furnished an income for a great ma; 



for the plant is very abundantly spor 



Cacao, the seeds of Theobroma Ca 



the mountains, is also pr 



oduced in c 



onsiderable quantities. It 



the basis of the popular 



toilet article 



: known as bay rum. 



Vegetables in great va 



iriety are gt 



own, mostly by the peasan 



in their "provision land; 



;," which ai 



-e usually situated in a ferti 



spot on the side of a mc 



mntain, at f 



rom 1,000 to 2,000 feet all 



tude. These are often s 





t the soil must be held up 



step-like fashion by logs, 



usually the 



slender trunks of a tree fer 



kept in position by sever 



al stakes dr 



iven below them. Here a 



grown in promiscuous 



confusion s 



weet potatoes, yams, tanya 



arrow-root, okra, tomatc 



>es, egg-pla 



nt, peppers, squashes, bean 



etc. Bananas and plant 





> grown here. The peasan 



also grow with less succ 



ess such pr 



oducts of temperate gardei 



as potatoes and cabbage 



, but these 



are usually a failure durii 



the summer months. 







The cultivation of Se; 



i Island cot 



ton has been carried on vei 



successfully and on a coi 



nsiderable s< 



:ale for several years, and tl 



product from this islanc 



i has been 



bringing excellent prices 



his will continue and that the 

 practical results will equal the not too modest expectation of those 

 who advocate the planting of " cotton, cotton and more cotton." 

 If it will do for the whole island what it is reported to have al- 

 ready done for one or two estates, it will deserve to replace the 

 ancient emblem of salvation now prominently displayed on the 



:oat-of-ai 

 This n 



of the 



»uldb 



■ if I failed t. 



ligations to His Honor, Lt. Col. W. B. Davidson-Houston, Com 

 missioner of Montserrat, for the gracious interest he displayed ii 

 our work ; to Mr. Fred. W. Driver for favors already mentioned 

 to Mr. W. Robson, curator of the botanical station, for his per 



