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of a small coffee plantation. The trees are looked after and 
MED weeded and pruned, but Devout this it is not possible to 
afford them further attention at pres 
Further particulars are contained in ike following letter received 
= the plan from the curator in January last :— 
CURATOR, BOTANIC STATION, SIERRA LEONE, TO ROYAL 
GARDENS, KEW. 
Botanic Station, Sierra Leone, 
TA: January 6th, 1897. 
SIR, 
I HAVE the honour to forward a rough plan of the lower 
or north portion of the station here. I trust it will give you an 
idea of the progress he has been made in laying out the garden 
during the last 12 months. 
s I mentioned in 5 iy le tter of some months ago, the ground 
is very poor and rocky and difficult to work, consequently the 
results are not very encouraging. 
f 
the Liberian and the native narrow-leaved coffee, also cacao, 
about 500 kola, and about 800 eucalyptus, growing well, many 
over two feet dies besides black pepper and many other economic 
and ornamen 
: The rai infall this ast year has been very heavy, Dedi 
hea ai 
places. These have now all been made up with stone, and stout 
I am a member of the Agricültaral Exhibition committee here, 
and also one of the judges in the farm and plantation competition. 
The inspection of the plantations and farms entered for competi- 
tion will commence in a few days. It embraces the whole of the 
Sierra Leone peninsula and also Sherbro Island and neighbour- 
hood. The Exhibition is on the 16th and 17th of February ; I am 
preparing samples of economie dite for — 
Messrs. Millen & Humphries were able to s 
several EF on their way down the coast a their füstootfto 
stations 
e, &e. 
(Si. E m E. WILLEY. 
W. T. SPEI Esq., €.M.G., c. CLE, F.R.S., 
Roy al Gardens, Kew. 
Mie Waller has been on leave in this country glen. the present 
us accordance with an arrangement made with the 
Colonial Office he and the Curator of the Gambia Botanic 
