400 Angewandte u. technische Botanik, Methoden. — Personalien. 



Fawcett, W., Guide to theBotanic Gardens, Castle- 

 ton, Jamaica. 1904. Price 1 s. 



The Castle ton Botanic Gardens were formed in 1862, and during 

 the following 3^ears were stocked-, largely through the action of the Royal 

 Botanic Gardens Kew, with large numbers of economic and other plaiits. 

 The work of introducing, propagating and distributing plants, especially 

 those of an economic nature was steadily pursued until 1897, when it was 

 decided to develop the Hope nurseries, on accoutit of their more con- 

 venient Situation. The elevation of Castieton is 496 feet above the 

 sea-level ; the average mean temperature is 75" 9 F. and the average 

 annual rainfall is 115,02 inches. 



The guide gives a descriptive account of what is suggested as the 

 best route around the garden for the visitor with only a limited time at 

 his disposal. 



Notes are given on some 220 of the more interesting plants, whose 

 Position in the garden are indicated by numbers on the accompanying 

 plan. 



The following quotation will serve to indicate the nature of the in- 

 formation afforded : 



Artocarpas integrifoUa Linn. f. Jack Fruit. Fast 1 n d i e s and P o 1 y- 

 nesia. A tree with milky sap and large fruit. The bark yields a 

 guni used as cement and bird lime, and also a fibre. The juice is 

 applied externally to glandulär swellings to promote suppuration. The 

 wood yields on boiling a yellow dye. The timber is used for carpentry, 

 cabinet work etc. Yellow, hard, takes an excellent polish, is beautifully 

 marked and is one of the handsomest furniture woods. Weight 40 Ib per 

 cubic foot. (Urticaceae). 



The notes on the plants are alphabetically arranged. The guide is 

 illustrated by 16 excellent plates, on which the following plants are re- 

 presented; Archontophoenix Cnnninghamii ; Nutmeg, Cyatliea arhorea, 

 Mauritia flexuosa, Cycns circinalis, C. revoliita, Pandanus ocloratissimus, 

 Araucaria Cnnninghamii, Arancaria excelsa, Oreodoxa regia, Cocos bo- 

 tryophora, Diplotheminm caudescens, Stevensonia grandifolia, Alpinia 

 nutans, Corypha data, Clirysalidocarpus lutescens, Raphia Faedigera, 

 Dypsis pinnatifrons, Victoria regia, Nymphaea spp., Artocarpns inte- 

 grifoUa, A. incisa, Acrocomia lasiospatlia, Caryota nrens, Bassia lati- 

 folia, Euter pe oleracea, Phoenix acaiilis, Livistona australis, Phoenix 

 rupicola, Hyophorbe Verschaffeltii, Lecnala elegans, Livistona chinensis, 

 L. olivaeformis, Dendrocalamus strictus, Ravenala madagascariensis, 

 Thrinax parviflora, Cocos plumosa , Raphia vinifera, Sabal Blackbur- 

 niania. W. G. Freeman. 



Botaniker Dinter aus D. S. W. Afrika wird sich nach 

 Sjährigem Aufenthalte in Afrika vom 10. Mai bis 10. Septbr. 

 in Europa auf Urlaub befinden. Correspondenz bitte nach 

 Bautzen (Sachsen) zu richten. 



M. le Dr. E. Pfitzer, professeur ä l'Universite de Heidel- 

 berg, est nomme membre associe de la Societe royale de 

 botanique de Belgique. 



Ausgegeben: 18. April 1905. 



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

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



