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The granary is an enormous structure, the grain being eon- 
veyed into it by machinery. The elevator can be raised or 
lowered according to requirement. og the atr of the 
elevator is a fly-wheel which revolves with gre t rapidity and 
forces up the grain, and at the top is an v opening ees which much 
of the dust escapes during the operati 
In the neighbourhood of Dordrecht were noticed large quan- 
tities of vegetables under cultivation, many of which, I was 
informed, found their way into the London market. I obs erved 
that the gardens were effectively fenced in with a material I had 
seen so employed before, and found upon enquiry that it 
consisted of the stems of Phragmites communis, Trin., supported 
by willow saplings; afterwards I noticed the same E ater 
being harvested and so used in many paris. of Holland. 
It was interesting to observe large quantities of Boletus edulis 
Cantharellus cibarius and Agaricus campestris, exposed for sale 
in the markets of Brussels. 
e ditehes in many parts of Holland contained a luxuriant 
Sidi of Azolla caroliniana, which first made its appearance 
about ten n years ago, and which, I am given to understand, fruited 
for the first time this year. 
In many places on the Dunes, where the sand had been bared by 
the wind, Psamma arenaria, > & S., had recently been 
Sea in tufts about 1 foot apart. Somewhat stunted Scotch 
fir (Pinus sylvestris, L.) and sea PA (Hippophae rham- 
noides, L.) were the chief woody plants on the Dunes, near 
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ing in the immediate neighbourhood of the nursery - 
M cans. Krelage and Son, at Haarlem, I called upon them, and wa 
very kindly received by one of the principals, who fodit t: 
ducted me over the establishment. The shade for the houses 
consisted of matting formed of the stems of Phragmites communis, 
mentione above. It is prepared in the neighbourhood, and after 
about three years’ service is cut into shorter lengths and fre unit 
for fencing. 
J. M. HILLIER. 
DCVL—VANILLA IN SEYCHELLES. 
The ees of vanilla in Seychelles appears to be at ee 
in a comp ely Maece — 1 ation regard 
the Seia aS been published in a Bulletin, 1899 
(pp. 111, 120, with plate, p. 214) and 1897. (pt 
Further information is taken from the jos ME for 1896 
( Colonial sic eiae ee No. 214, 1897), by the Administrator, 
Mr. H. Cockburn Stew 
“The vanilla crop o d ae year is the largest that has ever been 
grown in Seychelles—63,000 lbs. The prices ruling during the 
year on the London and Paris Markets have also been most 
TE and the value of the crop has been declared at 
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