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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29TH JULY, 1876.
2°. Que le transport des objets destinés à l'exposition internationale d'Horticulture d'Amsterdam fût effectué gratis par l'entremise du Gouvernement de S. M. B.
Le Gouvernement Néerlandais s'intéressant à la bonne réussite de cette exposition m'a chargé de soumettre les demandes du Comité à la bienveillante considération de V. E.
J'ai l'honneur de joindre à ce pli des exemplaires du prospectus en question et je saisis, &c.
S. E. le Comte de Derby,
&c., &'c., &c.
(Sigué)
C. DE BYLANDT.
PROJECT OF PROGRAMME
FOR
INTERNATIONAL HORTICULTURAL-EXHIBITION
IN
1877,
AT AMSTERDAM.
VEGETABLE PRODUCTIONS.
Required:
1. A collection of Cottons of various origin, as much as
possible with specimens of plants.
2. A collection of Cottons from some limited geographi-
cally well-defined region, with specimens of plants. 3. A collection of Cottons, reared from exotic seed, with exact statement of origin of the seed used for acclima- tion.
1.
COTTON.
9. Samples of Cotton-oil, with the kernels from which
the oil has been obtained.
10.
Samples of articles prepared from Cotton-oil.
11.
Cotton-gins, with statement of results obtained there-
from.
12.
Presses for baling.
13. Packings, etc.
14.
Exact measurements of Cotton-fibre.
Statements of
length, thickness and breadth of fibre from one and the same plant, and from different kinds.
15. Statements of absolute firmness of Cotton-fibre of the
same plant, and of different kinds.
f
16.
17.
Researches concerning the soil of Cotton-lands. Descriptions of the modes of sowing and reaping, in use among the various Cotton-growing nations.
18.
4. A collection of Cotton-pods and seeds, with samples of the Cotton produced, and a description of the plants. A good collection of standard samples of Cotton, in conformity with the Liverpool quotation.
5.
6. A good collection of standard samples of Cotton, in
conformity with the Havre quotation.
7. A collection of different Cotton fibres fit for being projected by an oxyhydrogen-lamp upon a white surface
or screen.
8. Exact drawings of Cotton fibres of different origin, on
a scale of 1 : 1000.
1.
Required:
2. TOBACCO.
A collection of Tobaccos of different origin, as much as possible with specimens of plants.
2. A collection of species of Nicotiana, from some special
geographically well-defined region.
3. A collection of species of Nicotiana, reared from exotic seeds; specimens of successful acclimation, with exact statement of the origin or home of the seeds.
9.
A complete description, illustrated with drawings, of a Cotton-plantation,
Statements and researches concerning the ashes of several kinds of Tobacco.
10. Statements on the content of nicotianine of Tobaccos,
also of the leaf in the different stages of its growth.
11. A somewhat considerable quantity of pure nicotianine,
with the results of its elementary analysis. Physiological experiments on the effects of nicotia- nine.
6. A collection of fresh native Tobacco-samples.
12.
4.
A collection of species of Nicotiana with samples of Tobacco produced therefrom.
13.
Models of drying- and stoving-barns.
5. Leaves of Tobacco plants in the several stages of growth (all these specimens are required to be properly prepared i.e. dried and stoved).
14.
Materials for packing.
15.
Description of the mode of cultivation observed in some particular Tobacco growing district.
16.
A complete description, illustrated by drawings, of a Tobacco-field.
17.
Statutes and regulations of Societies of Insurance jagainst hail-storms.
As complete a collection as possible of blossoming and of fruit-bearing branches, belonging to well-defined species of Cinchona, reared in British India.
7. Drawings of fully matured Tobacco-leaves (natural
size).
8. Researches of soils suited for Tobacco-growing.
Required:
3. PERUVIAN BARK.
1. As complete a collection as possible of the Bark of different species of Cinchona, reared by Government in Java, and moreover a series of samples showing the progress in the culture, since the first parcel of Java Cinchona Bark was sent to Netherland for sale. The botanical derivation of the barks must be stated throughout.
2. As complete a collection as possible of blossoming and of fruit-bearing sprigs of Cinchonas reared in Java, and well defined.
3. Samples of Peruvian Bark, reared by individuals in Java, with the proviso that each specimen must bear the name of the species of Cinchona, from which it was taken.
4. As complete a collection as possible of Cinchona (bark) from British India, with the proviso that each specimen bear the name of the species from which it was taken.
5.
6. As complete a collection as possible of Cinchona-alka-
loids, obtained from Java.
7. Idem from British India.
8. A collection of coloured plates of blossoming and of fruit-bearing branches belonging to different species of Cinchona, especially of such as are reared in Dutch and in British India.
9. A collection of implements employed in collecting
and preparing the Peruvian bark.
10. As complete a collection as possible of notices and reports relating to the culture of Java Cinchona.
11. Idem of British India.