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THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
[March i, 1894. 
of Agriculture, and Mrs. Drieberg ; T. Smith, &o. 
His Exoellency r/aa received bj MesBrs. Rowe 
Bud Kelly, the Victorian oommiasioners, who oon- 
duoted him round the ezhibttiou, aad gave par- 
tidulars of the exhibits. Oa oompleting bis 
inspection His Ezo>.'lienay was oonduoted to the table 
wheiQ luniheoQ w&s served, and Mr. Howe oa 
behalf of himsrjlt and Mr. Kelly as rapresenting 
the 3oT£Tnmentof Victoria thanked His Ezoelleocy 
for his kind pitronage and prcseuce oa that 
occasion, and stated that they expected soon to 
have a large intercourse of businees between 
Victoria and the British Colonies of the East. 
He desired that His Escellency and others 
present, would tcit their produce at the lunoh 
set before them. 
His Exoellenoy in reply thanked the Oommia- 
Bionera very much for their kind welcome, and 
hopad that both the colonies would be much 
benefitted by an interchange of their pro- 
ducts. Oeylon waa one of the most charming 
countries in the world, and was stated by 
some to be the site of the Qarden of Eden. 
Gooibeef or mutton, had not likely been a necessity 
in the Garden of Eden, but it was one of the 
deficiencies of thit beautiful island, and if Victoria 
cauld help them in this way His Excellency 
and others would be greatly obliged. He expected 
the present exhibition to be the inauguration of 
an extensive trade between the two colonies. 
His Kxalienoy on leaving, again expressed him- 
Bclt to the Commissioners as much gratified with 
the display of Victorian products, and that the 
hams, wines, fruits and butter were excellent. 
He wished every success to the Colony of Victoria 
in trading with the island of Oeylou. 
The following wore the list of exhibits: — 
Wines. — Olatet ; Hermitage ; Oarbinet ; Ohas- 
selns; Sherry ; Port; Ked (1890); White (1891); 
Hermitige and Kiesliog 3 year's old; Cla ret j Bur- 
gundy ; UhaMis ; Hook ; Ohablis ; Claret (1); Claret (2); 
Shiraz, dry; Shirnz fruity; Kicsling; Claret (1890); 
Burgsndy (1890); Oliablis (1891): KiesliDg (1890); Port; 
Chiblia ; Cliret; Bucguady ; Riesling ; Froiitiguac; 
(While); Hermitige (Bed); Maecat; Burgundy ; Hook; 
Claret Med. body ; OUret Light ; Champagne, Dry 
Special; Port ; 01»ret (Reserve); Claret (Black Libel); 
I'routigDBO J Sherry; Chablif. 
BltANDY. 
Ales.— Ale— Bitter ; and Lager. 
QoiKiNE Wine. 
PueseevedMeat.— Beef— specially for ship's ra'ionf; 
Sheep's Tongues ; Sheep's Trotters ; Beef, Fresh ; 
Beef, Roast ; B^ef Corned ; Beef Luncheon ; Chioken; 
Ox Cheek aud Vegetables ; Mutton ; Mutton Roast ; 
Mutton Corued ; Rabbits— boiled; Hams ; Mince Meat; 
Rabbits, assorterf. 
Condensed Milk. — Pare cow's milk without the 
addition of sugar. 
Butter. — lu tins and glas' jars ; Butter in tins ; 
Butter in glass ja's ; Butter in tins, sterilised ; Butter. 
Cheese. — In tirs. 
Jams.— Greengage, Golden drop, Plum, Diamond 
plum, Orlran })Ium, Damson, Purple gage, Yellow 
gage, Hahp';errr, Black currant, Aprioot, Gooseberry, 
Marmaladu, Qniuce jelly, Maguum Bonam plum, 
MarmaU de. 
Pbeserved Fruits. — Pluma, Greeugagp.s, Golden 
props. Apricots, Peaches, Quinces, Pineapples, To- 
mato*!, Tomatoe'. 
Sauces. — Tomato. 
