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POTATO, ARROWROOT,
Besides these, good samples of similar kinds of starchare exhibited by T. Oxley, of Singapore (pp. 874, 875),from various parts of the Indian Archipelago, Borneo ,Moluccas, Java, Singapore , &c., and by other individualsfrom Calcutta, from Assam, from Cuttack, Vizagapatam ,Tenasserim provinces, Rhutnagherry, See.
Some good specimens of starches are also shown inthe Ceylon Department (p. 937), especially arrowroot,and the fecula of the Jatropha.
From Western Africa , a fair sample of arrowroot,together with the plant from which it is obtained, isshown by Warwick Weston (1, p. 952).
In the Canadian Collection, J. Prendergast (125,p. 966) exhibits two specimens of starch, apparentlyprepared from wheat, one being white, and the othercoloured blue, for domestic use. These are both verygood, and the Jury deemed them worthy of HonourableMention.
A specimen of starch from potatoes is also shown byBrunsden & Shifton, of St. Hilaire (128, p. 966). Thisalso was deemed worthy of Honourable Mention.
In the excellent collection of raw produce from BritishGuiana, sent overby the Royal Agricultural and Com-mercial Society of the Colony, and for which the Juryhave awarded a Prize Medal (see p. 71), there are twospecimens of starch which are peculiarly deserving ofnotice: these are, starch from the bitter cassava, andarrowroot, prepared by H. T. Garnett, of HerstellungRiver, Demerara (31, p. 979), for this the Jury awardeda Prize Medal; and for the starch from the sweet cassava,plantain and buck yam, from the eastern coast of Deme-rara, exhibited by D. Shier (33-35, p. 979), the Juryalso awarded a Prize Medal.
Very fine samples of arrowroot and other starches areshown in the collection of Trinidad raw produce, trans-mitted by the Governor, Lord Harris. The samples ofcassava or Jatropha starch, arrowroot, and Tulima orTous-les-mois, are excellent (p. 974), and were con-sidered especially to deserve Honourable Mention. It isstated that the cultivation of the cassava from which thisstarch is obtained is found to be very profitable, the yieldbeing from one to two tons per acre.
Two good specimens of arrowroot from Bermuda areshown: the Jury deemed that of — Gray (1, p. 971)worthy of Honourable Mention.
Some fine arrowroot from Norfolk Island is exhibitedby Sir W. T. Denison (25, p. 993), and a very goodsample of starch, apparently from wheat, is shown byW. Murray, of Hobart Town (18, p. 993). The Jurydeemed both of these specimens worthy of HonourableMention.
The Oswego Starch Factory*, of New York (104,p. 1440), shows some samples of starch manufacturedfrom maize or Indian corn, of superior quality, for whichthe Jury aYvarded a Prize Medal.
Some very fine samples of pearl starch are also shownby AV. Colegate & Co., of New York (301, p. 1453):to these, likewise, the Jury awarded a Prize Medal forexcellence.
An interesting series of flour and starch prepared frommaize is contributed by B. B. Kjrtland, of Greenbush,New York (84, p. 143S). Among these samples of thevarious products obtained from maize are specimensof oil.
Good specimens of dextrine or starch-gum are shown byS. Engelmann, of Karalinenthal, near Prague (Austria22, p. 1008). The Jury aYvarded a Prize Medal for thesepreparations.
Several samples of starch are shown in the Belgian collection. Especially deserviug of notice is the starchprepared from maize by C. Van Geeteruyen, of Staume(East Flanders 4S9, p. 1166). The Jury awarded to thisa Prize Medal.
Very good potato starch, prepared from diseased pota-toes, is shown by Docquir & Parys, of St. Josse-ten-Noode, near Brussels (68, p. 1153). This was deemeddeserving of Honourable Mention.
The samples of white and blue starch manufactured byII. Bocken & Co. (73, p. 1153); the potato-starch ofC. Van Bunnex, of Bruges (74, p. 1153); and the potato-
starch of G. Blyckaeuts,* of Tirlemont (78, p. 1153),Yvere also good, and the Jury deemed them severallydeserving of Honourable Mention.
