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young seedlings at Chubwa ; at Deenjoy about 2,000; at Tingri a 

 few; and some at Paundooch. In June and July, 1837, 17,000 

 young plants were brought from Muttuch, and planted at a place called 

 Toongroong Patar, amongst the ihick tree jungles of Sadiya. 



In March of the same year six or eight thousand were brought from 

 Muttuck, and planted in different thick jungles at Sadiya ; many of 

 these died in consequence of ihe buffaloes constantly breaking in 

 amongst them ; the rest are doing well, but I am afraid will be killed 

 from the above cause ; an J now that I have removed to Jaipore, they 

 are too far off for my personal superintendence. 



In 1838. 52,000 young Tea plants were brought from the Nemsong 

 Naga hill tracts, about ten miles from Jaipore ; a great portion of these 

 have been lately sent to Calcutta, to be forwarded to Madras; should 

 they thrive there, it is my opinion that they will never attain any height, 

 at least not like ours, but be dwarfish like the China plants. Deenjoy, 

 Chubwa, Tingri, and Geela-Jhan tracts have been filled up or enlarged 

 with plants from the jungle tracts. In transplanting from one sunny 

 tract to another, when done in the rains, very few, if any, die; if the 

 plants be removed from a deep shade to a sunny tract, the risk is greater, 

 but still, if there is plenty of rain, few only will die. If from a deep 

 shade to a piece of ground not a Tea tract, and exposed to the sun— for 

 instance from the Naga hills to Jaipore— if there be plenty of rain, and 

 the soil congenial, as it is at this place, few will die ; if shaded by a few- 

 frees, less will perish ; if taken from shade, and planted in shade and 

 the soil uncongenial, but there is plenty of rain, the greater portion 

 will live ; — witness Toongroong Patar at Sadiya. If the plants are brought 

 from deep shade,and planted in the .sun in uncongenial soil, let them have 

 ever so much rain, not one in fifty will be alive the third year ; — witness 

 30,000 brought to Sadiya. I believe the Tea plant to be so hardy that 

 it would almost live in any soil, provided it were planted in deep shade 

 when taken to it. There should be plenty of water near the roots, but 

 the plant should always be above inundation. As soon as it has taken 

 root, which it will soon do, the shade may be removed, and there will 

 be no fear of the plant dying. 



The advantage of getting plants from (lie jungle tracts is, that you 

 can get them of any age or size ; nothing more is necessary than to send 

 a few coolies early in March, just as he rains commence, and have the 

 plants of the size required removed to your own garden; and if they 

 are of a moderate siz*, you may gath r a -mil crop of Tea from them 

 the next year. As these plants are very slender, it would be best to 

 plant four or five close together to form u line buah, If the plants are 



