512 Horticultur, etc. — Methoden. — Personalnachrichten. 



var. acidä), the products of which now almost exceed those of sugar. 

 This, with the exception of cotton, is practicalty the only wage 

 producing industry in the island. A diagram is g'iven shewing the 

 total exports of the island, the exports of limes and lime juice, and 

 the export of sugar, from 1891 to 1904. 



Since 1895 there has been a steadily increasing export of ani- 

 mals, including cattle, horses, mules, asses, sheep, goats, pigs and 

 poultry, as a result of the failure of sugar, and consequent reduction 

 of wage earning. In this way the peasants have been able to obtain 

 a certain amount of money in order to pay for the necessary im- 

 ported articles, clothing, tools &c. It is suggested that this effort 

 may be helped by the importation of improved breeds of animals. 

 A diagram shows that the value of exported cattle rose from about 

 & 950 in 1891 to £ 2400 in 1904, and that of other stock from about 

 S, 300 to & 1200 in the same period. The drug, papain also has some 

 importance as an export. This consists of the dried milky juice of 

 the fruit of the papaw, Carica papaya, which is collected by the 

 natives and sold. 



Essential oils are also exported to a certain extent, chiefly oils 

 of lime {Citrus) and bay [Pimenta ncris) a trade in fresh fruit and 

 vegetables also exists with neighbouring islands. 



Cotton is now becoming an important industry in the island. 

 In 1903 the outpi \ was valued at £ 1,486, and in 1905 it had risen 

 to £3,486. There are at present about 800 acres under cotton in the 

 island , but there is still a large quantity of land available for cotton 

 cultivation. Previous to the hurricane in 1899 attempts were being 

 made to establish plantations of Theohvoma cacao but these were 

 destro3^ed, and in most cases have not been restored. In one or two 

 cases however this has been done, and the industry promises to be 

 successful. There are many places in Montserrat where cacao 

 would probably thrive. 



There are now in Montserrat a few trees of Central Ameri- 

 can rubber, CastiUoa elastica which are growing very well, and it 

 is possible that this tree could be grown successfully "in the island. 



W. G. Freeman. 



Harrison, F. C, A New Flagella Stain for Ps. radicola. 

 (Science. N. S. XXV. 647. p. 817-818. May 24, 1907.) 



Bacteria of root tubercules of Leguminosae in agar culture 

 spread in thin tongues on slide, dried without killing or fixing and 

 stained with saturated Solution of gentian violet, then washed 

 under tap and dried with filter paper. Mucilage is deeply stained and 

 unstained bacteria are visible by contrast and also their flagellae. 



W. T. Swinffle. 



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Personalnaehriehten 



Berichtigung. Die Herrn Prof. Dr. Fruwirth in Hohenjheim 

 betreffende Personalnachricht in n^*. 37 des Bot. C.Bls is dahin zu 

 ergänzen, dass Herr Prof. F. nicht in den bleibenden Ruhestand 

 getreten ist, sondern bloss wegen andauernder Ueberbürdung seine 

 Aemter dort niedergelegt hat. 



A-usgegeben; IS November 1907". 



Verlag von Gustav Fischer in Jena. 

 Buchdruckerei A. W. Sijthoff in Leiden. 



