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THK AGKlCULTUltAL NEWS. 



June 



\00-2. 



A REPUTED CURE FOR LEPROSY. 



Soiiio interest Wiis aroused recently hv a news- 

 paper statement that a plant called ' Tua-tua,' and 

 i-ej)orted to be a native of Venezuela, was being used 

 at Honolulu in the treatment of leprosy, with smae 

 benefit. Aecording to the F/iarni'(rr'utic(il Jon riial 

 for February 15, 1S)02, the plant is probably Jut rnjilm 

 </ii.'<yi/jiif(i(i(f, Spurgt' Order ( /'Jujihci-liKicriic ). 



TIu.s i.s the .species which has boon identitiecl hy the lat;- 

 Dr. Ernst, of Caraccas, a.s the 'Tua-tua' of \'enezuela. But 

 there is nothing in the description of the us3S of the drug 

 given liy O. I'onipa in his Cofrccion }f<''h'cami'ntax Ini/iffeiMy 

 (Caraccas, lf<G8) tiiat indicates any special ethcacy in lepmsy. 

 He states that a decoction of the leaves, made with a littk' 

 f<alt, is used as a ndld purgative in indigestion or other 

 disQi'ders of the stomach, and in fevers. A decoction of 

 the root is s:ud to l)e excellent for dmp.sy. The nnlky juice 

 ohtiiined hy cutting the young shoots is apl>lied to ulcers 

 of tlie mouth. JatnqJia ffOKsyjiifo/ia is found in two forms - 

 yhtphi/Kngrid'fdlla and elegans, from ^lexico to Brazil. In 

 British ritdana it is recorded from near Uemerara ; it also 

 otwui-s in tin- Niger di.strict in West Africa. Jatroplin 

 Cmvax, [tlic Bhysic-nut] a nearly allied tropical species. 

 has- a good reputation in Tndia as an application to indolent 

 idcers, and J. f/tii'Ki/pifdfia may therefore he expected to lie 

 .similarly useful. 



.f(ifriij)li(i (i(issi/i)/f(ili(i is pomuiou througlunit the 

 West Iiifiies, and has some reimtation in nati\e medi<-iiic 

 for (ligestise complaints. Amongst its local nauu'S ai'e 

 'belly-ache bush,' ' wild caK.sa\'a' and Mciiict uU-r li(1f<(rtl. 



HAND-BOOKS TO THE WEST INDIES. 



The following HaiuMiooks aft'oid interesting informatinn 

 of a descriptive, statistical and general character resiiecting 

 the West Indies. They al.so contain particulars respecting 

 the imjwrts and exiiorts and the agricultural re.sources of the 

 Colonies enumerated : — 



H.\Nn-l?ooK OK Jaimaica for l!H)2, cnmprising Histori- 

 c:d, Statisti«il .-ind (xeneral Informatidu ccmcerning tlio Islanil. 

 Tuenty-secDud year of publication. Lnndnu : Kihv.ml Stanfiinl. 

 2(> .-inil 27 (-'iK?kspur Street. Jaiii;iica ; (jnveiniMirnt Printiny 

 OIIk-l', t\ingstipn. 



BuniSH Gl lAN-V DiBECTORV A.sn .Vl,MA\\(K f..l I'.IIL'. 



Georgetown, Deiner.irii : C. K. Jardine. 



TiuMOAO A\i> ToMAco Year I?ook, l'.HI2. Tlii rty si-vcut li 

 year of issue, ('(iiupili-d by James Henry (.'ullL'ns. I'mtdf 

 Upain : Muir, Marshall .V Co. 



'I'uK Mniaoit .\i.MANACK Axn General CoM\n:ic( i m. Diukc- 

 ToK\ or 'I'r.iMi'vn AM) ToiJAOo. Port-of-Spaiu ; iM.ilr I'.mthcrs. 



TukGkkNMiA HaNU ItOOK, DiRKCTOUV ANU .Vl.M V\ \(!K Hdl; 



THK VF.Ai: I'.ltri. ('(impiled by till' ('(ilduial Secretary. Iy>nd(in : 

 SauipsdTi liow, I\Tavsti>n i^' (,'o., Ltd. 



Tor. Sr, (,r(i\ llA.Mi-fiooK, DntECToKv, and.Vi.MWM nn; 

 I'.ML'. ('i.iii|iili il b\ Kverard G. Garraway, Castries, \'M)'J. 



The Bakijados l)IREl■ToK^ \mi West I.niiian C.knerai, 

 Ai)\ ERTisEit, l!l(ll. Compiled by S. .1. Fraser. Bridgeti'wn 

 Barbados : King iV Co. 



AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS IN 

 THE WEST INDIES. 



Jamaica Bo.inl of .\gricultmv : ('hii!,iiu(,, : The Hon'ble 

 Sydney Olivier, C.M.G.; .Scc/cffO ;/ : \\ . H. Butti-nsliaw, M. \., 

 B.fSc. ; Fiililiritfiiiii Occasional Bulletin. 



