June r, 1882.] 
THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
"The plantations of quina are daily increasing very 
considerably throughout the region of the Eastern 
Andes. 
The plantations established are as follows : — 
In Yungas.. ... trees 200.COO 
„ Songo ... ... „ 70,000 
„ Maipiri ... ... „ 3,500,000 
„ Guauay... ... „ 32,000 
„ Camato ... ... ,, 30,000 
„ Canpolican ... ,, 10,000 
„ 3,842,000 
which may, perhaps, be further increased to 4, 000, 000, if 
the plantations of Challana were included in the 
estimate. 
"Under the supposition that each tree will afford 
from six to eight tons (sic) of cascarilla, there would 
result for the planter a clear annual profit of from 
one to two bolivianos (about 3s sterling) for each plant, 
so that4,000,000 trees at 5 bolivianos each, represent a 
capital of 20,000,000 bolivianos. 
"These trees, which at present are only from 5 to 
10 years old, will arrive at their full state of develop- 
ment in from 10 to 15 years more, and will then re- 
present a capital of 80,000,0110 bolivianos, presuming 
the price of the bark to be 100 bolivianos per quin- | 
tal (lOJths.)" 
The Bolivian Director-General of Imports' head j 
must, it is to be feared, have got rather muddled by 
overtaxing his brain in order to provide funds for 
carrying on the hopeless war with Chili, as his mode 
of reckoning docs seem wild. It serves, however, to 
prove that in the interior of Bolivia something is being 
done in the way of preserving tho cinchona trees from 
destruction. 
One thing is certain, and that, is that largo quantities 
of COSCa/tilla are still exported by Bolivia — or rather 
from Bolivia — for tho shipments are made from the 
Peruvian ports occupied by the Chilians, who have, 
for reasons of their own, allowed the import and ex- 
port trade with the interior to be carried on under tbeir 
supervision. 
It is said that, were steam navigation to open up 
BttBSoienlly the: almost unexplored regions of the Upper j 
the supply of bark which would be obtained from the 
Andean slopes, where few white men's feet have ever 
trod, might, alone, exceed in time the demand of the 
world's in irkets, 
This, however, appears to be mere speculation, and 
the reality might amount to very little. As the state- 
ment is made bv parlies in New York who arc interested 
in gotting up whit appears to be a new "South Sea 
Bubble," in the shape of their " Peruvian Company," 
it is of little value, and need create no alarm in India 
or Ceylon. T. J. W. Millie. 
Coquimbo, Chile, January 1S82. 
THE QUILLAI TREE. 
The quillai trco (pronounced in Spanish keelyay) ' 
Fam. (Bo tan.) rota&as is a native of the temperate 
regioD of southoru Chile, and is seldom, if ever, met I 
With to tho north of latitude 30 S. It is a tree of 
considerable size, growing often to tho height of ;'0 
feet or more, and is childly found in the ravines of 
the spurs of Andes and of tho coast range of hills. 
The bark contains an alkali of extraordinary sapon- 
aceous virtue, and, for washing and cleansing wool 
or silk, has no equal as a detergent, which, whilst 
thoroughly cleansing the fabrics, doe.) not injure 
them. A good deal ■>!' the lurk is annually exported 
from Chile to Franco, and some of it timls its way 
also to Kngland. In Kuropo d -tergents, designated 
"oxtraots of quillai," nro sold for the purpose of 
removing grease stains, aud as hair washes. Thoro 
seems to be no difficulty in obtaining a crystallized 
extract, 
It is not probable that the trco would succeed in 
Ceylon, although on the Himalayas or Ncilgherries it 
might. I say this without hesitation, as its habit-it 
in Chile is very far beyond the tropics, and it grows 
where the apple and gooseberry llourish — plants which 
require a moist temperate climate in order to exist. As, 
however, there is nothing like tryiDg, I shall endeavour 
to procure some seed and forward it. 
CAMSAYA LEDGERIANA. 
