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thrive l)ottor tli:in :iiiy other citrus fruits, ))ut (■\(mi thoso are not raised 

 in sufficient <(uantity to supply the local market. 



There is a troul)lesome disease among chickens which is said to ren- 

 der it almost impossible to raise poultry- in the islands. Many unsuc- 

 cessful attempts on a larov scali^ ha\'e been made. Th(^ practical effect 

 of this is well illustrated by the high price of i)oulti-y i)i'oducts. Mr. 

 Smith states that a lot of live fowls from Calif )rnia sold recently at 

 auction for $1.85 each, and that eggs retail at 60 cents a dozen. A 

 suitable poultry feed appears to l)e another problem, as at present rice 

 is the oidy grain obtainable for that purpose. 



There are several small industries being started, which the station 

 may be able to assist. One is the raising of pineapples for caiuiing 

 purposes, and another banana drying and the manufacture of ]>anana 

 flour. 



The outlook for cooperative experiments on all the islands seems to 

 be good, as the people are taking a great interest in the work. It 

 seems evident that as the station develops abundant opportunity' will 

 be offered for it to render valual)le service to the agriculture of the 

 islands apai't from the ([uestions related to sugar production. 



Maxime Cornu, whose death occurred recently at Paris, was eminent 

 as a ])otanist, horticulturist, and agriculturist, and made important 

 economic contributions in each of these lines. He was born at Orleans, 

 July 10, 18-1:3, and received his doctor's degree in 1872, his thesis being 

 a monograph of the Saprolegniacete, for which he was awarded the 

 Desmazieres prize of the French Academy of Science. Ills earlier 

 work was largely in the study of plant diseases and means for their 

 prevention, and in some of these investigations he was truly a pioneer. 

 He became connected with the Museum of Natural History in 187-1, 

 and in 1884 succeeded Decaisne as director of cultures at the Jardin 

 des Plantes. Under his direction the plan of the gardens was entirely 

 changed and its scope enlarged. Special efforts were put forth to 

 make the collections of living plants more complete, and in cari'ving 

 out this plan many little-known species were introduced from various 

 countries, especially from the French colonies. In 1887 he caused to 

 be establish(>d a course in colonial cultures. This w'as the first well- 

 organiziKl attemp/t made in Europe to secure the stud}' of (Economic 

 plants of various colonies, and as an outgrowth of this begiiming the 

 French Government established in 1807 a garden or station for col- 

 onial studies, with a central station maintained in France and branch 

 stations in th(> different Freru-h colonies. 



M. Coriui was a member of many learned societies, official commis- 

 sions on hoi'ticulture and agriculture, and the superior council of 

 agricultui'e, and was the official representative of his (jovernment at 

 numerous internation;d congresses. At a conference hcdd in I>erne in 