In the French Department there are several exhibitorsof starch and starch-gum, derived from different sources.Amongst the specimens most deserving attention is thestarch shown by L. Rukz, of Cumbrai (363, p. 1194): tothis the Jury awarded a Prize Medal.
An excellent series of starches and dextrines, manu-factured for the use of calico-printers, is shown by J. J.Steinbach, of Rouen (382, p. 1195): the Jury consideredthese of superior quality, and accordingly aYvarded tothem a Prize Medal.
A very superior sample of starch is likewise exhibitedby Belleville Brothers, of Nancy (1078, p. 1229);for this also the Jury aYvarded a Prize Medal.
Good samples of Yvell-prepared potato starch are shownby II. Lebleis, of Pont FAbhe, FinistOre (570, p. 1205),and by L. Le Paisant, also of Pont l’Abbe (590, p. 1206).A good specimen of wheat starch is exhibited by VezonBrothers, of Liguge, Poitiers (1520, p. 1249), and somewell-manufactured starches from wheat and potatoes areshown by H. Blecze, of Paris (1091, p. 1238), and someexcellent dextrine by M. Augan, also of Paris (12, p. 1170),The Jury deemed these five severally worthy of Honour-able Mention.
Starch obtained from a species of Canna ( C. discolor )is shown by M. Chapel,* of Kouba in Algeria (16, p.1260). This, though exhibited really as an article offood, the Jury deemed Yvorthy of Honourable Mention inconnexion Yvith the other forms of starch suitable formanufacturing purposes.
A considerable number of specimens of starch, &c., areshown in the collection of the Zollverein States, andseveral of them are of excellent quality. In particular,the wheat starch manufactured by J. C. Haller, of Haile(690, p. 1088), is deserving of special commendation, andthe Jury accordingly aYvarded to it a Prize Medal.
The “improved” potato starch manufactured by A. C.Wklcker, of Wallersheim , near Coblentz (331, p* 1069),and said to be extensively used for stiffening muslins, isIikeYvise highly deserving of praise, and the Jury, there-fore, aYvarded a Prize Medal to it.
The Jury also award a Prize Medal to A. Wertii andCo., of Bonn (333, p. 1070), for their superior potatostarch,
Samples of wheat starch, manufactured by A. T. Kruse,of Stralsund (19, p. 1049), C. G. Kramsta and Sons(128, p. 1055), and by Burre and Kuster, of Lubeck (827, p. 1095), were severally deemed worthy of Honour-able Mention.
Starches prepared from potatoes by L. von Uechtritz,of Muhlradtlitz, in Silesia (21, p. 1069), by L. Eipex-schleid, of NeiiYvied (330, p. 1069); and the sago andpotato starch of F. Wahl,* of Neuwied (332, p. 1070),were also deemed, each of them, deserving HonourableMention. Some good samples of potato starch, and starchgum, are also shown l>v the Loburg Factory at Magde-burg (694, p. 108S).
In the collection from the Netherlands , three exhibitorsof starch appear especially deserving of notice. Thesamples of starch manufactured by C. C. Prins, ofWormerveer (12, p. 1143\ are excellent, and the Juryaccordingly awarded to them a Prize Medal.
The specimens of potato starch, and dextrine preparedfrom it, exhibited by Schoneveld and Westerbaax, oiGouda (13, p. 1143), Yvere also judged superior, and aPrize Medal was accordingly awarded for them.
A capital sample of potato starch is likewise shown byVisskr. Nolet, and Co., of Seheidam (15, p. 1143). Thisthe Jury deemed worthy of Honourable Mention.
Amongst the small series of the natural productions ofthe Island of St. Domingo, exhibited by Sir R. Schom-burgk (see p. 71), is a sample of starch prepared therefrom a plant called “ guayiga” (p. 1429), a species ofZumia, and which is stated to be abundant. This spe-cimen the Jury deemed worthy of Honourable Mention.
Awarded also by Jury of Clas9 ill.