Oct. i, 1894.] THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
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Since I Ie st wrote yoo, we have had two good 
SHOWER?, 
one pi over an inch and the other 87 cents of an 
inoh, an 1 6un3ry light and eery rt- freshing rains ; and to- 
day it is su try, and cloudy and that presages a thunder 
shower. I see there' is a flu^h now over th<> tea 
bushes that have not bsen pruned all over this 
district. 
VARIOUS PLANTING NOTES. 
Tea in Egypt. — Referring to the note in cur lest 
issue on the demand for Tea at Alexandria, and 
the sale there of a quantity of manifestly spurious 
" Ceylon Tea" we are glad to have to armounce that 
Messrs. Lyall Marshall & Co., the enterprising and 
energetic Directors oi the Indian Tea Supply 
Association, have arranged to send 100 lb. of as- 
sorted Teas, made up in neat end attractive 
looking packets, to our Alexandria correspondent, 
who wilt no doubt do his best with the con- 
signment, and endeavour to make it the " thin 
end of the wedge " for opening out an additional 
market for our produce, however small. — Indian 
Planters' Gazette. 
The Bark Situation and Quinine.— Reviewing 
the whole b»rk Situation — says the New York Daily 
Report of Aug. 13— we find a decrease in the 
arrivals at Amsterdam and London, especially 
since the 1st of January, and an increaso in 
sales in both markets, henoe a corresponding de- 
crease in the spot stooke, ooupled with a higher 
value per unit of quinine, all of which appears 
very favorable to the omtmued stroug position of 
the alkal. id. The amount of quinine oontained in 
the bark sold at the first live auctions held ih<6 
year in Amsterdam is 3,150,400 ounces, against 
2,245,760 ounces for the corrttponding period of 
1S93. Ihe London stock of quinine in warehouse 
is put at about 3 100,000 ounces on the first of 
July. As to the New York stock nothing d finite 
is known but it is variously estimated at three to 
bix months' supply. 
Insecticides, — We reed in an American exchange: 
— For washing the trunks of trees to repel the at- 
tacks of borers, and to destroy such insects as 
may be upon them, the carbolic acid and kerc- 
Bene emulsion is excellent. The kerosene emul- 
sion is made exactly as for any other pur- 
pose, exoept that one quart of solt soap should 
be substituted for the hard EOap, and, without 
the final dilution, one pint of crude tarbolio acid 
of good strength should be added. When scale 
insects are on the larger branches, they can be 
easily destroyed by this wash. The emulsion will 
consist of 1 quait soft soap, 1 pint kerosene, and 
2 quarts water, to which 1 pint of carbolio acid 
is added. Other tree washes contain— instead of 
kerosene — lime, sulphur, or arsenitep, but they are 
less reliable than tho one given above. Where 
borers are troublesome,' however, the addition of 
a small amount of paris grteu to the kerosene 
wash will render it more lasting it its effects, 
Acacia Dealbata. — As in Australia, so on the 
Riviera, the " Silver Wattle Tree " is confined to a 
very limited area, which proves that the soil is the 
chief clement of its well-being, and none but granite 
seems to suit it. In Australia it appears to be found 
chiefly between latitudes 34° to 38°, and on the 
Riviera it may be said to be eutirely confined to 
Cannes and its environs. It may be seen furthor 
along the Riviera, but does nut attain anything like 
the same dimensigns. From a picturesque point of 
view there is no tree amongst the hundreds of intro- 
duced plants in our gardens, which enhances the 
beauty of cur landscape so much as this, and when in 
bloom its drooping branches of golden flowers send 
forth a fragrance which may be detected at some dis- 
tance. The exportation of thii Acacia is carried on 
to a large extent, many tons of which are exported 
to all parta of Europe. Several weeks before the 
Acac'a is in bloom, large quantities may be seen in 
most of the European markets, a fact accounted for 
by the large amount which is forced. There are 
many ingeoious methods of forcing it amongst the 
peasants ; the principle of success is a moist, hot 
temperature from 70° to 85°. The branches are 
tied tightly together, stood in water, and bound en- 
tirely around with moist cloths, which are kept con- 
tinually moist by springing or by removing them and 
dipping in water of the same temperature. When in 
bloom it is taken out and left for a short time to dry, 
when it is ready for exportation. Five to six days are 
generally the limit, and if it doea not flower in that 
time it may be considered not sufficiently advanced for 
forcing, although on approaching the season of its 
flowering in the open air, it will flower in a much 
shorter time — Gardeners' Chronicle. 
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