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3. The Hope Garden, of about 220 acres, situated near the foot 
of the hills in the Liguanea Plains, five miles from Kingston. 
has been determined to mars this garden the chief Bo Garden 
of the Island. e inner portion is being laid 
Geographical Botanic Gunton. Carriage drives of a ttal as 
of more than two miles have been laid out in this portion of the 
aot There are large nurseries, containing about 40,000 plants, 
uch as pet rubber plants, nutmeg, clove, black pepper, mango, 
aaeth cardamon, sarsaparilla, cinnamon, Liberian coffee, &c. 
(Elevation 600 feet. Annual mean temperature 77°4° Fah. 
on rainfall 52°83 inch.) 
ingston Parade Garden, the public pleasure garden of 
Kingston, kept up with sha de and ornamental trees, flowering 
plants, tanks and re (Elevation 60 feet. Annual mean 
cr Li a 79° Fah. ae rainfall 37°96 inch.) 
5. Botanic Garden at Bath, the old o Garden of the 
colony, established in "ITTA; still maintained for the sake of its 
valuable trees and palms, thoug muc sae oaie in size. (Eleva- 
gis on ad emperature 78° Fah.) 
. King’s House penp and Grounds contain about 177 acres, 
at which about 20 a are kept up as an ornamental garden, 
attached to the official. ran ls of the Governor. Many valuable 
economic plants and fruits trees are also mipis cultivation, as well 
as the rarer tropical palms. (Elevation 400 wis Annual mean 
temperature 78°7° Fah. Average rainfall 49-20 inch.) 
The Palisadoes Plantation occupies the ap narrow strip of 
land enclosing Kingston Ha catia about five miles long, planted 
with about 23,000 cocoanut palms. This plantation is now leased 
mean temperature 80° Fah, Average rainfall 36- 84 inch.) 
The a aog ieee of the erep of the Botanical Department 
in Jamaica tributed to the “ AROPE of Jamaica” in 
1881 ki the preie d the peace Report 
and hee during the list hundred years the 
Botanical Department has been the means of introducing and 
propagating some a the most valuable plants, now the sources of 
the staple products of the island, and its work in this respect is 
being increased year by year. 
It isa striking fact that, "s the exception of pimento—“ that 
child of nature ”—and a few others o comparatively little value, 
most of the staple products of the island are derived from exotics 
interest to maia bp simple, accident re often direct 
influences by means of which valuable sobs ia Pou see been 
introduced into the island, the mere mention of whose names is 
sufficient to recall the vast influences they have exerted for good 
on the welfare and prosperity of the count 
The sugar cane though here in the time of the Spaniards was 
first cultivated by the English, by Sir Thomas Modyford, in 1660; 
but its most valuable variety, the Otaheite or Bourbon cane, 
= was introduced in His Majesty’s ships by Captain Bligh as late 
