Souvenirs of Ceylon; A Series of One Hundred and Twenty Illustrations of the Varied Coast, River and Mountain Scenery of the Beautiful Eden of the Eastern Wave.. (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 Excerpt: ...required. In Continental India the experiment has been equally successful, and it is evident that the bark, especially from the trees which have been subjected to the process of mossing (as suggested by Mr. Maclvor, of Ootacamund), will yield the valu able sulphate in excess even of that from Peruvian done, that most gorgeous of all the pea family, Sturt's trees. To Europeans in general in India, to the Clianthus Dampierii, will easily forget the splendour of soldiers especially and the whole mass of the native its wealth of blossoms. Hakgalla is, with good reainhabitants the blessing involved in the success of an son, the resort of pleasure parties from Newera Elba, experiment, which will place the most potent of febri-It is but a moderate distance from the plain by the fuges within the reach of all, can scarcely be estimated. Badulla Road; and the views obtained from tho gardens The rapidity and luxuriance with which some of the and at various points of the road, of the Ouvah (Uwa) species grow is remarkable. At Ambewelle, a beauti-country are grand, beautiful, and varied; being framed, fully-sheltered valley covered with coffee estates, which as it were, in the mountain ranges of Badulla, Happolies below Hakgalla, we gathered, from a tall plant tella, and Saffragam. All around are wonderful specionly thirteen months old, a leaf which measured mens of the irrigation channels, for which the natives 14 inches by 12. Tea is also cultivated at Hakgalla; arc so famous, and which to the eye really look as if and growing as readily as in their southern habitats they led the water up hill. Every hill and stream, too, may here be seen a number of the eucalypti casna-in this beautiful region, is associated with traditions of rinas and other plants of Australasia. A...