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Grapevines of a few European varieties are grown on arbors. 



Pineapples of several varieties are grown, and experiments are 

 being made in cross-fertilizing different varieties, with the object, for 

 instance, of getting a pine with the flavor of the Ripley and the fine 

 appearance of the smooth cayenne. 



Rubber plants of various kinds are grown. Para, Castilloa, Ceara, 

 etc. On the whole the Castilloa or Central American rubber tree 

 seems to be best suited for this island. 



Visitors can purchase plants at the nursery, or orders will be 

 hooked by the attendants and plants for Kingston and neighborhood 

 will be delivered at the Parade Garden, Kingston, where purchasers 

 must send them. The gardens can not undertake to deliver plants at 

 private residences or stores. 



56. The Royal Botanic Garden of Trinidad, Port of Spain. 



[Extract from an article by Prof. X. L. Britton, in Science. Vol. IV, No. SS. 1S96.J 



63 acres in area : established in 1818. 



The Royal Botanic Garden of Trinidad was established in 1818, 

 and now occupies about 63 acres, with some outlying plantations. 

 There is a vast collection of tropical plants in cultivation, an exten- 

 sive botanical library and herbarium, and a small laboratory. The 

 garden publishes annual reports and bulletins, dealing especially 

 with topics of economic application. 



57. The Arboretum and Botanical Garden of the Central Ex- 

 periment Farm, Ottawa, Canada. 



[See Central Experimental Farm. Department of Agricultural Bulletin 5, second series, 

 Herbaceous perennials, Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Ottawa, 1908 ; also Bulletin 2, 

 second series, Catalogue of Trees and Shrubs, Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Ottawa, 

 1899.] 



65 acres in area : established in 1887. 



This garden was established in an effort to test as many species 

 and varieties of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants as could be made 

 to grow in the climate of Ottawa, Canada. In 1899 a list was pub- 

 lished of 3,071 trees and shrubs that had been tested up to that 

 time, with notes on their hardiness. Great importance has been given 

 from the beginning to herbaceous perennials at this botanical garden, 

 and by 1908, 2,116 species and varieties, representing 280 genera, were 

 reported on. The botanical garden at Ottawa is famous for its 

 herbaceous perennial border ; it is about half a mile long and 12 feet 

 wide, and contains a remarkable, perhaps the best, collection of hardy 

 perennials to be found anywhere in the world; certainly the best to 

 be found in America. 



Acts and Resolutions of Congress Relating to the Botanic 

 Garden, Washington, D. C 



Act of March 3, 1813 (5 Stat. 612). Joint Committee on the Li- 

 brary given direction of care and preservation of botanic and horti- 

 cultural specimens brought home by the Wilkes Exploring Expedi- 

 tion. 



