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; are felled. Th Ny Isle of Hainan the camphor culture is oe 
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of 1918, the Americans have now become the Breatest buyers. 
‘ That Sa diibed in Mauritius is unsaleable. peed ee : 
“since 1913 from the seeds of the Camphora officinalis, Steud, , similar te 
e nphioe but more Reon the former Galetten of the forests § 
ment verymuch. In consequence of the high prices, the productio ic g 
“somewhat in 1918, so that an export of 56533 lbs. was reached. The i 
“which is carried on there in completely primitive processes, Stifl ‘Suffers fre 
culties of transport. Labour, on the Comal ys: is. Seen Ue ‘head show 
Toe Imports of Camphor to the United States of North America’): fr 
: Quantity. aii Value /: 08 yas a A e 
1917 °. 2). . 8891850-Ibs- f 330213927 7) a ee 
1018 eo) GG: APRS en aa a 
CA GTO cee Be, ee , 5582331. oc 
1915 Of NAMES OF A Seg Ol ee aes 60087 Bcc te we 
HONE pe aS eR ok Os ae ae i ene 
1918 to sfurte SO, eve eee 289710. Mexican Dollars: ¥s 
Of the last figure 181551, Mexican Dollars fall upon the United States. ve es f 
Also camphor oil containing 60 per cent. pure camphor was forwarded to ‘America 
in considerable quantities from Kwangtung, Fokien and Kiangsi. Whilst British. India . 
and the Straits Settlements took nine-tenths of the camphor export up to the beginning 
In addition to Formosa, the Chinese province of Fokien, the two PO islands: of 
Shikoku and Kiushiu, Cochin- China, Sumatra; lava and Jes ASE be taken note of : 
Accordingly the successful cultivation of camphor is cpcibte’! in “they 
Empire. The decrease of the Japanese camphor forests, as also the high i 
present paid for camphor, favour a further extension of these plantings. Whilst 
the price for camphor amounted to a little over 2s. Pet Ib. at present an. 
costs 2s., and 1 lb. costs 23s. 6d‘). : oN OS a a ae 
1) Drug. and Chemical Markets 6 (1920), 343. — 2%) Chowne and Druggist 92 (1920), 219. as 
Supplement, eae 10% 1920. As per Chew: and mebalung.. Brak neerene a Hees 1030. 
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