February i, 1882.] 
THE TROPICA!, AGRICULTURIST. 
ENCLOSUItH. 
Letter I 
dome, Co 
I beg t. 
Pube reus *' and " Magnjfolia ' 
have not the Slightest doubt that both Naduvatam and 
Dodabetta are unsuited for this sort, the elevation of 
both places being far too high. 
2. If the Forest Department possessed conveniently 
any good moist wooded ravine somewhere along the 
coin-.' of the Western Ghats with an elevation of from 
3,000 to 4,000 feet, the tree might be expected to thrive 
well in such a site. Planting in the ordinary manner, 
ridently have most 
most important to learn all we 
rust that the copious specimens 
ih I have forwarded, may lead 
; Kew. Mr. Cross assures me 
ia" on the Cbimborazo at high 
ieof "Patade Gallinaza," and 
e an undescribed species; but 
is to me only a slight variety 
3 regarding it, at different times, 
etory, and I am very anxious 
e is or is not any difference" in 
It would also be interesting 
the growth of these two trees 
8. With a proper elevation and suitable climatic con- 
ditions, the success of tlx experiment is further insure I 
if the plants are strong and healthy when j'i't out and 
fairly rayed for aftenoards. 
4. The Ledgeriana is manifestly a rank-free, strong- 
growing species of much the same character as the Succi- 
rribra or Hod Bark. 
from Colonel It. II. Beddome, Conservator of Forests, 
to the Acting Secretary to Government, Revenue Depart- 
ment, Ootacamund, dated Ootacamund, 22nd June, 1881, 
No. 293. 
I have the honor to inform you that I am this day 
in receipt of "particulars of bark sales," 5th and 10th 
May 1881. This document is of great interest as con- 
taining the prices realized by the two bales of " Pubes- 
cens " bark sent to England from Dodabetta as noticed 
•at .till; 
per 10., anil the luile of mossed Pu 
5s. per lb. In these two bales the 
bescens " and "Magnifolia" were 
ately, and I think it very importai 
should ask for more information regi 
coming, viz., what was the analysi 
justify the high juice given? Was 
bale fairly equal in quality, or was 
detected ? 
2. In the same sale list it will be seen that the 128 
bales of natural "Officinalis" (Crown bark) onlv realized 
4--. 6d. to 5«. Id. per 11)., or very considerably less than 
| Pubescens." If " Pubescens " is to keep up this high 
price, and if the purchasers of these two bales can report 
that it lias answered their expectations, we are losing 
much by propagating "Officinalis," a spindly, weak" 
growing tree, so largely, to the exclusion of '" Pubes- 
cens," a tree of strong and vigorous growth. Looking 
also at the very small prices realized by " Snccirubra " 
in this and other lists, there is not a doubt about the 
fact that we are enormous losers by propagating " Sncci- 
rubra" so largely at Naduvatam to the exclusion of 
KPnbescens," and that "Kuccirubra" must in the future 
be relegated to the Wyuaad and similar elevations, where 
probably " Pubescens " will not succeed so well, and 
that the sooner this i- d the better. 
3. The :!.'» bales of renewed "Officinalis" sold for 
Is. to 9». .-„/. per lb. We have yet to learn what re- 
meed "Pubescens" will realize; but judging by the 
Iwysis from a small quantity a- given m ti. ().", No. 
1,3315, of the 23rd of .1 is;;), it „ill probably fetch 
a very high price. 
4. These sale lists give us data of bark in the bulk, 
which is, I think, fur more valuable than tin analysis 
of picked specimens from one or two favoured trees. In 
'•There are 1.012 " Magtiif.diu " and 17(1 '• I'ubes- 
cons" in the Dodabotta plantations, and I b un for 
thin consignment 28C trees of the former and 88 trees 
of the hitter wnro harked, nil from the different plots of 
HO, most „f which (rirfc my report) are the wor-t soil 
and exhibit the i rest growth ..f „n thi Dodabetta 
plantations. 
170 
lies a much higher 
loted that mossed 
sss than natural 
t reports on Nil- 
Officinalis ") and 
always fetch more 
explanation, 
mosseil " Red Bark (" Snccirubra ") i 
than natural, though much less than r< 
be a coincidence of no value and likel 
other sales, but I should be glad of 
should it be available. 
(J. The prices realized in these lists under notice, 
and the lists for March and April by the South Amer- 
ican " Soft Columbian " and " Carthagena," the species 
we are going to so much expense in introducing, are 
not very encouraging. 
From Colonel R. H. Beddome, Conservator of Forests, 
to the Secretary to Government, Revenue Department,' 
Ootacamund, dated Ootacamund, 10th August 1881, No' 
498-A. 
In accordance with G. 0., No. 1,105, of the 25th 
Juljj last, I have the honor to forward Mr. Cross's 
remarks on the analysis of bark submitted by Mr. J. 
E. Howard and recorded in the some Government order. 
2. I must myself observe that Mr. Cross's samples 
go a very short way towards testing the relative ex- 
cellence of all our different species— 22 out of his 30 
•T " 11 '' '•••. ( ' ' I t:: 14 H and 17 21 and 2(5 t . :;) 
being all from ordinary '« Officinalis " or " Crown Bark." 
Of the other eight samples, No. 15 is the Pitavo. No. 
18 the so-called " Magnifolia," Nos. 19, 20, 22, 23 and 
24 " Snccirubra" (or Red hark), and No. 25 " Call- 
saya ; " so that oidy five out of our eighteen species 
or varieties were sent, and these were, I regret, not 
accompanied by botanical specimens. 
3. Mr. Cross informs me that he coidd not now identify 
all tin- trees from which the different samples of Crowii 
bark were sent; he idoutilied No. 4, which save the 
highest yield of natural bark (<|-52 per cent), and this 
is quite the ordinary " Officinalis; " he could not. how- 
ever, identify No. 11, which gave the highest yield in 
renewed bark (7'69 per cent). 
4. From what Mr. Cross tells me the whole of these 
22 specimens were from the ordinary " Officinalis," which 
fomis the bulk of our Dodabetta plantation. It will he 
seen from the analysis how the yield in quinine differs 
in some of the individuals, the smallest yield of natural 
bark being 2-01 per cent in quinine ami the highesl 
15-32 per cent, and the renewed bark (of which only a 
few samples were sent) varying from 4 01 per cent to 
7 ">'.l per cent, which, however, is easily accounted f,„- 
by difference in soil, aspect, age, Ac; it goes, however, 
to prove what I bare already said in my report on the 
plantations, that it is a great mistake to attach (OC 
much value to tie analysis of single individuals. If, 
however, the average of tin' 22 samples vvcrv taken, it 
would, I consider, give fair data as to the yield of thi- 
species in our plantation. 
5. " Vritusinga " was, as Mr. Cross sta'e-. not sent 
at all. I inn not sure that what rc know l.y (hia name 
is really thi- Miriety lit is called heie •• stri>iu;-grow big 
