the experiments made in the Residencies Bantam, Krawang, Rom- 
bang, Bezoeki, Banjoewangi, Madioen, Bagelden and Kedtri, with 
the four kinds of foreign cotton had entirely failed. This failure 
is generally said to be due to the bad quality' of the seeds, the late 
time of planting, the unsuitability of the soils used and the un- 
favourable weather. 
As may be seen there has been here no lack of causes. In the 
departments Poerworedjo and Koetoardjo the results obtained were 
more favourable. In the first, the Egyptian, Sea-island, Pernam- 
buco and British India cottons had been planted, yet the experi- 
ments must have been made on a very limited scale, as it is stated 
that from the first 27 ; from the second 21 ; from the third 11 ; and 
from the fourth kind 50 plants had sprung up. The tests made 
witu the varieties off foreign cotton on the West cost of Sumatra in 
l rinahassa and in Gorontalo may also be looked upon as failures. 
The Resident of the Southern and Eastern divisions of Borneo 
reported in 1858 that the last trials of planting cotton in his terri- 
tory were crowned with the best of results. 
The Director of Agriculture intimated that from his side he would 
leave nothing untried for the furtherance of cotton agriculture and 
suggested to the Government eventually, to get the Government 
Botanist Mr. fEYSMANN to make investigations regarding the 
cotton industry in the residency of Palembang and the Lan^pong 
districts, f his was resorted to. Mr. Teysmann having returned 
from his journey, reported on it. 
In his report,' TEYSMANN agrees with the resident; that in several 
parts of the Lampong districts cotton growing could be done on a 
large scale with good results. The Resident, however, took into 
consideration that the climate might be an impediment as there 
was no regular change of monsoon, as in other parts of the 
Archipelago, which might cause bad crops A Furthermore the 
Res.den was of opinion, that without the proper European supervi - 
sion o the cotton culture the results wished for would not be at- 
1 3,1 n ci o l c . 
‘‘A Prof 'i ssor de VRlESEof Holland was 
indies d ‘ S the agriculture of the Netherlands 
Vk1 . ESE ’ after what they had seen and 
?„n !' ? C , L ' T 6 - he,d opLimistic views, regard- 
cofonies anCe " A' A cu,ture ln 'g ht in time, attain in our 
. , ' ■ , urged die Government on to continue the expert- 
Erin ^ k' 1 1 ener >y ar| d to do everything possible, which might 
b m g about tl.e sett ing of this culture in this country. In the Hrst 
it C fi C e RIESE ordered a spreading of a better knowledge concern- 
1 g le growth of cotton, which resulted in Teysmann being re- 
queue to compile a manual for cotton growing in Netherlands 
India and which was duly effected by TeySMANN. 
I EYSMANN having meanwhile been made Honorary Inspector of 
i ff ncu hures gave speci.d care and consideration to the cotton in- 
dustry. 
1 he order to investigate, with cotton cultivation growing, the 
