Oct 1, 1900.] 
THE TROPICAL AGEICULTURIST. 
283 
PROPAGATION OF MANGOES BY 
BUDDING. 
The following interestino; paraa;raph occurs in 
Mr. Gollan's report on the Saharanpore Botanical 
Gardens for 1889-1900 :— In paragraph 88 of the 
last annual report it was noted that the niango 
was said to be successfully propagated in J amaica 
by budding. With a view of testing this asser- 
tion a series of experiments were conducted last 
summer. The first trials were made about the 
beginning of April and were repeated at intervals 
of a fortnight until the end of August. No difficulty 
was experienced during the whole period covered 
by the experiment in finding clean and apparently 
well developed buds, nor was there any difficulty 
in finding stocks with bark that would rise 
readily, but only one of the various lots of bud- 
dings which were made proved a success. In the 
successful case the buds were inserted on the 
stocks on the 4th J uly and they began to shoot 
out in about a month after the date of insertion. 
In every trial a dozen plants were operated on, 
and as eight plants out of the dozen budded on 
the 4th July were successful, this is a fair per- 
centage when comparisons are made with other 
kinds of trees whicli are not easily budded. On 
the 20th of the same month, and on two dates 
in August, a dozen plants were in each instance 
operated on, but not a single success was met 
with, nor on any of the dates on which budding 
was tried prior to the 4th July. The budded 
plants now stand with shoots from 12 to 15 
inches long, and by July next, or within the 
year from date of budding, they will be quite fit 
to plant out to where they may be intended to 
be grown. I am not yet prepared to say that the 
method is an improvement on the universal 
system of propagating the mango under grafting 
by approach, but as it is intended to have a more 
extended trial made in .July next, I have to give 
a deflni(^ opinion on this point in the next annual 
report. — Gardening and Planting, Sept. 13. 
Cocoa in Dutch GuiNEA.--The cocoa crop in 
1899 exceeded that of the previous year by 
about 50 per cent ; prices have shown an up- 
ward tendency. The total crop for the year 
was 3,969,945 kilos. The following are the 
amounts exported during the past five years :— 
Quantity. 
Year. Kilos. 
1895 ... ... 4,456,338 
1896 ... ... 3,302,567 
1897 ... ... 3,584,715 
1898 ... .. 2,830,414 
1899 .. .. 3,859,980 
— Planting Opinion, Sept. 22. 
RAINFALL RETWRN FOR COLOMBO. 
(Supplied by the Surveyor-Qemral.) 
January . . 
February . . 
M9,rch 
April 
May 
J une 
July 
August 
September 
October . . 
November.. 
December.. 
Total. 
1895. 
1896. 
1897. 
1898. 
1899. 
Av of 
SOyrs. 
Inch. 
Inch 
Inch 
Inch 
Inch. 
Inch. 
5-00 
2-92 
3-81 
2-32 
6-98 
3-22 
0-81 
0-35 
1-68 
1-98 
2-78 
1-93 
1-84 
5-64 
3-66 
4-21 
0-88 
4-78 
9-34 
5-93 
10-97 
22-81 
6-66 
11-31 
10-09 
9-31 
8-30 
5-80 
17-73 
12-09 
13-99 
8-37 
10-14 
10-94 
9-23 
8-37 
0-52 
2-85 
5-24 
6-15 
1-11 
4-38 
0-92 
6-35 
9-09 
0-97 
0-62 
3-67 
4-09 
10-99 
4-58 
6-90 
1-48 
5-01 
30-36 
16-78 
4-71 
20-60 
12 99 
14-53 
5-83 
19.SI 
11-66 
17-38 
8-58 
12-66 
9-44 
11-76 
8-89 
3-05 
4-44 
6-39 
9°,-",3 
101-06 
32-73 
103-11 
73-48 
88 '33 
1900. 
Inch. 
3-72 
0-63 
3- 71 
15 12 
10 63 
7-83 
6- 77 
7- 35 
4- 00 
The p. W. D. Meteorologic.\l Observations or 
Aug 1900.— We append the Monthly Return of j ia 
from which it will be seen that the highest fall in 
Aug, was at Padnpola in the Central Province. 
46-71 mches and the lowest at Mariohchnkaddi in the 
Northern Province, 0 03 inches. 
Westeen fbovinck 
Negombo.Mr. Bucknall 
(6) ... 4-82 
Kalutara Mr.Gregson 
(36) ... 7' 49 
Labugama, .Mr. Bond 
(369) ... 12-37 
Henaratgoda, Mr. Silva 
(33) .. 7-79 
Central Provincb. 
Katugastota, Mr. Morgan 
(1,500) ... 4-88 
New Valley, (Dikoya) Mr. 
Ward (3,700) .. 20-41 
Helboda (Pussellawa) Mr. 
Gesset (3,300) .. 17-39 
Yarrow Estate. 
Mr. Padwick (3,100) 10-48 
PeradeniyaMr. 
.MacMillan (l,54o; ... 8 04 
Duckwari, Mr. Edwin 
(3,300) ... 9-55 
Caledonia, Mr. Goork 
C4,273) .. 14-75 
Pussellawa, JUr. 
Powell (3,000) .. 10-67 
Hakgala, Mr. 
