

fas, 
part he e 
taken in guiding and directing the efforts of the Curator in = channels. Een. 
best calculated to meet local requirements. ie 
Fhe services of the ciertas: of the tron “gardens at 
Trinidad, Mr. J. H. ee F. L.S., have been utilised from time to time, - 
with the consent ov vernment of that island, to supervise the | 
station, and numerous plants à ve been received through the active - 
co-operation of this office i 


In December 1890 the Curator reports :— ; pop 
* During the latter part of November and the v ien of December E 
a considerable portion of my time was taken up in collecting and pre- 
paring the principal fibres of the colony for the "neca Exhibition, — 
also in assisting in the preparation of botanieal speeimens of nearly the « 
whole of the plants possessing economie and commercial properties in — — 
ny.’ 


the color 
These specimens proved of great interest and value, and they are men- E 
tioned in the official correspondence reproduced in the Kew Bulleti: in, 










ed in water, and a somewhat coarse fibre — from them. 
e rigi ith 
. Mr. Hart, and denen bere has — received from that 
| identification specimen of Fur aa aoai 
Too This i is similar t to the Manritius hemp plant, but with e some teeth, 

Numerous trees have been planted to replace those lost, and advan antage 
has been taken of the natural undulations of the land and of the presence 
of a running stream to make the institution as attractive as possible. 
Man 
Tobazo (Attalea Cohune), the Teak (Tectona grandis), the Betel Nut 
Palm (Areca Catechu), and the eey: Catostemma vidt a 
Benth., are of majestic size. "The soil in the garden has apparently 
2c Bittle of. its fertility, while the _ See of water ` in the imme 
ue neighbour ‘hood keeps t the air at all times cool an = 
- . The interest taken in ‘the Sa ical station by local residents 
co by ee extract ER the Curator's. eund Ma 
1891: 







t is pies to note e that the ember of visitors to the ga 
more particularly on Sundays, continues to increase. For the ec 
- venience of visitors a number. 9t prt en seats pae been ru itione 
.— from England." ; : 
sage ood fo bud at da koe. are sold Joiscy at | nomir 
ite. sum received for the sale of plants in June last w 

the. spore greet priser ay 
iS a ait ibuted. free of cost. they are often neglecta, and 
s are lost without. any gmpepeiing Ma. s 



