of which, fallmg down on all sides, form a pyramid of ver- 
dure’. In 1791, M. Huserr, the proprietor of the original 
Spice estate, of the former intendant, M. Poivrr, gave a 
Jéte champétre there in honour of the extended cultivation 
of the spice trees ; whilst the festivals, annually held by the 
Dutch in Amboyna, were instituted in commemoration of 
their destruction in all the surrounding islands. ; 
Another French gentleman, M. Céré, sent plants from 
the Mauritius to Cayenne, about the year 1779; and, in 
1792, the plantations there contained 2500 trees, which 
bore Cloves equal to those of the East Indies, and which 
fetched a higher price in France, than those from the Mo- 
luccas. Others were sent to Martinique, and the French 
West India Islands; so that the former furnished the 
London market, in 1797, with 350 lbs., and in the following 
year with 200 lbs.; at which time St. Kitts sent 2981 Ibs... 
From Martinique, the Clove tree was introduced to our 
Island of St. Vincent ;. and by the great care and attention 
of Dr. Anperson, the superintendent of the Botanic Garden, 
it is brought to perfection*. ‘ About April,” says Mr. 
Guitpine, in his notes which accompanied his beautiful 
drawings of this plant, “the tree is covered with its lovely 
blossoms, the greater part of which, prove abortive, and 
falling to the ground, are collected, and dried for sale. 
The Berries which remain on the tree, gradually enlarge 
their calyx and develop the seed, and are gathered under 
the trees about July, having turned to a blackish purple, 
and lost all their value as a spice. The seeds require to 
set out immediately and planted near the surface, as they 
vegetate rapidly. The young plants are tender, and should 
be placed if possible, where it is intended they should remain. 
The Clove was once cultivated to a great extent in Domi- 
Nique : in our own island, the trees which are little valued, 
produce annually upwards of a million of seed, besides the 
abortive fruit, which is dried as a spice. The colonists, 
Supposing from our overgrown. trade in India, that it can 
Never become an article of commerce, neglect even to 
plant the Clove in their hedges ; although it, as wellas the 
Cinnamon and many other plants, which any overwhelm- 
ing change in our Eastern possessions might render in- 
Valuable, would grow without any expence.” 7 - 
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- Wee the history of its introduction, and of its culture, by Dr. ANDERSON, 
in the Rey. Lanspown Guiipine's “ account of the Botanic Garden in the 
Island of St Vincent.” 
