Palaeontologie. — Agricultur, Horticultur und Forstbotanik. 559 



Taxodium laramianiim, n. sp. and Cupressoxylon macrocarpoides, 

 n. sp. from the Eocene and Cretaceous respectlvely. The paper 

 also discusses the occurrence of Pseudotsuga douglasil in the 

 glacial deposits of Mystic Lake at Bozeman, Montana, and 

 oi Larix americana in deposits at Dahlonega, Georgia, of 

 Columbian age and probabiy equivalent to Pleistocene. Further 

 studies of the Pleistocene flora of the Don Valley are also 

 given. D. P. Penhallow. 



Morris, D.. Presidential Address at the West Indian 

 AgriculturalConference. 190 5. (West Indian Bulletin. 

 Conference Number. 1905. p. 5 — 17.) 



The Bulletin gives in extenso the opening address of the President 

 of the Conference^ Sir Daniel Morris, brief abstracts of other papers 

 and discussions. The foilovving subjects are dealt with in the address. 



Sugar Industry. 78003 acres are now under sugar-cane in 

 British Guiana. 14000 acres being in canes other than Bourbon. 

 During the last five years 20 407 seedling canes have been raised at 

 Barbados, and although iess than one per cent of these have stood 

 the tests of field and chemical selection, the results justify the opinion 

 that the raising of seedling canes affords special promise^ as in Bri- 

 tish Guiana of increasing the yield and diminishing the cost of sugar 

 production. 



At Antiqua about 8 000 acres are under cane cultivation, the prin- 

 cipal varieties being White Transparent, and seedling canes B. 147, D. 95, 

 and B. 208. Bourbon is new redueed to about 204 acres. At S t. K i 1 1 ' s 

 there are about 7000 acres of canes. Seedling canes are stated to have 

 placed an important part in the Lee ward Islands, and in particular 

 as a means of a defence against many forms of cane diseases. At 

 Trinidad, Bourbon cane is still generaliy cultivated, and experi- 

 mental work with seedling canes is not of such urgent importance in this 

 colony. Manurial experiments are caried on in Jamaica, and a scheme 

 is being inaugurated to extend work, especially on the chemistry and 

 mycology of sugar and rum. West indian seedling canes have given 

 excellent results in Louisiana, Hawaii, Cuba^ and Queens- 

 land. 



C a c a o. The output of cacao has considerably increased during 

 the last five years. Large numbers of plants are distributed annually 

 from the Botanic Stations and special attention is given to the diseases 

 of cacao. 



Cot ton. The recent experiments were began at St. Lucia in 

 1900, now there are about II 681 acres throughout the West Indies_, 

 mainly in Sea Island cotton, and fifteen cotton quineries in working 

 Order. The crop to be reaped in May 1905, is estimated at 5000 bales 

 (of 360 Pd. each ). 



Fruit Industry. The fruit trade of Jamaica, of the annual 

 value at present of about £ 800000 has grown up in the last 25 years. 

 The principal difficulty in the way of a successful industry in other Is- 

 lands is the want of adequate shipping facilities, with cool storage. 



Lime Industry. Limes, concentrated lime juice and essential oil 

 of limes are exported from Dominica to the value of about 54 000 £, 

 from Jamaica and Montserrat to about £ 6000 from each. Investi- 

 gations on the preparation of citrate of lime have been carried out by 

 F. Watts. 



Other Industries. The requirements for the cultivation of sisal 

 hemp^ for which there are large areas suited at Montserrat^ Nevis 

 and the Virgin Islands are discussed. Experimental rubber plan- 



