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“Numerous other pests of the islands were determined, princi- 
pally with the croup of the United States Entomologi cal 
Department, and the Royal Gardens, Kew 
The Superintendent had seine a ing amount of travelling 
to do. ere have been,” he said, “ thirty-two biy paid to the 
islands other than An ntigua,” involving an absence from head- 
quarters of 322 days during less than three years. 
he Superintendent closed an ha ine review of the work 
accomplished to the end of 1894 ollow 
“The Department has ‘acon a valuable Fiii her- 
barium, and the commencement of a 
“In the Library ae are its Taek an ne 8,000 books, 
pamphlets and journals on agricultural subjects, This basis of 
a scientific agricultural library has been collected entirely by the 
correspondence and personal influence of the Superintendent of 
Agriculture, Many valuable additions have been received through 
the generosity of the Royal Gardens, Kew, and especially the 
various branches of the United States Department of Agriculture. 
“There are over 50 current periodicals regularly received. 
Annual reports are received from most of the Botanical and 
Agricultural Departments of the tropics. 
“In the Museum there are various samples, principally connected 
with plant diseases, in about 200 ge any of them have 
€ ined by eminent men o at the same time have 
given hints as to their proper treatment. 
“Tt is proposed to add a representative series of the principal 
economic products—a few have been collected, and they could be 
indefinitely increased by correspondence. 
“ In the Herbarium there are several valuable collections of West 
Indian plants received through the kindness of the Director of the 
Royal Gardens at Kew. The clerical work of the office has at 
grasses, connected as they are with pasturage, have alone been 
mounted. With a little temporary assistance a ee herbarium 
could be sie at the service of the Departme 
As mplifying the singular want of patna which 
unfortunately too often is a characteristic of efforts for the im- 
E ovement of the West India Islands, the whole of the 
mportant and active work carried on by the Agricultural 
atn of the Leeward Islands was suddenly cut short by the 
refusal of some of the members of the Legislative Council at the 
session held in aaepe benp to pass the vote for the Sieg ce 
tendent’s salary. The reason given was that the Colony, owin 
to the depressed sondiden “of the sugar industry, was unable ni 
afford the services of a scientific man. Mr. Barber left in March 
following, and the Department was abolished. The Botanic 
Station at Antigua was continued, but in a helpless and crippled 
condition. Mr. Tillson, the Curator, worked under discouraging 
circumstances for some tim e, but ultimately resigned in 1897. 
di ged his delan throughout in a careful and con- 
scientious manner. 
It only remains to add that in an agricultural community 
