Botanical Society of Edinburgh, 153 



of this plant states that it bears the same relation to Sagina saxatilisy 

 that Sagina stricta bears to S. procumhens. The species exhibits two 

 forms, one congested and erect, the other lax, with elongated procumbent 

 stalks. The petals are entire, while in Sagina saxatilis they are slightly 

 emarginate. 



Sabington states that he has specimens from Fries in his Herb. iSTorm. 

 (xii. 51) gathered by Blytt in the Dovrefeld in Norway. He also says : 

 " It is to be remarked that Blytt finds it in Norway, Fenzl has it from the 

 extreme north-east of Siberia, and Flora Danica from Greenland." 



V. Remarlcs on Monoecious Spikes of Maize. By Mr John Scott. 

 (This paper will appear in next number of the Journal.) 



VI. On the Cultivation of the Quiniferous Cinchona in British SiJckim. 

 By Dr Thomas Anderson, Superintendent of the Botanic Garden, 

 Calcutta. 



The cultivation of Cinchona at Darjeeling, has been carried on success- 

 fully. The following is a return of the Cinchona plant in the nurseries 

 at that place, on the 15th June 1863 : — 



Cinchona, succiriibra, ..... 1024 



C. Calisaya, 53 



C. ojicinalis^ 573 



C. micrantha^ ...... 695 



C. pahudiana, 2275 



Total, . 4620 



The cultivation of Cinchona at Darjeeling was attended with very 

 great difficulties at first ; but these have now been overcome, and there is 

 every reason to believe that the plantation will be successful. 



In the commencement of June 1863, I supplied Dr Simpson, the Euro- 

 pean Civil surgeon of Darjeeling, with about two lbs. of fresh leaves of each 

 of the following species : C. succirubra, C. oficinalis, and C. micrantha. 

 Decoctions prepared with water slightly acidulated with sulphuric acid, 

 were very bitter, and three patients suffering from well-marked inter- 

 mittent fever Avere cured by the administration of these preparations 

 alone. Towards the end of June Dr Simpson and I endeavoured to ex- 

 amine chemically the nature of the leaves of Cinchona succiruhra^ and 

 detected quinine in them. 



VII. On the Cultivation of Tea in India. By William Jameson, Esq., 

 Surgeon-Major, Superintendent of the Botanic Garden, Saharunpore. 



In a former communication I estimated the quantity of waste and other 

 lands fitted for cultivation with Tea, throughout the Kohistan of the 

 North- Western Provinces, and Punjab, and Dhoons, and showed that by 

 them the enormous quantity of 385,000,000 lbs. might be there raised. 

 But in this estimate I excluded the Kohistan of Huzarah and Rawul 

 Pindee, of Cashmere, Jummoo, and the protected Seikh States. The fol- 

 lowing estimate of the yield of the British territory is nearer the mark, 



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