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♦o thA tftU to it* 5uT>oMon wUh the MAtn-th^feic. It 
is nhnnt t<pftAty-*ix one.hno'Vo«1th* (*260) long an6 
mIminatAA in a sqnarfi tin niwisuring five ooe-hun* 
(‘OBO *oi*on« ihA hai!«. 
Tbft telflicoplo AvInoBi'tor Annble* the fomalA toHAnosit 
thn AffP* in tho bottom of a cracV oyor onn-pighth of 
an Inoh 6Aop 
Tb-« 6o«cT^ntfon of <hA norfionnel of tb^ Inaoot oan 
loMTA Httlo Oonbt tb^tit beVops *0 ♦ho Olyttis tomilv, 
an6 T am l»'oHn^d ♦a tMnV that Dnnninp w«« Hpbt tn 
nomine t* Chtui fdf^aphnausi. a* tbon&h I bavo foiin6 
•AVA»ftl of ♦bo fr^nn* P-lv^n* amoneaf wo^d-Horl^ff 
oolooptora of i''oofg nono idontioal wlfb tbo ooffoo 
boroT, tbooffb «»*voTa1 olraolv roaomhlAH It. Probable 
it la only ono of tho nomorona oaaoa wbore a troo haa 
an Inaeot, or ra*bAr a «noo!a1 anb«or6ef of a conns of 
inaoet orAvine on It. If fbU i« tbo caao Hnnolny waa 
rltfbt fn ctr?n(f If f))A namo Oft/fn* r{tifff»T>harjus. If 
nof, «pe tbon mn"f Inat aooont It a* tbo coffeo boror 
Xploiruptu CrtjfM /MrfjVfl. until ■nob flTneasAntomoloclat" 
npovo that Dfinnlnc »■ right or wronc. or tb«^onoof 
tbo Vnnwn anoolo^ nrovionalr namod la IdonHcal with It. 
WILL! A M PRTVOLTC m a.o I., Agricnlttira! Cbomiat. 
I^anctloro, JnW 17tb,lft9l. 
TThla pnrolv toobnioal deaorintlon ot tbo ooffoe- 
borlne Inaoot will b* moro lntoro«ting to natnraliatn 
than to plantorp. Wbat tbo latter desiderate Is In- 
formation to on a Me them to destroy this and other 
paste — E d. 7'. A ] 
^UbMWon Rubiea. — T hree rnbiea, anout, of a size 
The Tea Tkadb of 'Britain,— M essrs. Geo. 
White & Co have issued a comparative table of 
figures for the pa^t three seasons, from which we 
quote the main reanltsj — 
'^’otal deUveHes of Tndift from Uf .Tyly. to seth Juno; 
ISSl . were S* 04O.0O'' lb , or at the rate nf foo lb. p«vr 
ninnth. fTnoIndltig Erports 16S4.O''01b.) Total JeUvetios fln« 
olndlng ExiKirtrt Isse-Wl to iWth Jnno is&l. wore lot MbOOC P»., 
or nt the rate of R.S*A oon ih. per month. Total deliveries fin- 
cindinff Exports! 1SS«*S9. tosoth June iftsi. were 0.‘l,9S4.nooib., 
or at the rate nf 7,7f’.Ortnib. per month. 
Total dollvertesof Cevlon from Ut July ififlO to ROth Jnne 
1891, wore 44.4»‘>,(V*n lb , nr at the rate of R TOfl.Q'ifilh. par 
mopth. fIne1u<Ungrxport« l *2S.Ooe lb.) Total deltverloR fin- 
oludlutf Exports) lftsa-9'', toanth June IRftl.wereR^.Rfl'i Oftolb., 
or nt the rate of 9.741, ooftih. por month. Total dellverlee m* 
cimllnir FTporta) ISftS-sft. toSOth June IRSt. wora *>4,904.000 IK, 
or at the rate nf 9,0VA.4O0 lb. per month. 
Total dellrerleii of Tmlla for Homo CJonsumptlon from i»t 
July 1R90, to snth Jnne iRSi , were 9R,45R,000 lb., or at the rate 
of R.0'’a,ooo lb, per month. 
