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most attractive specimens. The india rubber from the Hevea Guianen- 
sis was new to the London Market, and, it was believed, would command 
a ready sale at 2s. per lb. 
The oils will be fully reported on by my friend Mr. Leopold Field, 
who has experimented upon the Carapa or Crab oil. Some soap made 
from it by him has been laid before the members of the Society. 
The cocoa nut oil was much admired, and one Guiana specimen de- 
clared to be the best in the whole Exhibition. 
With regard to these and other products much valuable information 
will be afforded by the official reports before alluded to. There is no 
doubt that attention was largely drawn to these articles by means of 
the Exhibition, and if greater facilities were now afforded for obtaining 
samples for experiment and information respecting them, a demand 
would spring up. 
The Pharmaceutical Society through its energetic Curator, Mr. 
Holmes, has made and is still making researches as to the value and 
utility of many of our products, and applications were constantly 
received from Chemists and Pharmacists in London and the Continent 
for samples, &c. I cannot help thinking that if the colony were repre- 
sented in London by an agent who would be the medium of communi- 
cation between the growers or collectors on this side, and consumers on 
the other, a trade would be fostered in many products which now are 
valueless because unknown and unappreciated. 
One result of the exhibition was to shew that the fruit trade of this 
colony is capable of successful development. A large quantity of 
bananas and other fruit from Demerara imported by Messrs. 
Scrutton, was sold by the Commissioners and if the supply 
had continued in good order a larger quantity could have been 
disposed of. As it was, one day nearly £\\ worth was sold in 
pennyworths. It is true that a young man from the country, who 
informed me that he had been drinking " Lager beer and didn't think 
much on it," was induced to buy a banana, but after eating half, declared 
that " banana were not ahead of lager beer," but notwithstanding this 
adverse criticism it is a fa6l that the taste for this fruit is increasing, 
and all that appears to be wanted is care in picking and packing, and 
a mode of transport adopted, which, while arresting ripening, does not 
injure the fruit by excessive cold. Fruit from Australia was brought to 
the London market in excellent condition ; avocado pears, a very 
tender fruit, sugar and custard apples from Madeira or the Azores 
