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THE  TROPICAL  AGRICULTURIST. 
fJULV  I,  1895. 
Bark  sold  in  Amsterdam  dnriii"  !H  consisted  of 
• kilos  2,711,04!)  LedKeriana. 
,,  325,748  llyhrid. 
,,  205,878  Snccirnbra 
,,  03,93!)  Ofticinalis. 
,,  9,725  Calisaya. 
T(.tal  kilos  3,316,339 
Stocks  Amsterdam  1st  .lannarv. 
1895  1894  1893  ‘ 1892 
l’kf>s.  Pky,s.  Pkfis.  I’kfis 
24,035  14,184  11,208  5,27!) 
Kxport  of  Quinine  from  Germany  in  1894 
kilos  130,500 
Importation  from 
hn^tland  ..  ,,  4,100 
Kxports  nett  kilos  135,400 
Imports  of  Bark  into  tierniany  1894 
kilos  3,027,100 
Kxports  ,,  70,109 
Kilos  3,557,000  consnmeil  by  mannfacturers 
IMI’OIITS  INTO  Till-:  I'NITKI)  StATKS. 
1804  1893 
Gilichona  Bark  lb.  assay  2.083,002  2,183,128 
Qninine  Salts  oz.  2,298,193  2,777,507 
Stock  of  Sulphate  in  London,  1st  January  1895 
2,753,072  oz. 
Against  1804  3,134720  ,, 
TEA  IN  THE  FA  11  EAST. 
(Latest  Export  Report.) 
EXPORT  OF  TEA  FROM  CHINA  TO  GREAT 
BRITAIN. 
LS0.')-iU').  ISDld);'). 
11).  lb. 
Canton  and  Macao  . . 88,830  112,500 
EXPORT  OF  TEA  FROM  CHINA  TO  UNITED 
STATES  AND  CANADA. 
1891-95.  189;f-91. 
lb.  lb, 
Canton  . • 3,547,932  1,349,192 
Amoy  ..  19,447,739  21,321,332 
P’oochow  * 1 8,140,519  5,883,100 
Shanghai  ■ • 25,783,527  24,170,820 
50,919,717  52,730,105 
Export  of  tea  from  china  to 
ODESSA. 
18',)4-95.  1S93-!I4. 
lb.  lb. 
Hankow  and  Shanghai  22,555,223  21,019,402 
Export  of  tea  from  .japan  to  united 
STATES  AND  CANADA. 
1891-95.  1893-94. 
lb.  lb. 
Yokohama  . ■ 28,707,407  28,023,087 
Kobe  ..  10,879,951  17,213,005 
45,047,418  45,837,292 
Tnr.  I'lartrr  notices  a)i  micomnion  occniTone.e  re- 
ported fi-oni  Ranchi.  A mango  tree,  on  wliicli  some 
fruit  had  set  and  grown  to  about  one  quarter  of  the 
full  size,  has  sent  out  flowers  on  tlie  branches  which  did 
not  flower  before.  This  is  the  only  tree  among  the 
group  which  bears  flowers  and  fruit  together.— 
M.  Times,  May  12. 
OIL  GAS  ENGINE. 
Tuk  Castli.T()N  Ti;a  EbX.rxE,  Darjeeling,  has  put 
down  an  oil-gas  engine  10  h.p.  and  a new  Blackman 
drier.— 
TEA  IN  INDIA. 
(Fro)ii  the  Plcmfer,  Aj))!!  13.) 
Sylhet  has  every  promise  of  a good  season,  if  they 
only  escape  hail.  Manufacture  has  now  commenced 
on  most  giU'dens,  although  this  district  is  generally 
pretty  late  at  commencing. 
An  invoice  of  seventy  chests  from  the  Central 
Terai  gardens  is  one  of  the  first  andvals  of  the  new 
season’s  tea  in  Calcutta. 
Our  Dehra  Dun  correspondent  writes : — “ I have 
been  told  that  several  gardens  have  suspended  pluck- 
ing for  the  time  being,  as  the  bushes  are  lianging 
back  so  much  on  account  of  the  sudden  fall  i)i  the 
temperature  that  they  appear  to  be  at  a perfect 
standstill.” 