Nock (5,581) ... 6-59 
S. Wanarajah Estate, Mr. 
Tatham (3,700) .. 23-49 
Padupola, Mr. Ward .. 
(1,636) ... 4671 
Mylapitiya, Mr. Fletcher 
(1,707) ... 0-30 
Uruboltka, Mr. Caldicott 
r890) 1.2-19 
Tringalla Mr. Russell (94)4-26 
Mamadola, Mr. Doole 
(56) .. -20 
Eastern Province. 
Irrakknmam, Mr. Boner (42) 
^ ., - 162 
Devilana, Mr. Tanderatraaten 
(136) Nil 
Sagamata, Mr. Bower 
(40) ... 0-60 
Ambare, do (65) 1-47 
Kanthalai, Mr. Carte 
. (ISO) 0-14 
AUai, Mr. Carte (95) 0-75 
Rukam, Mr. Vauderstraaten 
(120) 
Periyakulam, Mr. 
Carte (20) 
Ohadaiyautalawa, Mr 
Nil 
■36 
Kdge 
Kalmunai, do 
Rotewewa, do 
Lahugala, do 
Naulla, do 
Andankulam, Mr, 
Carte (41) 
Manalpuddy, Mr. 
Vauderstraaten 
Maha-Oya-Tauk, Mr. Vander- 
straaten (190) i-8-2 
Potuvil, Mr. Sinnayah 
(10) 1-68 
(67) 
12) 
(30) 
(70) 
(30) 
<21) 
010 
1- 46 
1 02 
2- 30 
3- 5« 
1'80 
N.-W. Provinck. 
Magalawewa, Mr. Gunaratna 
Maha Uswewa tank, Mr, 
Adams (160) ... 0-60 
Tenepitiya. Mr. 
Churchill (8) ... Q 
Batalagoda, Mr. Madahapola 
— 3 99 
N.-C. Provinos. 
NoBTHEEN Province. 
MuUaittivu, Mr. P^bert 
(12) .. 008 
Jaffna Mr. Macdonnel 
rs) Nil 
Mankulam, (N. Road) Mr. 
Ebert (167) ... Nil 
Elephant Pass, Mr 
Silva (7) _ Nil 
Vangalachettykulam, Mr. 
OorlofE (179) .. Nil Kalawewa, Mr. 
PoiatPedro Mr. Chitampalam {,266) 
T « r. ,!^*' A" , " '^^ Maradankadawala, Mr 
Jaffna College, Mr. Cooke Emerson (443) 
(91 . . Nil -- 
Kayts, Mr. Maedonnel 
(8) .. Nil 
Kankesauturai, Mr. Parara- 
chasinghe (10) .. 2-uO 
Pallai, Mr. .Silva 
(24) 
Murikandy, (North-Centra 
Chellappah 
Ni 
0-31 
Nil 
1-23 
Nil 
1 47 
0-03 
Nil 
1 71 
♦ [From 13E to 3rd Oct. 0 12 inches, that is up to 9-30 a.m 
on the 4th Oct.-ED. CO.] 
Road ) Mr. Silva 
Nedunkeni, Mr. B.bert 
(122) 
Chavakachcheri, Mr. 
SUva (16) 
Uduplddi, Mr. Browa 
(35) 
Marichchukaddi, Mr. 
Thampue (14) 
Muruugau, Mr. 
Walker (62) 
Vavuuiya Mr. Ebert 
(318) 
SouTHEBK Province. 
EUaVellaMr. Caldicott (262) 
9-86 
Kekanadura, do (150) 7 '05 
Denagama, do (286) lo-20 
Udukiriwlla Mr. Lourensz 
(-235) .. 4-84 
Kirama, Hot receivei 
(260) _ 
Hali-eia, Mr. Caldicott C200) 
11-73 
Tissa iir. Silva 
_ 1-01 
Matara Mr. Caldicott il5)2-62 
Dandeniya, do (157) 8-9S 
Mihintale, Mr. Ondaatie 
(354) 
Horowapotana, Mr. 
Oodaatje (217) o 
Mada-waciichiya, Mr. 
Ondaatje (285) .. o-flO 
iNU Sppare, Mr.Jayewardane (200) 
Mmnenya Mr. Eves _ 
Nil 
1-20 
UvA Provinck. 
Bandarawela, Mr. 
Tocke (4,000) .. 
Hildummulla, Mr. Kanaea' 
ratnam (3,160) .. !j-05 
Kmmbukan, Not teceived 
(446) ... _ 
Koslanda, Mr. 
Rowland (2,258) ... 0 77 
Tanamalwila, Not received 
(550) 
Bibils, Mr. Silva (680) 0-92 
Taloena, Mr. Fernando 
, a,ioo) .. Nil 
Alutnuwaia-Mr. I-eenibru"- 
gen (,:joo) 0-;:3 
Sababaoamuwa. 
Ambanpitiya, Mr. 
Da.ssanayaka (729) 7-85 
Pelaiadulla, Mr. Robertson 
(480; 21-46 
Koloima Korale (Hulanda- 
oya) Not received (203) ~ 
Avisawella, Mr. Clarke 
(106) .. 10-i5 