Total deliveries of Cevlon for Homo Conanmptlon from 1st 
.Tnlv IR90. to aoih June lfl01, were 49,8VI,000 lb., or at the rate 
of 1. 571 ,000 lb. per month. 
Total deltrorief for Home Oonsutnptlon of nrltlsb Ornwn 
Tea from 1st July iRftO.toRwth June lfi91. were 189.309,000 lb., 
or at the rate of i 1 .flos.ooo lb. per month. 
Total deliveries of 'blnaand .Tapan from Ist .Tnlylflftn, to 
ROtb Tune 1891. were8i,RO.VOooib.,or at the rate of fl.77.i.Oonib. 
per mnnth fTnclndlna Exports 88,971 Ooo ib.) Total <lel1- 
voTle!< /jneludlniBf Exports) IR-RS-so. toRPtb Juno ■ n. were 
87,888,000 lb,, or at the rate of 7.Jii9.700 ib. per month. Total 
deliveries (Including Exports) 1888-89. to ROth June 1891, were 
103,138 0001b.. or at the rate of 8.ft9R.8bO lb. per month. 
OWlYIiOH'EXPOHTS AND DISTRIBUTION 1801 
nevAf bnfnri^ in Kngland, or oven in Europe, 
were sold hv ntiotior) renently in London. These 
were Iho nroperty of the Burma Ruby Mines Com- 
pany (Limited) . The first, which weighed 1.185 
carets, was irregular In form, and resembled quartz, 
save in colour, which was deep red. Biddin<»fl 
comTTmnced at 2001.. and rapidly advanced to 400/.. 
Rt which it was sold. The second lot weighed 802 
vellowioh red in colour, and 
sold ^ for 65/. Lot 8 weighed 281 carats, was dull 
red in colour and brought 82 guineas . — /Rangoon 
Qaeette. 
■WtNtADPLiyTyRa’ Amooiatton — From tbeprooeed- 
inas of a Geiin»*al Meeting held at Mennadi Reading 
Room, l*t Jolv 1801, we quote aa follows 
— Read lAtter from the Honorary Secretary 
to Mr. Pringle M. a. C. i. Approved. Tm — 
Read letter from Mr. Yonge returning the 5 Essays 
Ap Tea planting in Wynaad in connection with a Oentfal 
Factory, and awarding the Association’s Prize of R2O0 
^ the Kssay bearing the Motto 7» te. spes es(t (W. M. 
Stauden Ksq., Nadnvattam.) The Honorarv Secretary 
was antborljsed to pay the above award to the gentle- 
man named, and to mske arrangements for the printing 
2 the E««av. f^incJioyin in Jow — Resolved, that th*' 
Honorary Secretary addre^^ fbe Secretary to Gtovern- 
ment. reonesting that Mr. Lswaon be sent to .Tava 
on the spenial duty of reporting on the cultivation of 
Oinehons in tba^ Island. 
A PRoapEROTTfl Tea Oompany Growing “ Nkw 
T^ u ” — Dr. Berry White at ft meeting of the 
Joktai Tea Company announced a profit of 10 per 
cent and said, 
Liwt year 1 mentioned that on several of enr eatatoa 
we had instituted experiments in iho cultivation of 
o her products, eaoeoially of snoli as were «oitable to 
low-lving and unfit for tea cultivation. We have in. 
creased the area under rhea, ah hongh as yet we have 
not brought anv fibre to thinking it of more 
>mnortenoe to extend the - nUivation before attempting 
to wo’^k it on revenue Wo have also grown 
"Otnejute. which has b« y rv favourably reported on 
V the exne»’*s In (/Alcutta, and a considerable part of 
onr fee simple forest land in North Lurkimnore has 
«i^Aft«d with the rnhhcr-yielding Fintu fihisticu8. 
^ hope, he put out next cold 
It has been done under the superintendence 
^ manager '^f that division, Mr. Crowe, who Is now 
at home on’stck lewe, and who is verv fsanguino ro- 
Rardm^ the suoceaa of the rubber plautatiou) 
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