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Introduced: Life Plant, (Bryophylhim) 

 Tamarind, several Palms, Ivy (He'leta), 

 Queen of Shiubs, 



In 1B23 a hundred years after discovery, an 

 old chronicler writes "there are abim lance 

 of potatoes, tobacco, siiffar cane, indi^^o, cas- 

 sava, pumpkin, water melons, and most deli- 

 cate pine apples, plantains, papaws, English 

 artichoke, peas<', t'to," so that cultivation 

 had evidnrjtly made great btrides in that 

 period of time. Also lie mentions "oranges, 

 lemons and pomoerra nates." 



The nn^t^nt establishment of a public gar- 

 den here must matciially assist in develop- 

 ing the botanical capabilitit^s of thesn islands, 

 and experiments will sho-v what cati b ' d >n-i 

 in the way of repi'oducini; ihe fruits reco'd 'd 

 by the early chnuiielets 



The author will be glad to have his atten- 

 tion called to any actual errors or omissions 

 which must necessarily occur in a couipila- 

 tion of this nature, .so as to eruible him to rec- 

 tify and emendate the same in any future 

 edition of this work. 



In conclusion, it mav be said that it has 

 be<»n very diflicult to decide between plants 

 specially brought in. and those grown from 

 seed packages. Lefroy styles both " fluctuat- 

 ing," with " no proper place in the local flora." 

 The former embra<'<'. (o-idtted) Locust, Co flfee, 

 Jasmine, Fr.ingii»aiii, Ipccatuauha. Baytree, 

 and Watercress; while to seed packages may 

 be traced Sandwort, Penny woit. Dandelion, 

 Golden Rod, Pimpernel, Dayllower and 

 Geum-rad latum. 



There are in the Trimingham grounds, ad- 

 joining the Public Gardens, at Pembroke Hall, 

 as well as in seveial other private grounds 

 on the islands, numerous individual speci- 



