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vein. In all these characters the plant contrasts strongly with P. 

 nesioticum. 



P. dendricoluin appears to be a very rare species. Professor 

 Underwood states (in lift.) that it is "represented at Kew only by 

 a tracing of the type," the type being presumably in the Herbarium 

 of the Jamaican Botanical Department at [Hope Gardens] Kingston, 

 Jamaica.* There is, however, a single frond from the type specimen 

 preserved in the Jenman herbarium at New York, and this agrees 

 absolutely with two other numbers of Jamaican specimens, vis. : one 

 (without definite locality), collected by D. Watt in 1903; and another 

 from the slopes of Monkey Hill (above New Haven Gap), altitude 

 about 1,800 meters, Maxon, No. 2,736 ; both of which numbers are 

 represented in the herbarium of the New York Botanical Garden 

 and the U.S. National Herbarium. This species is somewhat more 

 closely related to P. nesioticum than is P. Fazvcettii. It is distin- 

 guished by its reduced stature (5 to 7 cm.), thicker texture, more 

 general villous covering, deeply scalloped (instead of undulate) 

 margins, simpler venation, and particularly (l)by having the mid- 

 vein covered on both surfaces by parenchyma, and (2) by what 

 Jenman calls " embossed respectacles," i.e., having the parenchy- 

 ma considerably raised (on the under surface) above the concealed 

 veins toward their extremities, thus imparting a marked rugose 

 effect to the under surface. The last character is sufficient in it- 

 self to distinguish P. dendricohim at sight. 



The venation of P. nesioticum is peculiar and shows an approach 

 to that of P. trifurcatum. . . 



BOARD OF~AGRICULTURE. 



EXTRACTS FROM MINUTES. 



The usual monthly meeting of the Board of Agriculture was 

 held at Headquarter House on Wednesday, nth April, 1906, at 2 

 p.m., present : — The Hon. H. Clarence Bourne, in the chair, the 

 Director of Public Gardens, the Superintending Inspector of 

 Schools, His Grace the Archbishop, the Island Chemist, Messrs. 

 C. A. T. Fursdon, G. D. Murray and the Secretary. 



Commercial Agent. — In the matter of a Commercial Agent to re- 

 present Jamaica in London, the Secretary reported that His Grace 

 the Archbishop, Mr. G. D. Murray and himself, (Mr. Middleton 

 being ill with fever), met His Excellency in the forenoon of the 

 day of the meeting, who, after discussing the matter, promised to 

 put it before the Privy Council. 



The Secretary was directed to forward to the Colonial Secretary 

 the report of the Committee on the matter ; and letters from Mr. 

 A. R. Davey of London to the Archbishop which the latter 

 submitted in confidence. 



Stwidardization of Rum.— The papers referring to the standardi- 

 zation of rum were put before the meeting, but as they had not 

 circulated round the Board, the Secretary was directed to send 

 them on. 



* The type with Jenman"s name in liis own handwi-iting is in the Herbarium at 

 Hope Gardens. Editm- BvlMin of the Deparhncnt oj Am-iciiltiire. 



