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An object of particular interest which was shown at the Confer- 
ence by Professor Harrison was the first fruit of the Coco-de-mer 
of the Seychelles which has ripened on the young plants in the 
Botanic Gardens at Georgetown, Demerara,* raised by Mr. Waby. 
Other industries to which the attention of the Congress was 
directed were as follows :— , 
Limes, which are a staple industry in Dominica and are now 
becoming a crop of importance in Antigua. 
Sweet Potatoes—— This product formed the subject of a useful paper 
by Mr. Robson in which he dealt with the attempts he has made 
to classify the varieties of sweet potatoes in Montserrat. ‘The paper 
was illustrated by a large number of specimens illustrating the 
+ Sega characters ‘of foliage and tuber on which the classification 
is based, 
Mycology and Entomology. A committee was appointed consisting 
of the scientific officers in the various colonies with Mr. Marshal 
and myself as members under the Chairmanship of Mr. Marshall to 
consider questions relating to difficulties connected with the nomen- 
clature and identification of fungus and insect pests. It was sug- 
gested that intercourse between the workers in the different colonies 
should be fostered by correspondence and that specimens should be 
exchanged in order that agreement may be reached as to their 
proper scientific and popular names. Also that in the case of Fungi 
specimens should be deposited at Kew and references of any 
difficulties should be made to that institution. ‘The Entomological 
Research Committee to be the referee for insects. It was further 
suggested that facilities should be given for the scientific officers of 
the various Agricultural Departments to meet informally in one or 
other of the Colonies, and that if possible such meetings should take 
place annually. By meetings of this kind and by the interchange 
of specimens it was considered that the interests of scientific work 
would be furthered and that the spirit of co-operation thus encour- 
aged would lead to greater efficiency and usefulness in the Agricul- 
tural Departments of the different Colonies. Moreover, such co- 
operation should tend to prevent umnecessary overlapping in 
mycological and entomological investigations. 
An afternoon session was also devoted to the discussion of matters 
relating to Agricultural Education, but as this account does not 
profess to be exhaustive I must perforce refrain from dealing with 
so wide a subject and also from referring to many other matters of 
interest which were brought before the Conference. 
ForESTRY IN TRINIDAD. 
Although Forestry questions were brought to the notice of the 
Conference on the last morning, I deal with the subject apart from 
* See Kew Bulletin. 1910. p. 256. 
