4.S(') HKIMK'I" OF OFKK'K (»K KXI'KKIMKNT STATIONS. 



Tlu' collection consists at picscnt of the rollowiiij^' li;") vtiriotics: 



PVdiii.TiUiiaiea IV'iiaitimnt of A^rriculture: Native varieties: 



Kodney. Netrrita. 



Koltlty Hanson. C'oriana. 



Uuncli of Ki'vs. C('i)>a. 



Black lUindi of Keys. Pata I'aloma No. 1. 



Brown Stick. Pata Palonia No. 2. 



Yellow Belly. Pata I'aloma No. ;{. 



Fustic. Pana. 



White Toi). Dulce. 



^las.s Jack. ."Mi<ruela. 



New (ireen. I'rava de I'alo N'erde. 



Auntie (iracie. From the liureau of I'iant imlustry, U.S. 



Grey Stick. . Department of Agriculture: 



St. Jolin. Florida Old Sweet. 

 Garden Sweet. 



FIKEll PLANTS. 



The four 2-inch seedliiiys of ]\Iiinila hemp {Mii.'«( textllU) which 

 were received in January from the Bureau of Plant Industry, United 

 States Department of Agriculture, made a very slow growth at first, 

 but are now beginning to throw out oti'shoots and one of the plants is 

 1 meter high. 



The bulbils of the indigenous "maguey" {Furcnva fadldii) which 

 were set in Decemlier, 1902, have reached a height of 18 inches, while 

 suckers of the same species have attained nearh'^ 3 feet. 



The Cuban maguey [F. cuhensis), known as ''Cocuisa," has made a 

 slower growth; the very spiny and comparativeh' short leaves, as well 

 as the slow growth and poorer grade of liber, render this plant 

 luiworth}' of cultivation in this district. 



Twelve small plants of the Bahama sisal {Aanvc riglda simlana) were 

 received in December from the Bureau of Plant Industry of the United 

 States Department of Agricidture and have made a fair growth in a 

 poor stony soil; the}' are now 1^ feet in height and are beginning to 

 throw out the subterranean suckers. 



Plants of the Indian madiir {Calotropis jyrocejxi), which grow wild in 

 many. parts of the island, have made a fairl}" good growth in ston}^ soil. 



The "Santa Maria,"' or Scmsevierla grdneensu^ which also occurs 

 wild in several districts, has been a failure owing to the too dry and 

 poor soil. Much interest has been awakened in this li])er recently, but 

 it is feared that it can not be grown in the poor soil which is so well 

 suited to the maguey. 



" Caillo" ( Zhena sinuata)^ a common wayside plant belonging to the 

 Malvacere, makes a very rapid growth^ — about 2 meters in three 

 months — and together with the following species is commonly used in 

 making cheap cordage, thongs, etc. 



Urena lohata^ the wild jute of the fields, grows rapidly and can 