Jamaica .\gricnltui-:d Society (witli thutuen .tttiliated 

 Brandies). Kingston, Jamaica. Frcsiilcid : Sir Augustus W.L. 

 Hemming, G.C.M.G. Diptity VhiiiniiKu : Hon'lile Wm. Faw- 

 cett. B.Sc, F.L.S. Svnitary : Joliii Barclay. rnhlii-ntiioi : 

 '•Journal of the Jamaica Agricultural Society." 



Itoyal Jamaica Society of Agriculture it Coninierce A.' 

 Merchants' E.xchange. Kingston, Jamaica. I'rrsiilrnt : Hon'bk- 

 Lieut Ciiloiifl Ward, C.M.G. Sirrrfurn : J. L. .\slienheim. 

 I'nhlicdtidi: : Annual Itupnrt. 



The Institute of .Jamaica : Kingston, .laiii.aica. I'li'iiiimiH : 

 Sir Fielding Clarki,-. .S'rc/v^o;/ : Frank CunitiU. F.S..\., Ciirnfur 

 iif MiincKiii : E.S. Pantoii I'lihliitifimis ■■Journal of the Institute 

 of Jamaica.' '■Jamaica in 1901." 



Kingston & St. .\ndrew Horticultural Society. Kingston, 

 Jamaica. P/cs/i/cii/ : Hon'ble Wm. Fawcett, B.Sc. l<friitiii-ii : 

 William Harris, F.L.S. 



British Guiaua Board of .\griculture, Georgetown. Demera- 

 ra. Cliitiniinii : Hou'ble .V.M. .\shmorc. C.M.G. Dijinfii Cluil,-- 

 midi : tl. B. Harrison, M..\., (".M.tJ., ; Sfc n-ta r ji : Oscar Weber : 

 Aiirii-iiltKiid Insfiiu-fiir : U. Ward : Assi.tfiiut Insiiiirtui- oi. 

 A<ii'iciilfiii<- : J. E. licckett (on priiliation) : J'lti'i iiKiiii 

 SiirijviHi : J. .\. Raleigh. 



British (iiiiana Royal .-VgricultuiMl A Cummeivial Society 

 (ieoigetown, Uemerara. Piixlili nf : Luke M. Hill, B..-\.. 

 M.l.C.E. Si-ricf<inj : Thomas Daley. I.imil Srriftiini : (Berbice.) 

 Ur. C. F. Castor. Assistant Sn-ri'tiiiii mid Lilinirifin : J. Ilod- 

 way, F.L.S.. Viimtitr nf M)isi;iiiii : Richard Evans. M..\., B.Sc, 

 I'lililiciitiiiii : "Journal of the Rojal -\griculture and Commer- 

 cial Societ\ of Britisli Guiana." 



Trinidad Agricultiind Society. Porl of ,S|i;iin, Trinidad. 

 I'lTxiilriif : Sir Alfred Moloney, " K.( '.iM.( i. Srirftm-ii : Edgar 

 Tri])]i. t'lihliciitiiiii : " I'niceedings I'f the .Vgricultural Society 

 of 'I'rniidad. 



dieiiada .\gricnltnral Societ}', St Gei>rge"s, Grenada. I'nsi- 

 ./r,i/ : Sir RobJvt B. Llewelyn, K.C.M.(i. Stvn'fin-ii: W. E. 

 Itroadway. I'lililiintinn : Minutes of Meetings. 



I'.aibadips (ieiier.il .Vgricultural Society iV Reid School of 

 Pr.ictical Chemistry, Bridgetown. Barliados. I'irshli nt : Sir. 

 (ieoige C. Pile, Kt. ,-;;-',;-t,inj: .\. H. I'oyer. Fid,tU-iitii>„ : 

 " Barliados .\i;riciillural (iazette and IManters' Journal." 



St. Tjucia Agricultural Society. Castries. St. Liuia : l'i;.-<i- 

 ,l,.„f : ^i-cn't,inj: R. G. McHugh. 



iJominica AgriciiUur.d Society, Roseau, Dominica, h'lts- 

 id,nt: The Hou'ble Ilesketh H. liell. .s'.r.c/,.,./ : A. K. Agar. 



Lii;HTi!OtitN's West Ixuiax Diri:itoi:\ am. Commi:ri m, 

 ]>u;i(Toi.Y. J. N. Lighthoju'u, St. Thom is. 



Antigua Agricultural Society. l'i<s!<lfiif 



KiC.rUtrii : W. N. Sands. 



St. Kitts-Nevis Agricultund Society. I'rtsiili'nt : Hi'Uoiir- 

 alde E. G. Todd. .•<vr,rliii-ii: C. A Smith. 



|Fuitlier particulars of .\gricultuial and Hoiticultiir.il 

 Institutions in the West Indies would be gladly received f.^r 

 this list. .Vlso tixturcs for Agricidturtil Shows for l'.«l-.'. I 



