Show nard to get camphor enoish most of the supply of camphor comes from japan and formosa of late years the fit demand lias has begun to exceed the supply says the youths companion and the question has arlson how the latter can be maintained ons oni of the why camphor Is becoming i scarcer and dearer Is said to be that I 1 it Is extensively used in the manufacture of celluloid at present camphor Is mainly produced from the so o filled gilld camphor tree which attains size eize in japan one specimen recently measured being feet tall annl having liev a trunk over 1416 feet in diameter the tree s common in chani nut as yet the production of camphor in that country Is very limited the camphor tree Is IB a member of the laurel family fa 1 fly and it Is related in genus gentis to the all cinnamon cinnaman 1 da tree it Is said that campher campli ur pan oan be produced from other species of ti acci eps in borneo a very aromatic camphor Is obtained front from the natural deD ala of gum on the ti a species of aioo indigenous to that island and sumatra borneo camphor Is rare and an very rury costly |