YoL. I. Xo. 8. 



THE AGKICULTUIUL NEWS. 



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THE TORONTO EXHIBITION. 



The |iir|)ariiti(in ami eiilli-'etinn < it' specimens tor the 

 Tdi'ontd Exliil>iti<iii lias l)een jiroeeeiled with aetively 

 ■;\n(l the West Indian exhibits should make a stiiking 

 show and atiord a good rejnesentation of the varied 

 products ot these Colonies. 



Bfit'o^h GuiiiiKi : The Biitish Guiana Institute 

 of Mines and Forests shij)]>ed 1)V the C.M.S. Ocamo, 

 July 28, two cases containing mineral specimens, 

 together with a set of geological maps of the Colony 

 prepared by Professor J. B. Harrison and Mr. H. J. 

 Perkins. The exhibits will be under the care of 

 Mr. W. P. Kaufmann, of the Government Laboratory, 

 both during the course of shipment and during the 

 exhibition. By the same boat, to supplement the 

 general exhibit, a pair of growing sugar-canes, speci- 

 mens of Cassareep, ]\Iahoe fibre, Crowattee Ink, and 

 Cocoanut and other palm leaves were also forwarded. 



BurhdiJoN : The nonperishable e.xhibits from Bar- 

 bados put up in bottles, etc., lor the Toronto Exhibition 

 were shipjjed by Messrs. Picktbrd & Black's S. S. 

 l)iiji(ime which left on July l.j. There were eight 

 packages containing altogether 102 exhibits. These 

 consisted of the various grades of sugar, from white 

 vacuum pan crystals to sugar made from second grade 

 vacuum pan molasses ; samples of the different grades 

 of molasses and of rum : samples of falernum, worm- 

 wood bitters, sorrel liquer, scraped and unscraped 

 dried ginger; mrals from cassava and guinea corn; 

 cassava cakes, tapioca, ))ea-nuts, jiigeon pi^as : speci- 

 mens of Barbados manjak, iietroleuni oils, li<piid 

 bitumen, infusorial earth, etc., etc. 



It was intended to despatch perishable articles, 

 like sweet potatos, 3ams, etc., in the 8.8. (htnno 

 .scheduled to sail on July 20, but unfortunately 

 quarantine regidations have jjicventcd this project 

 being carri(;d out. 



Tobago: A collection of fibres, starches, coffee, 

 cacao, woods, etc., was foiuarded by the 8.8. Daliome. 

 It is to be regretted that stejis were not taken in time 

 to allow a rejiresentative t'xhibit of rubber to be sent, 

 especially as it is now becoming :in important imlustry 

 in the island. 



Greiw.ila : From this island we learn that bottles 

 containing samples of the principal products of the 

 island were ready to be despatched together with a 

 number of copies of the useful Grenada Haml-book for 

 the current year. 



(S7. Vincent: A good collection h.-is been got 

 together and a preliminary exhibition was to be held 

 in the Court House on July 28, from which the best 

 exhibits were to be selected for transmission t<j Canada. 

 The recent eruption seriously interfered with the work 

 in 8t. Vincent, but a good representative collection has 

 been made. 



DEPARTMENT NEWS. 



Mr. Francis Watts, F.I.C., F.C.8., Government and 

 Analytical Chemist of the Leeward Islands has recently 

 had conferred upon him the degree of B.8c. (Bachelor 

 of 8cience) in the University of Birmingham. 



Owing to cpiarantitie restrictions imposed against 

 Barbados the engagements of the officers of the 

 Heal-Quarters 8taff of the Imperial Department of 

 Agriculture, in the other Colonies, are cancelled until 

 further notice. 



The seroiul iiiunbcr of Volume 111 of the Wt-H Indiait 

 Biil/ftiii is now is.sued. It contains the paiiers on 

 Educational and General Subjects read before the .Agricul- 

 tural (Jonference held in .January last in Barbados. The 

 Conference papers on the Sugar luiliistry were issued in the 

 preceding ininilier in April. The Educational papers epito- 

 mize the results of efforts made during the last tlu-ee years to 

 introduce the reaching of the jirineijilcs of Agriculture into 

 the colleges and schools of the West Indies. They were 

 contributed by those actually engaged in the ethicational 

 work in the several Colonies. 



The Hon. S. Olivicr's important pajier on the liegula- 

 tion of the (.i)uality of E\i>orted Emit should be carefully 

 studied tiy all fruit growers and exjiorters in the West Indies. 

 Mr. Lefroy deals with the <pie.stion of controlling the imjior- 

 tation of insect pests, and shows that several islands iiave not 

 yet jiests which are found on neighbouring islands. The need 

 for some method to prevent the sprcail of pests from one island 

 to another and from foreign countries is clciirly demonstrated, 

 and valuable suggestions made. An exhaustive paper appears 

 from the pen of the Honble W. Eawcett, covering the 

 botanical, agricultural and economical aspects of the ]5anaua 

 industry in .famaica. Mr. .1. H. Hart treats of the Jlssential 

 Oils of the West Indies and di.scusses the possibilities of a 

 future industrj-. Jlr. W. (J. Freeman co)itributes an illustrated 

 account of the Barbados Aloe industry, worth at one time 

 £7,000 jier annum, now unfortunately almost entiiely 

 lost, although capable of being revived should condi- 

 tions warrant it. The last jiaper is by Mr. A. Howard on 

 methods of removing epiphytic growths from cacao and lime 

 trees, a question of considerable imj)ortance to planters in 

 Trinidad, Grenada, Dominica and elsewhere. 



The price of the nund)er is 6(/. Post free 8(/. It may be 

 obtained {nnn any of the local agents of the Department, a 

 complete list of whom is given on ])ago 127 of this number. 



Coflfea robusta. This is a new s|>ecies of eotfec 

 from the Con<'0. It has flowered and fruited during the ye-ar. 

 It iiro<luce(l large clusters of pure white flowers iiaving an 

 ex(piisite jierfume, and bears small globular red berries. 

 The croji produced has all been used for seed. The tree has 

 somewhat the habit and size of leaf of Liberian coti'ce, but 

 it is i|uite distinct from that variety. It is rejwrted that 

 the flavour of this cotfce is superior to many other species. 

 The trees have again flowered, and a larger cro[t is antici- 

 pated during the coming sea-son. ( AiutmU Rrj.x)rt, Koyal 

 Botanic Gardens, Trinidad, 1901-2.) 



