December t, 1881.] 
THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
559 
coffee in the Philippines. 
i Maskeliya, 2nd Nov. 18S1. 
Dear Sib,— Having read your article headed "C flee 
planting in the Philippines," I would refer your cor- 
respondent from "Pakhoi," China, to a book called 
" Tropical Agriculture" by P. L. Simmonds, where he 
will find a detailed account of coffee cultivation in 
those islands. Among other observations, Mr. Simmonds 
sajs :--" Coffee in the Philppines :-"The export of 
coffee from Manila was in 18G4, 37,845 piculs of 14 cwt, 
and 10 1874, 45,842 piculs The value of coffee exported 
in 1872 was stated at i$SG!) 000 000 and in 1873 at 
$1,126,000,000. Tbia coffee is quite eciual to that of 
fully, 
i the Philippines, and 
3d a flavour that the 
."—Yours faith- 
D. DEANE. 
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SOILS. 
ou copy of an analysis of 
;gree with me that few 
such a report, to invest 
putt 
tvith fair results. From 
se time9 is not bad. 
i) g much faith in aria- 
PLANTEli. 
in small bags. This 
e. It consists almost 
partially decomposed 
water which is presont in con 
amount of iron und alumina 
■coffee can grow at all upon 
tentivc properties si ein so sma 
i.*dvise any serious expenditure 
«I should prefer to lot it go iuto 
must be of uso to you in mak 
soil which is worth some expo 
at the two analyses, you mighi 
the difference between the two 
but decimal one ( ■ 100) per cent 
oue ton per aero for six inches of soil. You will there- 
fore, see also how important it is that the "roatest 
Oare and delicacy should be taken in the analysis, 
in order to correctly estimate the small quantities of 
the important constituents. 
way of manure, 
vhich, if guinea, 
mire for No. J. 
Vheu you look 
ap's, think that 
s not so much. 
LIZA- 
381. 
coffee 
I INSECTS " AND COFFEE BLOSSOM 
TION ; WOOD-PULP AND TEAO. 
Kotmale, 3rd Novei 
D*AR SlK, [n this interesting discuasi 
Blossom fertilization in Ceylon, Tet us suLom 
sects" for "bees," and we shall have material to work 
on. I cannot recall, in my experience of apiary visits 
j» coffoe estates, a single instance in whish those 
Tisiia wero more thau flying on<a. You hear (he 
Bp, ' the murm'ring of innumerable bees," to the 
north, and 1 ere you could look up, behold! they 
nad pas od to tbo south. 
N,,,v ' 1 tnon ' '«arm may be aeon on jungle 
a os near the coffee, or on fruit trees at bungalows 
but then- nay appears to bo in no way connected 
With the oofl e. 
But when wu turn to the more comprehensive 
insoeta, wo can all recall the Hitting of hamming. 
birdhawk 
from tree to tree, and the impassive 
thmnsTlv' 11 W those little rose beetles established 
l >> f v | Lubbock said about the "Jitile busy 
Dee at york was :— " At the close of the last ceut- 
y, oprengei pubJi-hed a most suggestive work on 
exi t V pointed out the curious relation 
fte'fiirSS ih! pollen ^ornVw^r* that 
Darwin further n est at t | e snhi^ in %<o 
others had follow d hi st 1 ^ 8 f' ™t 
was that t ' \ A V general result 
th'ebennf,, -°f /,, 1Se ° S i specially to bees, wt owed 
To&tsrt 
owe their scent and colour their ° ° Vep 
many cases, even their form. Their prescnt'^hane 
and varied arrangements, their brilliant Z tSK 
feleS, and . thd [, s — * «• all due the 
+h.,i a,„"r e u e ' C1St "y insects. ' We should remember 
mostf; ^^JPSSS£t££- r assc:mblas * 
j s «ou .wiu presumaniy entirely European. 
_ Y/ou have two extracts from the Field in your 
issue of the 1st. Loth are interesting. One refers 
to the use of wood pulp for making barrels. Had we 
only an entorprizing Yankee or two here, this material 
would be utilized at once in the manufacture of tea 
chests to out-Chinese the Chinese cases for lightness 
and durability. It is a shame to this intelligent age 
that packages of Ceylon and Indian teas should be lo 
clumsy as they are. The second extract brings us back 
to coffee cultivation, and is a delightfully epigram- 
matic sermon on the lollies of unscientific pruning 
and manuring, this latter work being itself always, to 
i" u '' vu f 1 ' ° r Jess degree, a root-pruning. Surely it were 
better to leave the roots alone entirely, even allowing 
weeds to protect them from the ill-effects of sun and heavy 
'am, nan, alter encouraging the demand for food by 
branch pruning, to prevent, by perpetual disturbance 
tne root, your poor coffee from having the food 
you so tcupboard-lovingly, but ignorautly intend for 
mm. roor old coffee! Dou't blame the planters be- 
TW 1 m -> p' r ilc "^ leuce ' tlle y ti'eat you worse than 
Lancams < iiemember we are hut men; his tormentors 
were gods. P0 ST TENEBCAS LUX. 
you 
GIRTH OF CINCHONA TREES. 
Haldummulla, 3rd Nov. 1881. 
Dear Sir, -A question having arisen regarding the 
°Lt ?i der cluehoua tr fes (succirubra) on Kel- 
une estate, t ic proprietor, Mr. Campbell, undertook 
asure cne trees, and he scuds the following 
- si ements, wli>ch will be a matter of interest to 
your readers :- Girth. 
No. 1. ft in 
At 12 in. from the ground on lower sido 
» 15 „ >• „ ... 4 8 
» <> » on upper side ... 3 1 1 
>> *»'•'• i, on lower side .. 3 2 
Height, 40 ft. (measured). 
No. 2. 
At 12 in. from the ground on lower side ... (J 0 
No. 3. " - 5 41 
At 12 in. from the ground on lower sido ... 5 7 
if 15 ,, „ „ ... 4 71 
-I am, yours truly, HENRY WALKER 
Sarawak.— Tho futuro prosperity of the country 
must depend in n largo degree on the fostering of its 
agricultural capabilities particularly in the Gambier 
and Pepper branohes, as it is principally to thorn, and 
the impulse given to tmdo caused by thoir devolopomont, 
that we owe the largo increase to our revenue that 
wo may may couut upou next yoar.— Sarawak Oaadte. 
