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niatic of the whole tribe. The seeds, which are inert, liayebeen removed, and the dried capsules are sent in the ex-pectation of their being found to be a more piquant con-diment than the article sold under the name of Cayennepepper.]

Stutchbtjey, J, S.

25 Capsicums, preserved in dilute acetic acid, fromGeorgetown, Demerara.

Duggin, T. B.

26 Fruit of a shrub, called birambi, from River Berbice,preserved in pickle.

[This fruit makes a delicious preserve.]

Netscher, A. D. Yan dee Gon.

27 Limes ( Citrus lima ), from Plantation Klein Pou-cleroyen, River Demerara , preserved in pickle.

Sttjtchbuey, J". S.

28 Kasareep, the inspissated juice of the bitter cassava,from Georgetown, Demerara.

[Kasareep, from the Jatropha manihol , is much used asthe basis of sauces, and is used extensively in the colonyin the preparation of pepper-pot, &c. Dr. Shier, in theReport referred to, notices it as follows :—“ To those whohave never visited the tropics, it may be proper to noticethat casareep is the concentrated juice of the roots ofbitter cassava, and the basis of the West Indian dishpepper-pot. One of its most remarkable properties is itsliigh antiseptic power, preserving any meat that may beboiled in it for a much longer period than can be done byany other culinary process. Casareep was originally aBuck or Indian preparation, and has often been describedwith more or less accuracy.” It is well known that someof the Dutch planters of this colony have, by means of theaddition of a small quantity of casareep, from time totime, to varieties of animal food, been enabled to keep up,in daily use, the same pepper-pot for many years.]

Bee, J. F.

29 Kasareep, the inspissated juice of the bitter cassava,from Georgetown.

De Puteon, J.

2 Oa Saline ash; in appearance similar to a black cinder.

[This ash is obtained by burning certain plants growingon the rocks near the Rapids, about 1,000 miles up theRiver Demerara. The salt is extracted when required bymixing water with the ash, and after the insoluble partshave subsided, pouring off the solution and using it assalt. A similar saline ash is also said to be obtained byburning the Ita palm.]

Stutciibuby, J. S.

30 Turmeric root, from Georgetown, preserved in diluteacetic acid.

[The Turmeric ( Curcuma longa , Lin.) grown in thiscolony is superior to any imported.]

Gaenett, II. T.

31 Arrow-root, from Plantation Herstelling, River Demerara .

[The produce of Maranta arundinacea , Lin.]

32 Starch, from the bitter cassava, from PlantationHerstelling, River Demerara .

[When the roots of the cassava plant are rasped andwashed in water, a large quantity of starch granules areextracted from the vegetable tissue, and float in the water.The -water charged with these granules is allowed to stand,when the granules settle down, and the superabundantfluid is poured off. The starch is then collected anddried.—R. E.]

Shiee, David.

33 Starch, from the sweet cassava, from PlantationKitty, East Sea Coast, Demerara.

[The sweet and bitter cassava merit attention as starch-producing plants. The sweet cassava yields 26'92, andthe bitter 24-84 of starch per cent. They ai*e occasionallygrown for this purpose in the colony, and yield a largepercentage of starch ; but there exists an opinion, whetherwell or ill founded, that it is liable to rot linen, and thepreference is given here to the starch of arrow-root. Cas-sava grows readily in any soil, and, with good drainage,two crops of the sweet variety are yielded per year. Itgrows luxuriantly hi the light soils of the ulterior, as wellas in the stiff clay soils of the coasts. It is considered anexcellent preparatory crop in new and stiff land, onaccount of its tendency to loosen the soil.]

34 Starch, from the plantain, from Plantation Kitty,East Sea Coast, Demerara.

35 Starch, from Buckyam, from Plantation Kitty, EastSea Coast, Demerara.

Anderson, George, & Co.

36 Vacuum-pan sugar, from Plantation Ogle, East SeaCoast, Demerara.

[This sugar was manufactured as follows:—The canejuice was clarified by lime, and the coagulum separated bysubsidence, by means of clay. The evaporation was con-ducted in the ordinary way, and finished in the vacuumpan. This sugar was washed by means of Innis’s process.]

Jones, John.

37, 38 Yacuum-pan sugar, from Plantation Hope, EastSea Coast, Demerara.

[The sugar No. 37 was washed by means of Innis’sprocess \ that of No. 38 was cleaned by means of Hard-man and Finzcl’s patent centrifugal machine.]Stutchbuey, J. S.

39 Yacuum-pan sugar, from Plantation Emnore, EastSea Coast, Demerara.

[In the manufacture of this sugar, the syrup was passedthrough animal charcoal before being put into the vacuumpan.]

Laing, James.

40 Sugar, from Plantation Friends, River Berbice,manufactured in Gadsden and Evans’s pan.

[This sugar on being removed from the pan was putinto cones, and, after the molasses were drained off, -wassyruped,]

Shiee, David.

41, 42,43,44 Muscovado and molasses, from theColonial Laboratory, Georgetown, Demerara.

[This muscovado (No. 41) was made according to theplan recommended by Dr. Shier. Lime in slight excesswas used in clarification. The coagulum w r as got rid ofby subsidence. The excess of lime was neutralised, andthe juice -was concentrated on the open fire. No washingor syruping had recourse to. The specimen of molasses(No. 42) is from the muscovado sugar marked No. 41.The muscovado (No. 43) was made by a modification ofMelsen’s process. No washing' or syruping was used.The specimen of molasses (No. 44) is from the muscovadosugar marked No. 43.]

Stutchbury, J. S.

45 Muscovado, from Plantation Fellowship, Maliaicong,East Sea Coast, Demerara.

[Manufactured by the ordinary process in use on estatesin this colony.