245 Miscellaneous. 



Oil of Cardamoms. See Schimmel & Co/s Half-yearly Reports. 



Oil of Cardamoms. Perry, in hid. Agriculturist, Sept. Ig99, p. 274. 



Cardamom Cultivation in the Bombay Presidency. Agr. Ledger, Agr. 

 Series., No. 31. 



Ash of Cardamoms. Che m. and Drug", Feb. 1901, p. 274. 



Le Cardamom de 1' Indo-ehine. Bull. Econ. de 1' Indo-ch., 1901, p. 095. 



Additional Notes on Cardamom Fruits. " T. A. " Jan, 1902, p. 448. 



Cardamoms in Ceylon and India, hid. Agriculturist, May 1903, p. 154. 



Cardamom Cultivation and Trade ; &c do. June 1903, p. 192. 



Cardamom Cultivation. " T.A."' June 1904, p. 810. 



Green Cardamoms in Ceylon. " T.A." Aug. 1904, p. 104. 

 Carludovica.— Panama Hats. Jamaica Bull. 1903, p. 21. 



Manufacture of Panama Hats. Agr. News, Sept. 1904, p. 310. 

 Carob Tree.—Kew Bull. Aug. 1898, p. 184. 



The Weligama Koraie Agri=Siort!*cuItural Exhibition 



By J. K. Nock. 



I have the honour to forward the following report on the Weligama Koraie 

 Agri-Horticultural Exhibition held in the Resthouse grounds at Weligama on 15th 

 and 16th March, 1906. 



It was unique in being the first Exhibition held under the new regulations of 

 the Ceylon Agricultural Society, the first time the moveable iron sheds provided by 

 the Parent Society were utilised (they proved to be very useful and quite serviceable), 

 and the first Exhibition held exclusively in a Mudaliyar's district. 



Taking the Show as a whole it was a success, and showed that the Society has 

 to a cei-tain extent commenced to gain its object in the district, and the good quality 

 of some of the exhibits convinces one that only energy and interest are necessary to 

 develop certain branches of agriculture, and make the villager realize that there is 

 money in it besides supplying his homely wants. An interesting and important point 

 gathered from the list of prize-winners with the aid of the Mudaliyar was that the 

 percentage of the prizes taken by boua-fide villagers was greater than is usual, the 

 bulk generally being carried off by the influential persons ; to be on the safe side I 

 would put it at 40%. A similar percentage should be taken at all future Shows, as it 

 is a means of finding out whether the objects of the Society are being realised or not. 



Section I. Class A.— Fruits. 



In this class the display was moderate, nothing being actually poor and 

 nothing wonderfully good, but considering the recent drought and the fact that the 

 real season for fruit is not until about May, it can be taken for granted that the 

 district is capable of producing fruit of certain kinds as good in quality as in any other 

 in the Island— Mangoes, Guavas, Soursops, Custard Apples, Bullock's Heart, Ram- 

 butans, Lovi-lovis, Durians, Nam-nams, and Bread-fruit, were either conspicuous by 

 their absence or by solitary immature representatives ; however, I was given to 

 understand that in the season these kinds are as good as in any other district. From 

 the general appearance of the exhibits the district is somewhat lacking in stock of 

 real good quality, and before much can be done in the way of supplying fruits to 

 other parts of the Island or even to the towns in the district with European residents 

 only good varieties must be cultivated, gradually doing away with the poor kinds! 

 In this connection I would especially mention Pineapples, Oranges, and Limes. 



Pineapples. -The exhibits of these were not at all up to standard, probably 

 on account of the season proper not being until later. However, there were represen- 

 tatives of three excellent varieties which proves that they can be grown in the 



