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Manlhot Glazlovil for normal tropical climates. 

 Manihot Dichotoma for rather dry regions. 

 Manlhot Piauiensis for Eight sandy soil only in 

 rather dry regions. 



These three varieties are very suitable for elevations ; especially Dichotoma 

 and Piauiensis which have been successfully planted up to 5,500 feet. 



Seeds true to name 



carefully prepared and tested, we supply for trial orders, postage paid to al 1 

 countries, in 



Parcels of lOlbs. net at £3, 



after receipt of money order or cheque. 



10 lbs. contain about 3,700 seeds of Dichotoma or Piauhiensis; about 6,300 

 seeds of Glaziovii; if requested the parcels can also be assorted, according to 

 orders in two or three of these varieties. — Prices for bags of 13a lbs, on 

 application. 



Gevekoht & Wed c kind 



Hamburg 1. 



Telegraphic-Address : " Gevekind Hamburg." 

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exported alcohol for these purposes— none of 

 which are classified under industrial alcohol. 



If distillation of industrial alcohol and the 

 development of agriculture for this purpose is 

 to be extended in Ceylon then its possible exis- 

 tence is killed in embryo by the restriction of 

 the industry within the limits of Government's 

 monopolised etills and the type of still and dis- 

 tillery legislatively limited to that tj pe that will 

 not produce industrial alcohol at a market value. 



I am quite aware of the limits of Government's 

 proposed distilleries and the combined fifteen 

 would not produce 200,000 gallons per annum 

 and the cost would be at least 1,010 per cent, 

 higher. The yield would be uncertain and the 

 average between wide limits for the manufac- 

 turing plant is not laid down upon sterile or 

 pasteurized principles — absolutely essential to 

 sure work and calculations. 



I am not touching here upon the Excise ques- 

 tion — beyond explaining how it aims a death- 

 blow at a possible extension of agriculture and 

 industries. An extension so vast that it affects 

 the whole civilised world in every industry and 

 would add a source of wealth to the Brjtieh 



Empire second to none and wrest from other 

 nations an industry— or rather its extension. 



Leaving alone for the moment all questions of 

 temperance and morality, or how it should be 

 controlled, 1 place this statement before your 

 public, Sir, and place myself entirely at the 

 services of Government or the Planters' Associ- 

 ation to give facts and figures to go upon and 

 to verify my statements herein contained. 



There is a far deeper reason that enforces a 

 civilised Government to give free scope to indi- 

 vidualism in the art of distillation than appears 

 to be appreciated. Agriculture and industrial 

 venture* depend more largely upon it than is 

 understood by the lay mind and t believe my 

 figures, that 374,933,734 gallons were manu- 

 factured in five couutriesin twelve months will 

 reveal the importance of this mighty industry 

 to our Ceylon planters. 



The United States in the same year used 

 29,927,325 bushels of grain, 18,425,853 gallons of 

 molasses from the refineries other than cane sugar 

 and 2, 161,903 gallons of cane sugar molasses, tota- 

 ling 147,810,794 gallons of produced alcohol for 

 industrial purpose. To this must be added 

 5,448,584 gallons produced from fruits. 



