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Enclosure No, 2. 
The Governor of Jamarica to the Governors of Barsapos, the 
LEEWARD Istanps, the WINDWARD IsLanps, and Britisn Hox- 
DURAS respectively. 
No. 3421. 
a s House, Jamaica, 
SIR, 9th May 1887. 
I mave the honour to inform you that the Secretary of State for 
the Colonies communicated to me a copy of a Despatch which Lord 
Derby had addressed to you, in common with the Governors of other 
West Indian Islands, transmitting copies of a letter from Mr. Morris, 
the Director of Public Gardens and Plantations in Jamaica, now o 
Royal Gardens, THe respecting a proposal made in 1884 that Botanical 
Stations should established in some West India Islands in con- 
nexion with the Botanical Department in PE and recommending 
3. I have recently received a copy of a subsequent memorandum 
from Mr. Morris to the Colonial Office, setting forth some of the 
working details of the Scheme, of whic ch I beg leave to enclose a copy 
5. Ası regar ards the mi of plants, I would suggest that application 
be made to the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company for the free carria age, 
or the carriage at low rates, of plants 
have, &e. 
(Signed) H. W. Norman, 
Governor 

Dominica.—Reference was made in Bulletin, No. = pp- 9 and 10, 
to the AET of economic plants already made at St. oment, 
Dominica, by the late Dr. Imray and Dr. H. A. ‘Alford Nicholls. 
M 
any of these plants ay e been sent out from Ke ew in exchange for 
Dominica plants, peal? peal: a at the private expense of the two 
gentlemen above mentioned. In connexion with the establishment of 
a Botanical Station or a i Boisnis Garden, it may be useful to place on 
ecord a list of the introduced economic plants Already growing at 
Daiei which has been kindly prepared by Dr. Nicholls :— 



Abelmoschus — - - | Musk Mallow - India. 
Adansonia digitata - gans he Monkey Africa. 
Aleurites moluccana - - Odiea - -| Pacifi . 
Allamanda Aubleti - ne steer 
centers Melegueta _ + + | Grains of Paradise - Top: Africa. 
reca Catechu - - | Bete. Naut - - | E. Indies. 

