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Yucca a/oi folia, and from the plantain, Miisa paradisiaca, prepared 

 by a machine invented by a Mr. Clarke who was employed at the 

 General Penitentiary. 



They were handed into the Society by the Rev. James Watson. 



Information about this machine is desired by a correspondent. 



NOTES ON THE CULTIVATION OF VEGETA- 

 BLES. II. 



By W. Harris, F.L.S., Superintendent of Hope Gardens. 

 In the Bulletin for October will be found some Notes on Vege- 

 tables. A correspondent has now asked for information showing 

 the time required by each crop to arrive at maturity. This will 

 depend largely on soil, situation and the care bestowed on culti- 

 vation, but, speaking generally, the time required by each of the 

 crops named below is approximately as follows : — 



Beet-root 



Cabbages 



Carrots 



Cucumbers 



Garden Eggs 



Kidney Beans 



Kohl Rabi 



Lettuce 



Musk Melons 



Mustard and Cress 



Okra 



Onions 



Parsley 



Peas (English) 



Peppers 



Potatoes 



Pumpkins 



Radish 



Spinach 



Squash 



Sweet corn 



Tomatoes 



Turnips 



Water Melons 



Three months 



Three to four months 



Three to four months 



Two to three months 



About five months 



Six to eight weeks 



Two to three months 



Two months 



Three months 



Two to three weeks 



Three months 



Six to seven months 



Three months 



Three to four months, according 



to variety grown 

 Two to three months 

 Three to four months 

 Three months 

 Six weeks 

 Two months 

 Two to three months 

 Three months 

 Three months 

 Two to three months 

 Three months. 



BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



EXTRACTS FROM MINUTES. 

 The usual monthly meeting of the Board of Agriculture was 

 held at Headquarter House on Wednesday 14th November, 1906, 

 at 2 p.m. ; present : Hon. H. Clarence Bourne, Chairman, the 

 Director of Public Gardens, the Island Chemist, the Superintending 

 Inspector of Schools, His Grace the Archbishop, Messrs. C. E, 

 deMercado, J. W. I\'iddleton and the Secretary John Barclay. 



