Vol. XIV. No. 351. 



THE ACRICULTURAL NEWS 



32 7 



The trunk ol a Iai i lecimen ol Washingtonia jilifera wa 

 snapped in two, which shows the force oi the wind. A few 

 small trees were blow n over a: Same 



Morne Bruce was upr d. of rain fell during 



the day, which caused even mori d e in thi Botanic Garden 

 than the wind. The lower portion ol the ground near the 



_ i in tl led and i- liki ly to remain so forseve 



nil days. The water broke through the mulched cacao plol 

 for the second time and swept awaj i portion of the mulch 

 and the rich surface soil. This will have to be taken into 

 account when considering the results of next season's manurial 

 experiments. The loss oi crops on estates exposed to the 

 two gales is nol inconsiderable 5 ral planters estimate 

 the loss at from one-ninth to one-tenth jthe crop. Mr. Jones 

 states that he considers this estimate a safe one. 



A Gazttti Extraordinary was published during September 

 containing an < Irder in ( touncil prohibiting the importation of 

 cattle ot other annuals from Grenada, consequent <>n the 

 contagious disease, known as anthi tx, having broken out in 

 thai island. A similar prohibition was made in February 

 with regard to the colony of British Guiana. Legislation is 

 being considered with t view to the protection of certain 

 birds, notably Ramier and Perdrix during the proper months 

 of the year. There appears to il need for protecting 



these birds on account of the clearing of forest areas for new 

 plantations reducing the areas where tbej are unmolesti i 



antigua. The annual report on theCentral Prison of the 

 Leeward Islands shows that the greatest number of offences 

 for which prisoners were committed during the year were 

 for stealing sugar-canes and other growing crops. Praedial 

 larceny in Antigua, as in other islands, has still to be 

 efficiently dealt with. A report on education in the Le 

 Islands makes an interesting reference to gardens in the 

 elementary schools. The inspector states thai in St. Kitts 

 and Nevis the gardens were worked throughout the year. 

 and lie is ,,f ^pinion that the teachers should receive the 

 grants which their work deserves. He has therefore asked 

 that the vote for agricultural instruction to primary schools 

 which lapsed on March 31 might be revoted in St. Kitts 

 Nevis. The amount has now been revoted and the grants 

 paid accordingly. It is hoped that school gardening will be 

 taken up more energetically in all the Presidencies than it is 

 at present. 



Dr. Tempany writes to say that the Government Grai 



is ni w in full swing again with a large .stock of com to keep 

 it busy lor a month - 



nk\ i-. 'I'h.' recent storm i ioned so lam ige to 



cotton in exposed situations, but Mr. W. I. Howell hopes 



that a fair crop may be reaped. The sugarcane crop is 



promising. 



viia. in islands. In contrast to the wet and stormy 

 weather experienced in other parts of the Leeward Islands, this 

 Presidency encountered very dry and hot weather during the 



past month. This greatly arrested all agricultural activities. 

 Progress still continues to be made in the matter of COCO nut 

 demonstration and preparation for a third plot is being 

 carried on. Attention was given at the time of writing to 

 the preparation of the plots selected,for the onion nurseries. 

 Mr. Gomes, acting Curator, reports that the cotton crop is 

 very backward on account of the dry weather and for the 

 same reason the lime crop is a \ei\ -mall one. On the whole, 



the outlook of the Presidencj was far from satisfactory but 

 has no doubt improved with dill rent weather conditions 

 prevailing since the dispatch of tie- above report. 



Jamaica. According to a note in a recent issue of the 

 Trinid:. I Win ■•- il ippears that the United Fruit Con 

 have experienced great losses as th« result of the storm on 



August 26. It is expected that the Company's output next 

 , : , will be reduced by 30 percent. The Companj lost 

 twelve lighters b ilea- damaged, and it is expected 



that they will have a big bill to meel i thi result of damaged 

 inflicted in other directions. This agrees with a report 

 published in J'ht Tint's in regard to the effects of the 

 hurricane in general. This says in most placi 30to90 



pel ..ni ..I the banana.- have been blown down, and it is 

 estimated that the export of banana- will be very small for 

 the next nine months. CoCO-nutS and CaCaO have only 



suffered trifling d ig< According to an exchange. 



a report from Jamaica states that English capitalists are 



rating with Jamaica land -owners to revive tin 

 in lustryona large scale. The newspapers are enthusiastic on 

 the subject, and the possibility of a keener demand in the 

 future for colonial cane sugar has do do litional 



impetus to the movement. 



ROSES SUITABLE FOR CULTIVATION IN 

 THE WEST INDIES. 



Owing to the frequent enquiries made as to the best 

 varieties of roses suitable for general cultivation in St. Lucia, 

 the Agricultural Superintendent of that colony published the 

 following list in the Report on the Agricultural Department 

 f..r 1914-15: 



Name. 



Paul Xeyron 



La France 



Rhea Reid 



Mde. Caroline Testout 



Meteor 



Sunrise 



Sal rana 



Sunset 



Marechal Niel 



Win. R. Smith 



White Maman Cochel 



Pink 



Radiance 



Marie Van Houtte 



Madison 



Mrs. Aaron Ward 



K. A. Victoria 



Clara Watson 



Killarney 



Etoile de Lyons 



( latherine Mermet 



Etoile de France 



Helen Gould 



II len Good 



Lady Hillingdon 



Antoine Rivoire 



Robin II i 



I 'a pa (Ion tier 



Colour. 



Shell pink. 



Clear „ 



I te.-p ( Irimson. 



Bright pink. 



Dark Crimson. 



Yellowish red. 



Apricot. 



( iolden sunset. 



Yellow. 



Flesh pink. 



White 



Pink. 



Rosy carmine. 



Straw yellow. 



Flesh pink. 



Indian vellow. 

 White. " 

 Salmon pink. 



White or led. 



Sulphur yellow. 



Rosy pink. 



Velvety .aim-..:. 



Watermelon red. 



Yellow to pink. 



( iolden yellow. 



Flesh on yellox ground. 



Scarlet. 



Rosj crimson. 



The success ol ros< cultivation in the We.-t Indies 

 di i nds to a large extent up in tin- kinds of varii ties , hosi n. 

 Only Teas. Noisettes, and Bourbons should be selei ted 