Up to the present time I have been unable to procure 
any seed, aud the two Consuls at Tacna and Mollendo 
in Peru, who were applied to, do not afford much 
hope of obtaining tho genuine kind, the war haviug 
rendered it more difficult than it would otherwise 
have been to get reliable people to gather and send it 
clown to the coast. T. J. W. Millie. 
CEYLON TEAS. 
Ceylon Tea.— The following are details of two sales this 
week; the first by Messrs. S. Kucker and ^the second by 
Messrs, W. G. and H. Thompson : — 
T 22 half-chests Pekoe average gross 2 qrs. 5 lb. 516 lo 537 
sold at Is 3Jd. 
T 25 half-chests broken Pekoe average gross 1 qr. 25 lb. sold at Is 4d, 
T 21 lmlf-eliests broken Pekoe average gross 1 qr. 25 lb 1 to 24 
T 49 half-chests Pekoe average gross 2 qrs. 5 lb. 25 to 73 sold 
at Is 3$d. 
^T^43 half-chests Pekoe souchong average gross 3 qrs. 4 lb. 74 
T 50 hull-chests souchong average gross 3 qrs. 4 lb. 117 to 166 
sold at lljd. 
T 42 half-chests broken tea 167 to 208 ; 40 half-chests broken tea 
average gross 2 qrs. 6 lb, 200 to 248 sold at lOjd. 
266 tol la 8 lhe8tS Pek ° e dust avera S e ST 039 2 V 3 - 13 lb. 249 to 
Hcpe T 17 luilf-chcsts broken i'ekue average gross 1 qr. 25 lb. 
267 to 283 sold Is 3d. 
„ T 27 half-chests Pekoe average gooss 2 qrs. 5 lb. 284 to 
310. sold at Is 2d. 
„ T 18 half-chests Pekoe souchong average gross 2 qrs. 1 lb. 
311 to ;S2S sold at Is Jd. 
„ T 25 half-chests soachong average gross 2 qrs. 329 to 353 
sold at Is Jd. 
to bid at "i' hestS broken tetl avera 8 e gross 2 qrs. 4 lb. 354 
"? "-old half ; dlests Pekoe du9t average gross 2 qrs. 13 lb. 373 
A J P G & Co:, 1 cases 378 to 381, each containing 18 2-lb. leaden 
J 5 cases 382 to 386, each containing 18 2-lb. leaden packets 
JL 3 cases' 387 to 389, each containing 18 2-lb. leaden packets 
sold at Is 3}d. 
A G 5 cases 390 to 394, each containing IS 2-lb. leaden packets 
sold at Is 2d. 
M 5 cases 395 to 399, each containing 18 2-lb. leaden packets 
sold at Is. 
Sale 13th inst. 
Rookwood 00 Half chs Pekoe Souchong. 
Ceylon 1 s 1 Jd, offered in room ; 
do do Sold privately at Is 2id. 
ex Gannet. 
As regards the tea belonging to the Ceylon Company 
sold by Messrs Kucker, the prices realized aro considered 
to be fair, considering the quality of the tea. It is described 
to nio as being a good looking break aud showing im- 
provement in manufacture. The unassorted tea was of a 
common character and was estimated only to produce tOd, 
and the prices realized for it excited surprise an 1 it may 
be due to having been packed iu small quantities of 21b. Tile 
lot sold by Messrs. Thumpsou was decidedly superior in liquor 
to the Ceylon Company's tea. but it was interior in 11 ik.' 
of leaf The fact that Messrs, Buck r's i,,;, [ ,1 bettor 
relatively than Messrs.'] hoinpsou's is thnu,'htto In- pe itly due 
to the fact that there was mule of it and e.n ip. titioii 
was consequently more exoited, Messrs. Backer tell me 
that the importation by the ( Yylon C.unpain is about the 
best they have bad yet of their brand, but i: is still 
susceptible of great improvement and 1 here t ; . Mana- 
ger of that Company lias received advice ti n their 
new superintend, nt. that he has discovered v. 10N th. 
faults OX preparation lie and lie hopes to send improved 
