those likely to be in demand for establishing new plantations 

 in Dominica. A list of such plants is given elsewhere. Again 

 the more the cultural operations of every kind are carried on 

 as object-lessons for the instruction of the people, th3 better 

 will the station fulfil its mission as an important factor in 

 developing the resources of the island. The site is a most 

 suitable one for a station, and it should prove in time one of 

 the most interesting and attractive gardens in the whole of 

 the West Indies." 



Situation and Extent. 



The Garden lies immediately behind the town of Roseau, 

 within ten minutes walk of the landing stage in the harbour. 

 It is picturesquely situated in a hollow, under the precipitous 

 Morne Bruce, on the top of which are old military buildings 

 formerly occupied by the Agricultural School, an institution 

 maintained for a period of eleven years, 1900 to 1911, by the 

 Imperial Department of Agriculture. The buildings are no 

 longer used for the purposes of the school, the work of training 

 agricultural pupils being now carried on at the Botanic 

 Gardens under the supervision of the Botanic Gardens staff. 



The area occupied by the Garden is some 44 acres. The 

 land was originally a portion of the Bath Estate, and at the 

 time of purchase was mainly under cane cultivation. The 

 greater portion is of a gently undulating character, but the 

 Garden includes the precipitous side of the Morne, the lower 

 slopes only of which are suited for cultivation. The ground 

 is very stony, and when taken over, a great part of the surface 

 was covered with numerous long banks and heaps of stones 

 which had been thrown aside during cane cultivation. 



Immediately under the Morne is a hollow sheltered 

 from all winds except th : south-west where the deepest soil 

 in the garden is located. This portion was selected for, and is 

 now occupied by, a series of experiment plots. In the 

 hurricane season, (August to October), damage has sometimes 

 occurred in this portion from the strong south-westerly winds, 

 which at times sweep along the hollow. A certain measure 

 of protection is now given by a collection of trees and bamboos 

 planted near to the southern boundary. The remainder of 

 the Garden is well protected on all sides except to the north, 



