No. 9.— 1856-8.] district of nuw ar ak al a wi y a * 



The following are some of the plants which I have introduced : 



Casuarinse. 



Sissu. 



Logwood. 



American sumach. 



Bourbon and New Orleans 



cotton. 

 Madagascar plum, 

 Nam-nam. 

 Leetchee. 

 Cape cabbage. 

 Travellers-tree. 

 Date. 



Dwarf cocoanut. 

 Double pomegranate. 

 Various species of stra- 

 monium. 



Do. plumbago. 

 Do. roses. 

 Do. plantains 

 and bananas. 

 Teak. 



Myrtle : with numerous 

 ornamental plants. 



For these I am chiefly indebted to Mr. Dyke, Agent for the 

 Province ; to his Assistant, Mr. Twynam ; to Mr. Thwaites, 

 Superintendent of the Eoyal Botanical Gardens, and to A. Y, 

 Adams, Esq., of Petula. 



Of all these before mentioned plants, the natives are encouraged 

 to take seeds, slips or roots. 



Produce of District. 



The staple product of the district is paddy, grown in the 

 manner usual throughout the low country, that is, in low, gently 

 sloping lands, irrigated from artificial tanks, some of which are 

 many miles in extent. 



Each village is settled by a little colony, headed by two or 

 more leaders or elders, called Gamardlas. 



After the ground has been cleared of jungle, a line Is stretched 

 down its length, then measuring from the bank, marks are put 

 in, say at every ten fathoms, and each portion is given to a 

 villager. If the soil varies greatly in the upper and lower parts 

 of the field, or if one of these be for any reason preferable to 

 the other, then each villager (" shareholder," or " partner," is the 

 common term) will get one share in the upper, and one in the 

 lower part, of the field. 



To the Gamardlas a double portion is given, in consideration 

 of their superior position as village elders. It is to be observed, 



