January 2, 1882.] THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
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The Thomas' Transplanter (says a Haputale 
flanter) is by far the bust 1 have tried, and I regret 
aid not provide myself with more tins when order- 
ing the transplanter. No estate should be without one. 
Tin Tea Boxes.— The Indian Daily News tells us 
that " orders have been received from home by the 
managers of a large tea concern in the Darjeeling 
district, prohibiting the packing of tea in tin-boxes 
for the future." 
CliYI.ON LlBERTAN COFFEE IN New YORK.— We 
are glad to learn that Messrs. G. & W. Leech- 
man have received a telegram saying that their first 
shipment of Liherian coffee to New York has sold 
at 18 cents a pound. This, at current rates of ex- 
change, is equal to about 84s per cwt. in London. 
Mineral Phosphate of Lime is wanted, and present 
prices are remunerative to proprietors and likely to 
contiune so for some time. Some few years since we 
directed the attention of the bold and adventurous 
section of the American readers of this Circular to the 
development of the deposits in Canada. Shipments 
thence are now weekly received. The quality is very 
superior. We have inspected on'' sample, which tested 
95 per cent. — Samite* ' Downs & Co.'s Quarterly Circular. 
Cardamom Seed (Gvrminated). — The instructions 
for planters of germinated seed arc as follows : — " We 
find the seed does best when not planted deep, but 
just covered with a thin film of earth, say a sixteenth 
of an inch thick. The nursery should be coveivd with 
a roof, and be kept well watered aud protected from 
the sun. Plant close at first, say 2 inches apart ; 
when G inches or so high, remove I hem to another 
bed, or thin them out to 4 or 5 inches apart : then 
they can remain until fit to plant in the field." 
Calis.vya Ledoekiana Seed. — The auction sale of 
puro Calisaya 
Ledgeriana seed by 
Mr. C 
E. H. 
SymoiiM today resulted as follows : — 
15 boxes, eacl 
l containing 2 grammes at R39 
R585 
30 do 
do 2 do 
40 
1,200 
32 do 
do 2 do 
41 
1,312 
5 do 
do 2 do 
42 
210 
1 box 
do 2 do 
44 
44 
83 box-s 
R3.351 
Average per box of -2 grammes R40"37. 
"CinchonaPlantehs' Manual." — The following list of 
Errata, made up by Mr. Owen, should be cut out and 
parted inside this book by all who have already obtained 
copies : it will be added to nil " Manuals " issued from 
our ollicc after tjjis :— 
Errata. 
Pago 1.— Lines 29 and 30, for " which all consist of' 
read " which consist of all or some of the elomeuts." 
Pago 11 — l.ino 3-1, for " then cinchonidino ; quinidine 
and cinchonine " road "then quinidine ; cinchonidiue and 
cinchoniue." 
Page 15.— Line 35, for " CH.,„ N a O,, " read "C go 
H N a , o.j ." 
Pago 1«. — Line 37, omit " officinalis." 
Page J-'. — Line 11, for "officinalis" road "officinales." 
Page 25. - Line 2, for " Cuco " rend " Cueco," 
Page 27. Lino 37, for " tomontoso, pubescent" read 
*' tomcnto e or pnboscont." 
do.— Lino 38, dele " " after " fruit." 
P« s 88— Lino 7, aftor "hero" insert "or to the next 
•pome*." 
Page 86 —Lino 34, for "15,000 lb." road " 1,500 lb." 
Page 64 — Line 16, for " 600" read " 5,000." 
Pa , D9.— Line 20 for "1 lb. of guano" read " j lb. 
Unmonio sulj bate " 
Page do— Line 22, for "jib, amnionic sulphate" road 
I 1 Hi of guano." 
Pugo 111.— Lino 7, for "sulphate" read "alkaloid." 
Pa ■■• 113. — Line 11, for "quinine" rend "sulphate of 
Mlnine." 
BitAZiL Coffee. — We are informed that the tele- 
graphed average daily receipts at Rio and Santos 
are less by 1,000 bags than at this time last year, whilst 
stocks at those ports now only shew an excess of 
20,000 bags as compared with the same period last 
year. 
An Enemy of the Cinchona. — "Enquirer" writes : — 
" I send by this tappal a borer found in the heart of the 
stem of a suceirubra 18 months old. It had entered 
at the surface of the ground and bored up over a 
foot aud hard at work when I came across it yester- 
day. Can you give me any information about its 
pedigree." It is the red borer, described in Niettier's 
" Coffee Tree and Its Enemies," No. 13, page 14, 
second edition. 
Java. — From a letter dated Bandoog, 29th October, 
we quote as follows : — " We had some show- 
ers, but after those dry weather again. Cholera 
though does not make many victims, at least not 
amongst the Europeans. At Buitenzorg it rains every 
day, and that will prevent it coining hither, In fact 
there are no cases but in the low country. At Mr. 
Kei khoven's you saw one of our best cultivated tea- 
gardens, though tea-makiug will have been stopped 
by the prolonged drought. The fire only killed 23 of 
our grafts at Tirtasari, far less than I feared the 
number would be." 
Wvnaad Planting and Mining Association.— At 
a committee meeting, held on the 5th October, the first 
business taken up was the Coffee Stealing Prevention 
Act. A letter to the Collector of Malabar from the 
Hon. Secretary was read, noting the fact of the 
extension of Act VIII 1878 to the lowland tracts 
traversed by the coffee in transit to the coast, aud 
the Government opinion that it will be sufficient to 
apply the Act to the main roads from Wynaad to 
the Coa9t, but calling for a report from the 
Colic-tor to say, if this is not enough, what roads 
should be specified in the notification. The letter 
points out that it is absolutely necessary for the pro- 
per working of the Act that its provisions should be 
extended to the whole district, and deprecates most 
earnestly the proposal toconfiueits operation to the main 
line of roads. The letter also suggested the advisabil- 
ity of having one recognized form of Coffee Pass issued 
by the Government. Those passes should bear a one 
anna Revenue stamp, and their use made obligatory, 
and should be procurable at all kachcheries aud post 
offices. This letter was approved of. The remaining 
business related to telegraph extension, taxing of gold 
Companies for road upkeep, and lastly a letter on Go- 
vernment sales of cinchona, from the Ceylon Planters' 
Asiociation, asking the co-operation of the Association 
in endeavouring to prevent a continuance of Govern- 
ment competition with private enterprise. It was resol- 
ved that the Government be addressed on the subject. 
The annual i eport was then considered aud the meeting 
separated. At the annual meeting held the same 
day the annual report was read, which stated 
that there were 52 "membors on the list, as against 
55 at the commencement of the year. The report 
dealt with the following subjects : — Labor Law aud Re- 
gistration of Maistrics ; Madras Forest Act ; Beypore- 
Alysore railway roads; The Mysore Government ; Coffee 
Stealing Prevention Act ; Telegraphic Communication ; 
Local'ollicials ; and Miuing Industry. The report having 
been adopted aud the accounts passed, the following 
committee was appointed for the confine, year: - Messrs. 
Batty, Uoosey, bawson, Fethcrstonhaugh, Griffin, 
lloekin, Jowitt, I'. A. Mackenzie, Male 11111, Moon, Mil- 
ler, Punnett, Homilly, A. Trollop, .1. VanReesemo, 
Walker, Wintorbotham and G. L. Xbnge. A diaooj i ti 
then t 10k place regarding roads and railway Mr. 
Young was re- elected Honorary Secretary, aud the 
mooting concluded. 
