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The following table shows tho export of camphor from this port 

 since, practically, the commencement of the trade : — 



Number of Boxes 

 Exported. 



Note —One box contains about one picul (133 # lbs.) of camphor. 

 Production in Ceylon. 



The cultivation of the camphor tree has attracted some attention in 

 Oeylou. But, as will ba seen from the following correspondence which 

 has appeared in the Ceylon Observer, both it and the production of the 

 drug arc in the experimental stage. 



Superintendent, Hakgala Botanic Gardens, to Editor 

 " Ceylon Observer." 



Botanic Gardens, Hakgala, 



April 6th 1898. 



Dear Sir, 



Referring to your question as to what is being done with cam- 

 phor cultivation in Ceylon, I may add the following to what I wrote you 

 on the lith of February last. Wishing to satisfy myself that solid 

 camphor exists in the leaves and twigs of even very young plants, I 

 sent a small bundle of prunings from plants planted out at the end of 

 1895, to Mr. S. A. Owen, of Messrs. W. Jordan & Co., of Lindula, who 

 had very kindly undertaken to make the experiment for me. I am 

 pleasod to state that he has been very successful in extracting 

 solid camphor from them ; and as this is of general interest to planters, I 

 shall be much obliged if you will be good enough to publish Mr. Owen's 

 jetter in an early issue of your paper. 



The prunings from an average plant 28 months, old, as grown here 

 weigh from 10 to 12 lb. 



I have a good many plants that want pruning, and if applied to 

 before the end of this month, April, 1 shall be very glad to supply 10 

 or 20, or 35 lb. prunings to any person wishing to make the experiment 

 for himself. 



I am, &c, 



W. Nock.* 



* Mr. Nock was at one time Superintendent of Government Cinchona 

 Plantation, Jamaica, [Ed. Jamaica Bulletin.! 



