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SU'Pjilcment  In  Ike  “ I'rnpiml  Agricullurisi.” 
[.Junk  1,  189G. 
It  wi\]  be  seen  from  the  above  IhuL  the  highest 
outturn,  4,673  lbs.  of  grain  ami  6,377  lbs.  of 
•straw  per  acre  during  the  year  under  reportwas 
obtained  from  the  npi)licalion  of  an  admixtureof 
bonemeal  and  saltpetre.  Tliis  result  corroborates 
those  obtained  in  ]);evious  years.  The  outturn  of 
the^uuinanured  plots  during  the  year  amounted  to 
l,4o7  lbs.  of  grain  and  2,127  lbs.  of  straw  per  acre. 
THE  FOREST  LAWS  OF  CEYLON. 
The  earliest  law  on  this  subject  is  the  Regula- 
tion No.  2 of  1822.  ‘’For  the  protection  of  the 
“ Revenue  of  tfovernment  derived  from  Timber 
“ growing  in  the  Royal  Forests  and  for  imposing 
“ a tax  on  Timber  felled  iii  ju'ivate  Oardeus.’' 
Timber,  whether  cut  in  the  Forests  of  (fovei  nment 
or  in  land  the  i)r.‘perty  of  Individuals  was  liable 
to  a duty  of  iV  of  the  value  thereof,  save  and 
except  Jakwood,  which  was  liable  to  a duty  of 
Timber  could  not  be  cut  without  a license 
having  ]ireviously  lieen  obtaimal.  This  licmise 
spocilied  tlu'  numlicr  of  tree.?  to  lie  felled  and  the 
])lacc  where  and  tlu;  time  when  the  sanu'  were  to 
be  felled.  Tlie  Collectors  of  each  .li.-trict  were 
empowered  to  lix  places  to  which  tlu;  timber  was 
to  be  brought  lobe  valued  or  the  share  of  (ioveru- 
ment  to  be  taken,  in  order  that  there  might  be 
]u-oof  that  the  Regulation  was  being  comi)lied  with, 
and  in  cases  wdiero  this  could  not  l>e  conveniently 
done,  the  Collector  wars  empowered  to  send  j)roj)cr 
persons  to  in.si)ect  and  value  the  .«ame.  Such 
timber  as  was  not  taken  for  the  use  of  the  Crown 
w'us  branded  with  a ])articidar  mark,  and  such  as 
was  taken  for  the  tjrown  with  anoth-r  di.stiu- 
giiisliing  mark.  Timber  cut  without  a license  was 
liable  to  conli -cation,  and  tlie  jjerson  cutting  the 
same  was  liable  to  line  ami  imprisonment.  This 
Regulation  was  restricted  and  did  not  extend  to 
jKilmyra  timber  or  to  coconut  or  areca  trees,  lire- 
wood,  bamboos  or  other  w’ood  usually  understood 
as  timber  lit  for  Iniilding  or  for  carpenter's  or 
joiner's  use. 
After  this  came  tlie  Regulation  No.  1 of  1833, 
which  repealed  the  Regulation  No.  2 of  1822  and 
made  other  provisions  in  lieu  thereof.  This  l\ogu- 
lation  was  in  the  same  tei'ms  as  the  previous  one, 
but  with  some  alterations.  The  terms  of  the 
license  were  enlarged.  In  addition  to  the  aliove 
provisions,  the  license  contained  the '■  terms  and 
conditions  ” on  w hich  the  timber  was  to  be  felled. 
The  punishment  was  also  altered.  A breach  of  the 
Regulation  subjected  any  per.son  to  a fine  or  in 
default  of  payment  of  tlie  fine  to  imprisonment 
subject  to  hard  l-iiiour. 
Then  followed  the  t>r>iinaiice  No.  24  of  1818 
*•  to  regulate  the  felling  and  removal  of  “timber 
grown  on  the  Crown  lands  in  this  Island." 
