and Magazine of the Ceylon Agricultural Society,— July, 1912, 



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by white ants. Shot hole boriDg beetles 

 are also responsible for a good deal of 

 damage, while there is also a good illus- 

 tration of the "Nodule " disease in rubber 

 trees, Carpenter bees are wretched pests and 

 the tremendous holes bored by these insects are 

 indicated in sections of trees, specimens of the 

 male and female ot the bees being shown. The 

 huge coconut beetle and other insects should be 

 seen by those who are anxious to deal with these 

 pests. Some fine cases of commercial silk worms 

 and cocoons are on view, including the eri silk 

 cocoon and the mulberry silk worm. There are 

 specimens of the old rubber prickers, and tap- 

 ping knives, the latter being shown in their 

 various stages up to the modern implement. 



The method of tapping toddy should prove 

 exceptionally interesting to those engaged in the 

 Excise controversy. 



In the same pavilion is an interesting exhibit 

 showing the evolution of the mosquito, a number 

 of microscopes illustrating particular features 

 adding to the value of the lessons which are to 

 be derived from such a show. 



Seeds Stoke. 

 In a spacious cadjan structure on the side of 

 the main building stands the seed store, which 

 is run by the Ceylon Agricultural Society and 

 supervised by Mr CDrieberg. There were nearly 

 200 different varieties of paddy alone and a very 

 large number of other varieties of seeds, fibres, 

 etc. Each exhibitor received from the Society a 

 packet ©t vegetable seeds. There were also on 



view a good collection of agricultural mag a 

 zines and pamphlets (local and foreign) which 

 visitors were entiled to read. 



Fruits. 



Tno fruit stall was tastefully arranged at a 

 corner of the main building, and consisted of 

 every variety of fruit. Most of them were much 

 bigger than the ordinary ones to be .3oen in the 

 markets and looked very tempting. There were 

 pineapples, mangosteens, m ny varieties of man- 

 goes, limes, plantains, etc., etc. 



Lowcountry Vegetables. 



The native products cultivated in the low- 

 country were placed outside along the main 

 building. They consisted chiefly of vegetables 

 —fruits and herbs, without which the native 

 cultivator cannot exist. There were some record 

 sized yams— one a tapioca, being four feet in 

 length. There were jaks of enormous size and 

 some herbs, which showed that they enjoyed a 

 very luxurious growth. There were also diffe- 

 rent varieties of yams, beside numerous table 

 vegetables. The brinjals, breadfruits and pine- 

 apples were conspicuously displayed, and their 

 sizes surprised everybody who passed by, 



Uncultivated Vegetable Products. 

 These were neatly arranged, too, in the main 

 shed, and the stall reminded one of a native 

 pharmacy with rows and rows of bottles of medi- 

 cinal oils. There were also other kinds of oil 

 such as the mi oil, the kekuna oil ; samples of 

 seeds, dye stuffs, gums and resins, tannery mat- 



