IX.-BOTANICAL INSTITUTIONS OF JAMAICA. 
"1. The Butftno- (.'urtlrn.Cnfh-fnn.m the parish <.f St. Mary. on 
tropical plants. The chief features are the palmeiuni ami a 
collection of economic spice and fruit trees. Elevation V.h'> feet. 
Annual mean temperature 7oM Fall.; average annual rainfall 
113.29 inches for 26 years. 
u 2. T/ie Sill Gardens, in the parish of St. Andrew, on the slopes 
of the Blue Mountains, about 20 miles from Kingston, by way of 
Gordon Town, lie in the centre of an immense district shortly to 
be opened up by means of driving roads. 
" The Garden was first established by Sir J. P. Grant for experi- 
ments with Cinchona, which was so successfully grown that the 
Government realised about £17,000 by the sale of bark, until the 
price fell in consequence of the extensive plantations in India, 
Ceylon and Java. 
"Vegetables have also been grown, and Instructions given in 
their cultivation, so that they are now produced in large quantities 
by all the settlers round. 
" There is anursery fortimber frees and an experimental Orange 
Garden has lately been established at about 3,700 feet. 
" Olives, Fruit trees and Tea have been planted ; Fodder plants 
grown; experiments made with the variety of Ramie known as 
China Grass, and other plants of economic interest, all of which 
will probably be largely cultivated when the driving roads are 
completed. Elevation 3,500 to 6,300 feet. Annual mean tem- 
perature at 4,907 feet, 62.6° Fah. ; average rainfall 102.2 inches for 
27 years. 
" 3. The Hope Garden, near the foot of the hills in the Liguanea 
n, consists of about 220 acres. The 
t is being laid out as a Geographical Botanical Garden. 
There are large nurseries containing about 70,000 plants, such as 
orange, cocoa, rubber plants, nutmeg, clove, mango, vanilla, 
cardamon, sarsaparilla, cinnamon, Liberian coffee, etc. Elevation, 
700 feet. Annual mean temperature 71.6° Fah. ; average rainfall 
for 17 years is 51.79 inches. 
"4. Kingston Parade Garden, the public pleasure garden of 
Kingston, is kept up with shade and ornamental trees, flowering 
