it takes five’ years before there Salve ene a an 
For those interested in Florida’s cultivation — ‘of camphor-trees, ¢ 
F. A. Gudger’) is’ worth reading. As there is nothing essentially new 
have discussed the subject repeatedly i in our Reports, we refrain from going 1 
An English periodical?) has published an article on camphor oil and he 
of extending the cultivation: of camEer ey in the British ee nee 
taken into vonctdgeaticn when pate: It would: be necessary to ere 
scientific investigation which varieties pred the valuable oils and under we 
Poy the elevation above the level of the ‘sea, the Sustauiidineet the ‘Soil and « i 
circumstances, insufficiently-observed so far, might influence the quality of the ot 
The article also contains communications congeniae the cultivation of the camphor- 
tree, but nothing really new. — Papeeen : pe ras 
Cananga Oil. As to the cultivation of the ‘cananga-tree in ithe Dutch Indies, ‘see 
page 82 of this Report. reat te a a 
Caraway Oil. According to a notice from the Dutch Ministery of Agnes ain 
July 19th, there were only 609 ha. planted with caraway, this year, against 1666 he ‘ 
in 1918. The exports are said to be greatly handicapped by the high prices which | 
the committee for foreign trade exacts. In. consequence, about © 150000 bags. are. 
supposed to be unsold, the total quantity available at the beginning of the new ‘crop v4 
being estimated at 200000. bags minumum. No wonder that the farmers. are not. 
keen’ on caraway growing, this year, especially as prices have gone down f 
‘fl. 44.50. (before the war fl. 15.—!) to fl. 30.—. per 50 kos. Some farmers are eve 
ready to contract for delivery in August 1920 at the rate of fl. 25.50. = © Oe 
In Germany, caraway growing has been made more attractive in various parts 
the high Prices paid for spices Sweat the war. Fairly considerable (uae of 
prohibitive for the import from Holland. It remains to tyes seen whether * 
growing on a large scale can be successfully continued in Germany. eh a ee 
> : - 
Owing to the scarcity of caraway seeds, the fruits. of Poradanam Sowa (. 
Sowa, Roxb.; Peucedanum graveolens. Bone et Hook., umbelliferae), kno : 
France as a substitute’). ‘Besides, Anite “kind ae caraway Ga pen 
London maset, It came . from Tunis and. had a similar aroma to that | 
1) Du Pont Magazine ; Perfium: Record 10 (1919), 8 = a) Comp, Gildemeister and 
Oils, 2°4 ed., vol. Il, p. 447. — 3) Perfim. Record 10 (1919), rosa) 4. Cone i instan 
14. — 5) Chemist and pee 90 beat 8 bet Sy a 8h 
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