Miscellaneous. 



256 ' [September, 1909- 



*Containing nitrogen... 

 •(•Containing — 



Lime 



Magnesia 



Potash ... 



Phosphoric acid 



Edible Part, Leaves only. 



Moisture 

 Oily matter 

 Proteids 

 Carbohydrates 

 Woody fibre 

 Ash 



Per Cent. 

 ... 1-89 



... 6'0 



... 15-8 



... 28'5 



... 5-2 



GALLE AGRI-HORTICULTURAL 

 SHOW, 1909. 



Per Cent. 



... 18-0 

 ... 3-5 



... 24-3 



... 29-4 



... 13-4 



... 11-4 



100-00 



Nitrogen 

 Sugar 



Water soluble 



3 - 8 per cent. 

 Trace 



31 '4 per cent. 



Analysis of Sesbania Aculeata (a Green 

 Manure and fibre plant). 



Per Cent. 



Moisture lost in sun ... 69 



Sun-dried Material. 



Moisture at 100° C... ... 13 5 



*Organic matter ... ... 80*3 



fAsb ... ... ... 6-2 



*Nitrogen... 

 (Containing — 

 Lime ... 

 Magnesia 

 Potash... 

 Phosphoric acid 

 Small Leaves. 

 Nitrogen... 

 Moisture... 



10000 



. 2-8 



. 31-2 

 . 4-8 

 . 15-6 



3-44 

 13-50 



Sunflower Oil-— The Trincomalee 

 Branch, under the belief that the oil 

 of the sunflower, if grown extensively, 

 might be employed for tinning " sar- 

 dines," applied for information on the 

 subject. Inquiries were made from 

 various likely sources as to the methods 

 employed in the sardine-tinning in- 

 dustry, and the London Board of Agri- 

 culture and Fisheries gave it as its opi- 

 nion that sunflower oil would not be 

 suitable for the purpose for which olive 

 oil is utilized. In view of the fact, how- 

 ever, that the so-called olive oil is large- 

 ly made up of groundnut oil (from 

 Arachis hypogooea), it may be worth 

 while growing this crop, for which condi- 

 tions are suitable at Trincomalee, where 

 already the Voandzia groundnut is 

 regularly cultivated. 



C. DRIEBERG, 

 Secretary. 



Colombo, August 2, 1909. 



Report by H. F. Macmillan. 



Report on Classes A.B.C.D. & E. in 

 Section 1. 



Class A. (Flowering Plants in 

 Pots) was disappointing ; the exhibits 

 were few and of poor quality, and in 

 many cases there were no entries for the 

 prizes offered. It must be admitted, 

 however, that this is not a popular class 

 for such a district as Galle. 



Class B. (Cut Flowers).— This was 

 an improvement on Class A as far as 

 the number of entries were concerned, 

 but the arrangement left much to be 

 desired. Possibly no more unsuitable 

 corner of the buildings could have been 

 assigned to these delicate exhibits than 

 that which they occupied, and the 

 Judges had the greatest difficulty in 

 distinguishing between these for the 

 purpose of judging. 



Class C. (Foliage Plants in Pots).— 

 The entries in this class were on the 

 whole creditable, though doubtless 

 better specimens could have been pro- 

 duced by many residents in Galle. There 

 were no entries for a "Tastefully 

 arranged group." 



Class D. (Ferns in Pots).— The entries 

 were few, and with two or three excep- 

 tions, of indifferent quality. But here 

 again it was evident that the local 

 residents were not induced to send their 

 best. 



Class E. (Fruits).— In this class the 

 display was unusually disappointing. 

 With the exception of Oranges, Kama- 

 ran gas and Biliugs the paucity of exhibits 

 was remarkable, and has been explained 

 as being due to the fact that this is an 

 unusally poor season for fruits of all 

 kinds. There was only one exhibit 

 each (and this of poor quality) of 

 Mangosteens, Durian, Sapodilla, and 

 Nam-nam. It would be interesting to 

 have a reliabie report on the condition 

 of fruit crops this season in the Galle 

 district and low-country generally, 



REPORT ON GALLE AGRI-HORTI- 

 CULTURAL SHOW, 1909. 



Report by G. W, Sturgess. 



Section III. Class D.— Dairy Produce. 



Exhibits r'ewand hardly worth mention- 

 ing, except buffalo ghee and cow ghee. 

 Of the former there were nineteen, and 

 of the latter eleven exhibits. Several 

 of each kind were clear and fresh and of 

 good quality, the majority were dirty 