This  Ordinance  also  related  to  the  removal 
of  timber  felled  on  Crown  land.  It  prohibited 
the  cutting  of  timber  on  Crown  land  without 
a,  license  from  the  Government  Agent  or  Assistant 
Government  Agent  of  tlie  jinvince  in  wliich  such 
land  was  .sitnitcd.  The  terms  of  the  license 
were  the  same  as  lieforemeiitioned.  The  license 
was  directed  to  the  lieadm.ui  of  the  district  in 
which  the  land  was  .-itiiated  and  w'as  liable  to 
a duty  leviable  acconliiig  to  the  de.scription  of  the 
timber.  An  additional  precaution  was  adopted  ; 
for  ilie  liceii'-ed  ] erson  was  bound,  before  felling 
timber,  to  produce  the  liceii.se  to  t b-'  b ilman  to 
whom  it  was  addressed  and  to  furnish  him  wutli  a 
list  of  the  names  of  the  persons  whom  the  licensee 
intended  employing  to  fell  and  remove  the  timber 
specitied  in  the  license.  After  the  timber  was 
felled  it  wins  necessary  to  obtain  a i^ennit  from  the 
lieadraaii  for  the  removal  of  the  timber,  wliicliper- 
mit  was  issued  after  due  iusiiection  that  the  timber 
bad  been  felled  conformably  wdth  the  license ; 
a duplicate  of  this  permit  was  to  bo  forwarded  by 
the  headman  to  the  Government  Agent  or  Assistant 
Government  Agent  wdio  issued  the  license.  This 
tlrdimuice  also  reipiired  a permit  to  be  obtained 
tor  tlie  removal  of  timber  felled  on  private  lands; 
but  the  Got  ernor  was  empowered  by  Proclamation 
to  exera])t  any  district  from  the  operation  of  this 
eiuictment.  Jurisdiction  was  given  to  the  Police 
Court  to  try  and  determine  any  question  of  title 
to  land  ; but  this  decision  was  to  be  no  bar  to  any 
were  proceeding  in  a civil  suit  in  which  the  title  to 
such  land  might  be  put  in  issue.  Certain  trees 
exempted  from  the  operation  of  this  Ordinance. 
i'l'o  he.  fuiitiimed.) 
TOMATOES. 
;\  Correspondent  to  the  Journal  of  Horticulture 
deals  with  the  failure  of  Tomatoes  (due  to  a 
fungus,  Sclerotiuia  sclerotioruinj  by  the  roots  be- 
coming more  or  less  rotten  and  the  stems  often 
dead  at  t he  collar,  lie  recommends  that  the  soil 
ill  wliicli  the  plants  are  grown  sliould  he  .soaked 
with  either  Jeye's  lluid,  Little's  soluble  phenyle  or 
lysol,  a German  preparation,  at  the  rate  of  three 
gallons  of  solution  jier  square  yard,  half  a ])iiit 
being  employed  to  that  amount  of  water.  The 
surface  should  be  loosened  with  a fork  .so  as  to  let 
the  solution  enter  evenly,  and  after  letting  rest  a 
day  should  be  turned  and  mixed  to  a depth  of  18 
inches.  According  to  accepted  views  this  cannot 
act  on  the  seclerotia,  but  it  cures  the  worst  casc.s, 
esjiecially  if  the  ])ianls  at  setting-out  time  are 
watered  with  a solution  of  a strength  of  1 oz.  to  a 
gallon  of  water,  and  that  amount  given  to  a circle 
de.^crilred  a foot  all  round  tlie  plant.  In  ordinary 
cases  this  latter  precaidion  is  all  that  is  nece.ssary, 
but  to  stave  off  po.ssible  mischief  later  on,  .‘iiijiply 
a .solution,  2 ozs.  (a  wiiieglassfiil)  to  three  gallons 
of  rvater,  two  or  tliree  times  at  intervals  of  about 
three  weelcs  or  a month.  The  dressings  have 
considerable  manurial  value,  and  are  equallj' 
ellicaciou.s  again.st  “drooping"’  disease,  as  caiiH'd 
by  Fusaiium  solani  and  eelworm. 
Another  plan,  and  coubidered  l>y  some  quite  as 
curative,  is  to  dress  the  soil  with  (jiiicklime,  using 
11  ];eck  )jer  rod,  slaking  with  the  smallest  amount 
of  water  aecessary,  spreading  and  mixing  with  the 
soil  to  a deptli  of  afoot.  This  and  binning  the 
diseased  stems  and  roots,  and  giving  the  soil  where 
the  plants  have  been  an  extra  dressing  of  ipiicklime 
at  the  time  of  removal,  has  been  found  an 
excellent  preventive  of  both  8elerolinia  and 
Fusarinm  solani,  and  also  of  eelworm. 
A successful  Tomato-grower  wlio  contributes 
some  notes  on  Tomato  culture  to  {\\a  Journal  of 
7Iorticulture.  recommends  the  folloiving  compost: 
Three  barrows  of  turf  of  an  opiui  nature  cut  from 
the  roadside,  one  of  fresh  Imr.-e-dioppings,  a 
bushel  of  clru  coal  and  a biushel  ot  woo  lashes.  For 
giving  the  young  plants  a good  start  it  is  recom- 
meudod  that  they  should  be  grown  in  a mi.xture 
