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readily be partly or wholly defrayed by an admittance charge 
and by the income from proper concessions, put to the credit of 
a sinking fund ; suitable roads and paths could be laid out through 
it without damaging its natural beauty and interest; the views 
afforded by these both over Castle Harbor and Harrington Sound 
are among the most attractive on the islands; it is accessible from 
Hamilton or St. George’s, the two ical towns, either by land 
or by wate 
ee unique natural feature, on a very much fee scale, 
is the remarkable growth of the palmetto in Paget Marsh, a 
very short distance from Hamilton; here also a ae 
number of rare plants exist, dludine an evergreen tree related 
to the northern cherries not seen by us elsewhere. But the 
growth of the palmetto here is simply wonderful, and the reser- 
vation of a few acres of this swale is also very desirable, as it 
likewise is in proximity to cultivation and has been threatened 
by fire 
The exotic plants of Bermuda include a very great variety of 
species from tropical and subtropical lands, most of them grow- 
ing luxuriantly and including many notable and- instructive ex- 
amples. This already great variety will doubtless be increased 
through the work of the recently established experimental gar- 
dens, now under the able management of Mr. T. J. Harris, who 
brings to it, from his former duties in the Department of Public 
Gardens and Plantations of Jamaca, wide experience and critical 
knowledge of tropical agriculture and horticulture. The export- 
able products of the islands, now mainly potatoes, onions, lily- 
bulbs, and arrow-root, will be improved and their cultivation 
made more successful, and other elements will be added through 
scientific experimentation and suggestion. 
The collections made by us include museum and herbarium 
specimens, seeds and living-plants of about 400 species, illustrated 
by more than 3,000 specimens, including many duplicates, some 
of which go to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadel- 
phia, whose coéperation gave the expedition the efficient services 
of Mr. Stewardson Brown, and the remainder may be used in 
exchange with other institutions. A visit of the same duration 
