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Sussex. It is of rather a close liabit in branching, and both the young 

 branches and the under-surfaces of the young leaves are downy, though 

 they become afterwards smooth. The leaves are broadly ovate or tri- 

 angular in general outline, slightly heart-shaped at the insertion of the 

 leaf-stalk, and divided at the margin into from six to ten well-marked 

 spreading lobes, with acute points and serrate edges. The whole 

 leaf is about three inches in length. The numerous white Howers 

 are slightly larger tliau those of the Mountain Ash, being half-an- 

 inch across, and they also gain in beauty by the greater looseness of 

 their grouping in the often-branched corymbs which they form. The 

 small fruits are inconspicuous in their colouring, bub agreeably acid in 

 flavour, and sometimes find their way not only into country markets, 

 but to London, being known from their mottled green and brown as 

 * Chec^uers.' 



The tree may well be added to the shrubbery, especially on a poor 

 soil, though it cannot lay claim to the distinctive grace of the liowan, 

 nor perhaps even rival the attractions of the White Beam. 



G. S. BOULGEIJ. 



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PLANTING EN TE UPRISE IN THE WEST INDIES* 



I. 



<2-N accepting the kind invitation of the Council to read a paper 



f before the Eoyal Colonial Institute, I have been actuated 

 ^ . simply by a desire to bring before its members, and through them 

 before Englishmen generally, some points of interest connected with the 

 present position of planting industries in our West India possessions. 

 It may be as well fur me also to mention that, in coming before you 

 this evening to treat of these industries, I do not wish to appear in 

 the capacity of an advocate of any particular views or doctrines, nor 

 do I desire to bring up or discuss any of the numerous problems of a 

 purely controversial character, which have from time to time arisen 

 in connection with the treatment of West India questions. Sucli 

 problems, however interesting they may be to the politician and 



* A Paper read before the Royal Colonial Institute— his Grace the Duke of 

 Manchester, K.P. (Chairman of the Council), in the Chair— by D. Morris, Etq., M.A., 

 F.L.S., F.G.S., Director of Public Gardens and Plantations, Jamaica. Reprinted 

 by permission of the Council of the Koyal Colonial Institute. 



