The Tropical agriculturist and magazine of the Ceylon Agricultural Society . baccatum of the Natural Order Solanacese) are not as extensivelygrown as they might be as a vegetable relished by most people who have tried them,apart from their ornamental appearance. The general idea seems to be that theyare unbearably hot, but a Capsicum such as Suttons Mammoth Long Red needsonly a trial to convince one otherwise. In pots they make very ornamental sub-jects. Their cultivation is easy, any light rich soil suiting them well. Sow theseeds in September, preferably in a cool house at the highest elevat
The Tropical agriculturist and magazine of the Ceylon Agricultural Society . baccatum of the Natural Order Solanacese) are not as extensivelygrown as they might be as a vegetable relished by most people who have tried them,apart from their ornamental appearance. The general idea seems to be that theyare unbearably hot, but a Capsicum such as Suttons Mammoth Long Red needsonly a trial to convince one otherwise. In pots they make very ornamental sub-jects. Their cultivation is easy, any light rich soil suiting them well. Sow theseeds in September, preferably in a cool house at the highest elevations, and prickout the seedlings when large enough to handle without damage, and finally plantout. In Nuwara Eliya itself they can scarcely be said to do well, but from 5,000 feetdownward results are always satisfactory. To prepare Cayenne the moistureshould be removed from the chilis by placing them in an open basket in an oven notallowing the heat to become too great, then pound them fine with hot dry salt. Suttons Tom Thomb is a useful chili to grow, and very Phnto bii H. F. Macniilliui. THE FERNERY, HAKGALA GARDENS KLKVATION 5,500 FEET; AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL, 91 50 INCHES; AVERAGE TEMPERATITHE Q02 233 EDUCATION. Education and Agricultural Progress in Denmark and Ceylon, By Ananda K. Cooiuaraswamy, is well-known that the progress of agriculture and growth of prosperityin Denmark during the last twenty or thirty years have been going into details, their enormous export trade to England of breakfast-table commodities such a* butter, eggs, bacon etc., are aloue a proof of immediate cause of this progress appears to be the development of co-opera! ivesocieties and the high level of intelligence of the peasant classes. The whole ofDanish agriculture is controlled by a network of local co-operative societies, inclose touch with Government experts ; these societies reduce expenses by dealingwith large quantities of produce, and at the
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