received of it. Other fibre plants received at the time pesce were | 
lgave luri la and Agave americana var. variegata, the latter a 
re industry has been in existence in Mauritius for some years, 
ion E gained there might be of service in the 
cially in: rega T EH the initial difficulties to be overcome in Tu 
establishing a new i 
The market value p". m. class of fibre, and the permanency of demand — 4 : 
for it, hás been fully investigated at Kew, and in a note on of the 
Kew Bulletin for April 1887, there is a summary furnished by Messrs. | 
Ide and Christie, which gives ‘the average price per ton for Sisal hemp - 
in London for the years 1879-86 inclusive. These are 1879, 271; 
1880, 271; 1881, 28J. ; 1882, 287; 1883, 271.; Res E ; J885, - 
: 6 cember 
w fibre E 
semp for Sisal hemp in Messrs. Ide and Christie's London Monthly = 
Circular m cien 15th, 1888. „The uA remark being “in retail | 
supply, and selling at fancy prices.” In the United States, Pens ^ 
Crocker's venis dated the 1st December, gave the € at "s to 8$ 
cents. per lb. (equal to about 377. to 397. per ton). ug sie ei 
fibre 
from Bombay (probably prepared by hand) was pecie last. 
mber at 15/7 to 17/. per ton. Mauritius hemp prepared by 
machinery from Furerea E eee (known as the green aloe or green 
ve) was valued: good, 34/. to 35l. per ton; fair, 331. per toti i 
emai, 302. per ton. D. 'M.] : 
LXXXV.—HARDY SPECIES OF EUCALYPTUS. 
lt is well known that some species of Eucalyptus are hardy in certain 
districts in this country, but the ordinary Blue Gum, Æ. Globulus is 
only sparingly so. We have recently received from Mr. F. Abbott, 
: pl 
Es 
received has all been sown and the results will be duly noted later. In 
the meantime the SIE ss from a letter received from kas 
Abbott w ill be read with in est :— 
