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moist jitate. This was the principal leasou of its 

 being ustjd, and, of €Qurae» Ifo mU was finally 

 iiMpis«>V5©^ by it, m aa ft ^miM l)e fey any 

 Dthef dead vegetable matter. I did not observe 

 in f'vcn a ?oHtnry instanco that it was used 

 about tlie roots of the vines, but, on the contrary, 

 it was kept cleared Bum them, the roots of the 

 v^il^ Imvln^ ihe earth hoed np sAmt ik&m^ 

 leading a circular space around, and ashes wete 

 oeca*ioiially mingled with the earth about tliem> 

 as a manure. 



The Gambir phmtations were very numerous, 

 as well m of p€^pigf | atid it mtpdm me^ 

 til at from the great and general demand for 

 tlie hitter production, both in the China and 

 European ninrketSj it is not an article of more 

 general cultivation. Some persons have as- 

 se^d iheit {he soli «3f Siiip|i^et$ nM ^(le^kted 

 for the production of p^iper; but if in the 

 imrneroiis yjlantntions I Iiave seen, large clusters 

 of fine berries, excellent both in appearance and 

 flavour, is a sufficient denial of the assertion, I 

 cm readily ijaateit, mi &o|jei4»MMiri6ti<m mil 

 be encoiimfed* iNm at ^re^ ihMsdid ymih 

 of i>ep])er are collected annually a| Siiigapore* 



1 had fortunately an opportunity of ohserving 

 at several of tljc Gambir boiling-houses, the pro- 



