205 
The Bureau of Plant Industry reports that during the past year 
more than 30 pounds of camphor were prepared in an experimental 
way. A careful survey of the camphor trees now widely scattered 
throughout Florida, and the conditions of soil, drainage, etc., in 
which they occur, has made it seem reasonably clear that camphor 
will flourish over a large part of the area from which frost has driven 
the orange industry. — Aim. Rep. U. S. Dept. Agric., 1906, p. 206. 
Beill, L., asserts that during the past twenty years the camphor 
tree has been acclimated in many of the countries whose climate 
approximates that of Formosa. Among them he mentions India, 
Madagascar, Egypt, Algeria, Canary Islands, South Africa, and 
California. — Bull. Soc. cle Pharm. de Bordeaux, 1906, v. 46, p. 179. 
An abstract from an address by Sir Henry Blake presents some 
data regarding the economic aspect of the cultivation of camphor in 
Ceylon. — Bull. Dept. Agric., Jamaica, 1906, v. 4, p. 177. 
An abstract from the “ Bulletin of the Imperial Institute ” for 
March, 1906, presents some interesting data relating to the produc- 
tion of camphor in Australia. — Chern. & Drug., Australas., 1906, 
v. 21, p. 116. 
An abstract (from J. d ’Agric. trap.) asserts that the camphor 
trees in Formosa appear to be much richer than those in Japan. 
Also that trees rich in camphor are often found alongside trees with 
a very low camphor content. The distribution of the camphor in the 
branches, trunk, and roots is unequal, and frequently more camphor 
is found in one particular side of the tree than the other. — Semi-Ann. 
Rep., Schimmel & Co., 1906, Apr.-May, p. 11. 
(For. Off. Ann. Series, Ko. 3713) Formosan camphor, though plen- 
tiful, grows to a great extent in places which are still practically 
inaccessible owing to the savage tribes who occupy the districts. In 
Japan, on the other hand, where there is no such artificial impedi- 
ment, the supply is being gradually exhausted. Camphor is now 
obtained from the leaves of the tree as well as the bark; the former 
yield about 1.5 per cent. The amount of crude camphor produced 
in 1905 was : 
Lbs. 
Formosa 4, 800, 000 
Japan 1, 226, 607 
Total__ 6,026.607 
Of this, 837,333 lbs. were refined in Kobe and Osaka, and 400,000 
lbs. sold to native druggists for use in J apan. The refined drug was 
nearly all exported. — Abstr. in J. Soc. Chem. Ind., Loncl., 1906, v. 25, 
p. 1002. 
Schimmel & Co. discuss the economic conditions prevailing in 
regard to camphor and camphor oil. They assert that in regard to 
the camphor producing districts of other countries it is to be re- 
