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papaws in shallow boxes just the depth of the fruit, each fruit being 

 wrapped in tissue paper and made secure in a separate division of the 

 box with wood wool. 



From the following notice which appeared in the Mirror of the 

 21st June, it will be seen that some of the mangos arrived in such 

 good condition as to be considered fit for presentation to His Majesty 

 the King. 



The King and Trinidad Mangos. 



We have received a copy of the following correspondence, which 

 cannot fail to produce much satisfaction and pride among Trinidadians. 



The West India Committee. 



15, Seething Lane, E.C. 



3rd June, 1905. 

 My Lord, 



I have the honour to send herewith a package of East Indian mangos 

 grown in the Island of Trinidad in the West Indies by the Botanical Department 

 of that Colony, and exhibited at the West Indian Court arranged by my Com- 

 mittee at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition at the Crystal Palace. 



At the instance of Mr. J. H. Hart, the head of the Botanical Department, 

 and Commissioner for the Island at the Exhibition, I beg respectfully to ask if 

 you will be pleased to submit this fruit for the acceptance of His Majesty the 

 King. 



I have the honour to be, &c, 



(Signed) ALGERNON E. ASPINALL, 



Secretary. 

 The Right Hon'ble 



Lord Knollys, g.c.v.o., k.c.m.g., &c, &c. 



Buckingham Palace, 



5th June, 1905. 

 Dear Mr. Aspinall, 



Your mangos have arrived, and the King desires me to return you his 

 thanks, especially so to Mr. J. H. Hart. 



Yours faithfully, 



(Signed) FARQUHAR. 



705.-DOUBLE CACAO POD. 



A monstrosity in the form of a double cacao pod is shown in the 

 accompanying figure. It was found by Mr. R. W. Gordon, of the 

 Public Works Department, at River Estate, Diego Martin, on the 12th 

 of April. Some of the oldest planters in the Colony who have seen 

 it say that they have never seen a pod like it before. 



We have seen double fruits of peaches of a similar formation to 

 this growing under glass in Scotland, but we believe this to be the 

 first record of a double cacao pod. 



The specimen is being preserved in a solution of formalin in 

 the Botanical Department Herbarium. 



