INDEX 
Acorus Calamus, 442 
Acreage, number of plants in, 445 
Allspice. See Pimento, 197 
Bakek pepper, 318 
Bordeaux mixture, 9 
Burnt earth, 35 
Calamus root, 442 
Capsicums or Chilies, varieties of, 360 
History of, 363 
Names of, 364 
Cultivation of, 365 
In India, 370 
In Africa, 371 
In California, 372 
In Turkey, 372 
In Australia, 374 
Cropping, 375 
Yield and prices, 376 
Pests, 377 
General notes on, 381 
« Cardamoms, Ceylon and Malabar, 324 
History of, 326 
Names of, 327 
Altitude and climate, 328 
Wild cultivation, 329 
Garden cultivation, 334 
Propagation by rhizomes, 334 
By seed, 336 
Nurseries, 337 
Shading, 338 
Planting out, 340 
Weeding and manuring, 342 
Cropping, 342 
Gathering, 344 
Pests, 345 
Yield, 348 
Curing, 349 
Bleaching, 352 
Starching and clipping, 353 
Sorting, 354 
Packing, 355 
Areas of cultivation, 355 
Uses of, 356 
Nepal, 357 
Bound, 357 
Estimates, 358 
Cassia bark, Chinese, 227 
Cultivation of, 229 
Malayan, 236 
Cassia buds, 233 
Cassia oil, 232 
Cassia trade, 234 
Cayenne pepper, manufacture of, 379 
Uses of, 380 
Chabei — Piper officinarum, 316 
Chilies. See Capsicums, 360 
Cinnamomum Tamala, 225 
Cinnamon, Ceylon, 205 
History of, 206 
Cultivation, soil, 208 
Seed, raising from, 210 
Planting, 211 
Cuttings, propagation from, 212 
Transplanting stumps, 212 
Planting out, 213 
Weeding, 214 
Manuring and growth, 215 
Pests, 216 
Cutting, 218 
Peeling and piping, 219 
Chips, 221 
Cultivation areas, 222 
Uses of, 223 
Trade, 224 
Cloves, description of, 155 
History of cultivation, 158 
Names of, 162 
Cultivation of, 163 
Soil for, 164 
Planting, 165 
Manuring and shading, 167 
Pests of, 169 
Cephaleurus my coidea on, 169 
Borers, 174 
Cropping, 176 
Packing, 178 
Cultivation in Zanzibar, 179, 191 
Areas of cultivation, 190 
In Malaya, 190 
In Mascarene Islands, 191 
In Malay Peninsula, 192 
Uses of, 193 
Oil of, 194 
Stalks, 195 
447 
