Camphor Malay States

Camphor oil distilled from trees gro iag in the Fcdert-ted Malay States and in Mauritius have been examined by the cherr.ists to the Imperial Institute. ... 

The first experiments in the cultivation of the camphor tree in the Malay States were made in 1904 at Batu-Tiga, Selangor, seed having been obtained from Yokohama for the purpose. The plants flourished excellently and in 1909 the first camphor was distilled. The raw material consisted of shoots from five-year-old trees and the result of the experiment is shown below —... 

The camphor tree was first grown experimentally by the Department of Agriculture in the Federated Malay States in 1904, when seeds obtained from Japan were sown at Batu Ti, Selangor. The seedlings were planted out when about six months old at a distance of 10 ft. by 10 ft. The cpnditions at this place appear to be well suited to the tree, and the growth d the plants is stat to have been equal to that seen in Japan. 

In 1912 specimens of camphor oil and camphor produced in the Federated Malay States were examined at the Imperial Institute, and the oil was found to contain 19 3 per cent, of camphor, whilst safrol, the characteristic and valuable constituent of the Japanese oil, was absent. 

On fractionating the residual oil about 4 3 per cent, of oineol was obtained, and a further yield of 15 7 per cent, of camphor, giving a total yield of 30 5 per cent. No safrol was detected, its absence being probably due to the fact that the oil was obtained from the prunings of young trees. The camphor oil from the Federated Malay States differs. 

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