Our  Ranchee  correspondent  writes; — “The  thermo- 
meter has  been  up  to  94°.  This  was  on  the  5th 
April,  and  on  that  day  the  wet  and  dry  thermometers 
showed  a difference  of  2(1  degrees.  During  March 
rain  threatened  several  times,  but  it  did  not  come 
down  in  useful  quantities.  Altogether  it  looks  doubt- 
ful whether  this  will  be  a good  season  for  quantity, 
and  as  there  was  a severe  drought  up  to  the  etid 
of  May  last  year,  another  drought  may  bo  serious- 
and  do  some  harm  to  tea  bushes.  Since  1890  each 
alternate  year  has  had  short  rainfall  up  to  the  end  of 
May.  In  1891  and  1893  heavy  rain  fell  early  in  the 
year,  but  the  rule  seems  to  be  changed  now.” 
CACAO  PLANTS  IN  DOMINICA. 
The  following  letter  received  from  the  Lasoye  dis- 
trict of  Dominica  may  be  of  interest  to  intending 
cacao  planters. 
Melville  Hall,  Dominica,  25th  October,  1894. 
Dear  Mr.  Barber, — I send  herewith  the  measure- 
ments of  the  cacao  planted  by  inyself  on  this  estate, 
tlie  rapid  growth  of  which  wilL  I feel  sure,  be  of  inter- 
est to  you. 
The  height  of  stem  from  ground  to  fork  is  2 feet  1 
inch  ; length  of  main  branches  2 feet  0 inches  : length 
of  first  laterals  1 foot  2 inches  ; stem  circumference, 
at  base,  3r  inches,  near  fork  3 inches  : length  of  longest 
leaf  13  inches. 
The  seed  frmn  which  this  tree  was  grown  was  ob- 
tained from  the  Botanical  Station  on  October  Itli  of 
last  year  and  planted  by  myself  a week  later.  It  is  the 
nearest  approsich  to  theUriollo  variety  growing  at  the 
Station,  the  pod  being  similar  but  seed  rather  larger. 
Originally  grown  in  a bamboo  pot  it  was  planted  out 
five  montlis  later. 
Many  trees  of  the  same  lot  are  taller,  and  with  the 
fork  ; but  the  one  of  which  1 send  measurements  is  the 
most  forward. 
Trusting  this  may  be  of  interest  and  with  kind 
regards,— Yours  faithfully,  H.  W.  Gray  Hutton. 
This  is  a case  of  very  rapid  growth,  and  from  the 
measurements  a very  healthy  and  well  shaped  tree. 
It  is  of  interest  to  note  that  there  are  many  parts  on 
the  windward  coast  of  Dominica  w'here  cacao  would 
grow  excellently,  provided  that  ordinary  precautions 
were  taken  to  shield  the  plants  from  blasts  of  wind 
down  or  up  the  valleys  and  the  steady  sea  breeze. 
There  is  practically  no  cacao  grown  along  the  coast 
from  Hampstead  to  the  ueiglibourhood  of  Boetica. 
Many  of  the  valleys  which  are  now  out  of  cultivation 
could  easily  be  placed  under  cacao,  i)rovidcd  that 
advantage  were  taken  of  the  protected  portions  and 
additional  tree-belts  placed  where  necessary.  No  shade 
trees  of  any  kind  are  needed  in  Dominica  excepting 
for  very  young  cacao  plants. 
Many  plantations  in  the  neighbourhood  of  Vieille 
Case  are  unprotected  from  wind.  'I’lie  effect  of  this  is 
seen  in  the  blasted  appearance  of  the  outer  trees  which 
ontheother  hand  form  a hedge  forthoso  within. 
As  to  the  kind  of  cacao  for  Dominica  there  can  be 
no  doubt  that,  if  properly  tended,  there  is  none  to 
equal  a good  Forastero.  This  kind  has  been  persis- 
tently sold  by  the  Botanical  Station  during  the 
last  three  yeai's.  The  plants  sent  out,  with  the 
solitary  exception  of  the  tree  bearing  the  variety 
mentio)ied  in  Mr.  Hutton’s  letter,  arc  of  one  kind 
being  obtained  from  a singularly  successful  and 
luiifoni)  plantation  in  Montserrat, 
