304 HrsTonr OF FRUITS. 



pounds given by order of the Assembly, for the best spe- 

 cimens of this hemp. Dr. Stewart West gained a pre- 

 mium, and his process may be seen in the Hortus 

 Jamaicensis. 



From experiments tried on the hemp made from the 

 plantain-tree fibre, which was manufactured into rope at 

 his Majesty's dock-yard, Port Royal, in Jamaica, the 

 following results were obtained : 



Cwt. qr. Ib. 

 King's nine-thread inch-rope broke by the 



weight of fj.-n Mtyi . . 6 1 14 



Dr. West's specimen broke by the weight of 620 



Specimen from the parish of St. Andrew . 610 



Do. Do. Portland . 420 



Do. Do. St George . 320 



The above specimens were all made of the same size as 

 the king's rope. 