BiSCOiTS. — Combination, Combination, Gem, 
Marie, Jubi ee, Milk, Cabin, Trader's Cabin, Pilot, 
Plantation, Plum pudding. 
Ft.ou». — Patent roller, Superfine S*one, Roller. 
Compressed PoRAaHa.— Marks, V. P. 27 and 41 
Obaff, Bran, Corn cake, cjraposed of 20 lb., oraslied 
oa*s and Sib. crushed maize; Forage for horses, cattle 
»Dd Kheep, composed of IS lb. chaff, 8 lb. oats, 2 lb. 
maize, aud 2 lb. bran. 
Tallow. — Muttoc, Mixed. 
EocALYPTDs. —Extract o'. 
Fbankomnb.— For healing wouoda. 
Sebds. — Ve^e'ahle and Na'ive. 
Leatheu. — Sole, iu sides. 
Soaps. — Toilet. 
Phk»ebvita8.— A preserver of milk, cream, but- 
ter, &c. 
Red Gum Svbup — Sjrupaa Eucalypti, Roitrati, 
Bos'Bto's). A tafe and tifoient remedy for obronic 
dysentery dia rbusa, ko. Also rcoommend«d aa a 
garglti fur 81 re threat. 
One of the principal exhibits is by the Fresh 
Food and Frozen Storage Company which is said 
to have the largest butter factory in the world. la 
their factory 15 tons of butter are made in a day, 
and a 1,090 tons of this butter are sent to the 
London market every year. The uniform ijuality 
of the butter has won for it great repatatiun ia 
England and up to 10s per cwt. is given over 
the price offered for other butters in the 
market. Another large exhibit is by Mr. 
G. F. Morris of the Fairfield Vineyard, 
Their vineyard has about 7O0 acres alone of 
vines in full bearing. The wine made by this 
firm has already established a reputation in Europe, 
Forty gold medals have been awarded to this firm 
for wines. Another vineyard sending wines is the 
"Excelsior," which calls itself the champion of 
the Goulburn Valley. It has secured no less than 
106 prizes at eshibitione. Goulburn Valley, Charter- 
house. Toorouga, Coblenz and Castlebura, Mount 
Prior, Irvine's Great, All Saints, Bendigo Vineyards 
acd others send wines which is a large and 
varied exhibition of itself. The wines were said 
to be full boiied or fruity and very palatable. 
Another large exhibit is by the Flemington Meat 
Preserving Company, who sends tinned sheep's 
tongues, trotters, beef, roast beef, corned beef, 
luncheon beef, ch'ckon, ox cheek and vegetables, 
mutton, roast mutton, and corned mutton. Other 
smaller exhibits by other compaLies or firms were 
also select. 
Maduia raisins and dried apricots, nomerous 
preserved fruils and vegetables, hams, cheese, &o. 
and an exhibit of a large assortment of soaps 
for houbebold and toilet purposes, did not exhaust 
the variety of products offered to export from 
Victoria. 
All showed that a great future lies before this 
Colony. 
VARIOUS AGRICULTURAL NOTES. 
" Helopeltis" is, certainly, says a tea 
inspector, oce of the most puzzling of pests that 
planters have to deal with, for, as you say, certain 
gardens are never touched by the insect, while others 
all round may te regularly infested. The loss iu 
the Kelani Valley abne in one season from this 
cause would surprise a good many people if sum- 
med up, — We have heard that the loss on one 
group of estates was considered equal to 30,000 lb. 
of made tea, one season. That would pay for an 
Entomologist for some time. Very amusing are 
some of the contrivances adopted to catch the 
" wee scoon'rels " (as the Jamaica Scot 
termed the mosquito) : we heard of one planter 
who hung out brilliantly lighted lanterns in his 
tea field, smearing the sides of the g'ass with tha 
juice of the jak fruit, expecting a great haul of 
the helopeltis attracted to the light. But, alaa 
the haul was of every imaginable inject under the 
moon, say, save the helopeltis ! That particular 
" creetnr " cares nothing for light — he is a lover 
of darkness as might be expected from hia bad 
reputation and destraotive work. 
