48 Agricultur etc. — Personalnachrichten. 



tandis que la forme droite n'amene generalement qu'un etat de tre- 

 mulation. Bernard. 



Fawcett, W., Annual Report, Department of Public 

 Gardens and Plantations, and Board of Agri- 

 culture, Jamale a. 1902—1903. (Published 1904.) 



The work of distributing economic plants has been actively con- 

 tinued cacao, Ippi-appa (Carludovica jamaicensis) grape-fruit, lemons^ 

 Liberian coffee nutmegs and eucalyptus having been sent out 

 to the greatest extent during the year. Experiments are being conducted 

 with cassavas, both Jamaican and Columbian varieties^ the object 

 being to obtain the agricuitural yield and starch content of each. Ana- 

 lyses of 27 Columbian varieties are given. 



Over 2000 cross-fertilized pineapple seedlings were raised and their 

 cultivation will be continued in the hope of obtaining improved varieties. 

 With regard to experimental work with the sugar-cane it is stated that 

 enough work has now been done to show that the hopes raised at the 

 first production of seedling canes of repeating with the cane the extra- 

 ordinary improvement obtained in the sugar content of the beet are 

 groundless. Some improvement in this direction has indeed been obtai- 

 ned but it cannot be placed beyond 16 per cent. Further any tendency 

 to increased sugar content seems to be counteracted by a reduced agri- 

 cuitural yield. it would appear that the line of development in the sugar 

 cane must take that of increased vegetative vigour and a large yield 

 per acre. 



Details are given of manurial experiments with pineapples, bananas, 

 sugar-canes, and of work on other crops. 



The agricuitural education work is also summarised. 



W. G. Freeman. 



Persoiialoaclii 



Habilitirt: Dr. med. et phil. Erwin Baur, Assistent am 

 botanischen Institut der Universität Berlin, als Privatdozent 

 für Botanik. 



Dr. Ächille Forti in Verona hat das reiche Algenherbar 

 Piccone erworben. Wie bekannt, hatte A. Piccone die 

 Algen des Rothen Meeres, der Inseln Sardinien, Cana- 

 ren, Azoren etc. und der Weltreise der Corvette „V. Pisani" 

 besonders studirt. 



In den Ruhestand getreten: Geheimrath ßrefeid, 

 Director des pflanz.-physiol. Instituts in Breslau (wegen eines 

 schweren Augenleidens). 



Gestorben: Prof. Dr. öoroshankin in Moskau. — Prof. 

 Dr. K. V. Mercklin, ehemaliger Professor am Forstinstitut in 

 D o r p a t und Professor an der Petersburger Medico-Chirurg. 

 Akademie, im Alter von 85 Jahren. 



Ausgegeben: 10. Januar 1905. 



Commissions -Verlag: E. J. BriU in Leiden (Holland). 

 Druck von Gebrüder Gott helft, Kgl. Hofbuchdrucker in Gassei. 



