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I learn from Mr. Morris^ the Assistant Director of 

 the Royal Gardens at Kew that in Jamaica the seeds of 

 Entada Scandens are excavated_, the two sides ornament- 

 edj and make excellent sides for pin cushions, scent 

 bottles, and are used for drawing uj^on and various 

 purposes devised by clever brains and nimble hands. 



" The women's Self Help Society, founded by Lady 

 Musgrave in Jamaica, for affording an outlet for work 

 of this kind is working very satisfactorily. 



" The object of the Society is to enable industrious 

 women to help themselves by affording opportunities 

 for selling work of all kinds, especially such work as is 

 calculated to develop the small industries peculiar to 

 the island, as for instance, work in 'lace bark, ferns, 

 calbasses, dagger, &c., preserves of different kinds, 

 ginger, guava jelly, &c. The Society rents two rooms 

 as a depository and provides a sale woman. 



" Visitors to the Island avail themselves of the 

 opportunity of buying curiosities at the Depository and 

 in 1883 the amount of £ 465 was realized by the sale of 

 articles placed on deposit. Depositors are charged with 

 an annual fee of 2/ and a commission of 8 ^ per cent 

 (a penny in the sterling), on all articles sold at the 

 depository. 



A small table prettily ornamented by Mme P. 

 Merandon with Job's tears was very much remarked, 



Dr Fressanges, Mr G. A. Dick and Messrs Anderson, 

 Anderson & Co. sent extremely fine specimens of the 

 coco de mer {Lodo'icea BeycJiellanwi) which proved, a® 



