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library of the Peradeniya Gardens, in which almost every journal of 
importance dealing with tropical agriculture is received. Each of the 
journals mentioned above has its own particular line of work or 
speciality. The Journal d’ Agriculture Tropicale is new, and aims at 
giving crisp practical information, including the latest results of 
scientific investigations at various institutions in all parts of the world. 
The two numbers which have already appeared contain interesting 
papers on Sisal Hemp and the machines used in its preparation, on the 
various kinds of Castilloa(of this more hereafter), and on Camphor, 
with many other things. The ‘‘ E-evue des Cultures Coloniales ” is an 
older paper, and frequently contains useful articles, especially with 
reference to the many plants which are staples in the older French 
colonies, such as vanilla, nutmegs, &c. The “Bulletin du Jardin 
Coloniale ” (a new institution, somewhat on the lines of Kew) contains 
in its first number articles on the ploughs used by natives in the different 
countries of the tropics, on Manila hemp, and other topics. The 
German journal, “ Der Tropenflanzer,” contains many useful papers ; 
among recent articles of interest may be mentioned a long paper by 
Koschny on Castilloa in its native countries, dealing with the various 
kinds of Castilloa, their yield, treatment, and commercial exploitation ; 
a detailed and critical account of the tea industry of India by Schulte 
im Hofe ; an interesting paper (the result largely of investigations 
carried on at Peradeniya) by Preyer on Fermentation of Cacao, and 
others. In the “ Bulletin de ITndo-Chine ” there are often papers with 
an application to Ceylon, the climates and soils of the two countries 
being not dissimilar. 
Let it suffice to have indicated that the English journals and official 
publications do not exhaust the available information of value, and that 
in the severe competition in tropical industries, which is approaching, 
no source of information may safely be neglected. 
J. C. WILLIS. 
