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economic plants. Mr, Green resigned in February, 1592. to take 
harge of a private enterprise in the north of the island. After- 
wards he became Superintendent of the Rulbrindlery School at 
Roseau, until it was abolished in 1896. The next Curator as 
Mr. Joseph Jones, who had been trained at Kew. He arrived in 
the island in March, 1 1892. Mr. Jones eaii took up the 
duties of his office with energy oe enthusiasm and he has proved 
an excellent Danin It is stated in evidence that he has 
rendered “ services universally mer mi asthe by: the ‘planters of 
and.” 
The folowing particulars respecting the distribution of economic 
sae siat the Station were placed before the Commission by the 
Curator 
* The chief object of the garden has been to raise and distribute 
cheap rates ooon plants. That this work is gradually 
R will be seen by the following table, giving in round 
numbers the yearly distribution of plants since 1891 :— 
IBI SS a oe F ka ,000 Tag distributed. 
T en dee ai ey ir: 7,000 5 
1893 22000 J j; 
1894 30,000 , 5 
1895 aut a ei 36,000 ,, i 
fae nee aw --- 42,000 _,, ‘ 
1897 to date (March 10th) ... SO, me 
“The above are all ete plants ; no attention is paid to 
raising ornamental plan Plants are charged at ve ry low 
t 
rates, in most cases ton the actual cost of - production. For 
example :-— 
1. Cacao plants in pots, a little over a farthing each. 
2. Coffee plants aia ba beds, packed for distribution, less 
than a farthing 
3. oe Ske ee 18 months to 2 years old, in pots at 
ch. 
s a the present, the great demand has been for a 
; -a promising industry, and one very suitable for Dominic 
l 5000 plants have been distributed altogether, and the 
i F 
consist of coffee, S, Cacao, oranges, kola, nutmegs, small 
quantities of vanilla, a few plants of two new varieties of kros 
for Senan es cultivation, fruit trees, &c. 
“Of the above, DEY a very poan Bay im has been sent out 
of the ‘sland the n mber averag 1,000 yearly. Applications 
sae plants are doniethuias numero ta fro om the i 
ut only surplus mok te be supplied to them, t t 
repo Sap ateata pp em, as. priority mus 
“The distribution = sa has also been large ; no less than 
Beco cacao-pods of good varieties, capable of yielding 44, 660 
plants, having been sent out to local planters duri e past 
uring 
three years, as well as uantities of Blue Mountai -seed, 
kola, and Tiberian oE eed. Seen: 
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