TBINIDAD AND TOBAGO BULLETIN. [XX. 1. 



Plants sent by rail are despatched " carriage forward " at the 

 purchaser's risk. 



Special quotations for Cacao, Coffee and Limes grown from selected 

 seeds are as follows : — 



Delivered at Nursery uncrated : 



Plants in lots of 1 to 1,000 plants, 3c. per plant. 

 Plants in lots of several thousands, S25 per thousand. 

 Budded Cacao, in lots over 100 at $8.00 per 100. 

 Limes from beds, in lots over 100 SL.^O per 100. 

 Delivered at Bail way Station, Bort-of -Spain or Queen's Wharf, 

 securely packed in open crates : 

 Plants purchased in lots up to 100 at 4c. per plant. 

 Plants purchased in lots up to 1,000 at $3.50 per 100. 

 Plants purchased in lots of several thousands at $33 per 1,000. 

 Plants can be obtained on week-days during the following hours : — 

 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. ; 12 noon to 4 p.m. ; Saturdays 7 a.m. to noon. 

 No plants supplied on Sundays or Public Holiday's. 

 To prevent disappointment large orders should be booked at least 

 six months previous to the date when the plants are required, as it is found 

 too expensive to keep large supplies on hand for casual demands. 



Any complaints as to the quantity or the quality of plants, &c., 

 sup)")lied should be made in writing and addressed to the Director. 



Persons desirous of obtaining plants on loan for decorative purposes 

 should apply in writing at least three clear days beforehand ; they must 

 provide their own transport and deposit a sum sufficient to cover damage 

 to pots and plants. Forms of application can be had at the office. 



TOr.AGO. 

 ■ Orders should be addressed to the Curator, Botanic Station, 

 Scarborough, who will give information as to price for plants delivered 

 at the Botanic Station. All charges must be paid in advance. 



Office hours, responsibility of the Department, and previous booking 

 of large orders are the same as in Trinidad. 



W. G. FPiEEMAN, 



Director of Agriculture. 



The following plants are usually available from the nursery at the 

 St. Clair Experiment Station. Orders for budded and grafted plants or 

 for large quantities of any particular kind of plant should be booked at 

 least six months in advance of requirements. All plants in bamboo 

 pots, unless otherwise stated. 



Fruits. 

 Achras Sapota. Sapodilla. Seedlings 5 cents. 



A common, medium sized tree. Fruits russet brown containing 

 sweet, succulent pulj). Useful as a dessert fruit. 



Projiagated chiefly fiom choice Tobago varieties. The tree is the 

 source of chicle gum exported largely from British Honduras for 

 manufacturing '• chewing gum." 



