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bourhood of Roseau, and the во à this site is felt to afford a 
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entirely away from the cultivated part of the station land, and, if suitable 
arrangements are made for its up-keep, it will not interfere with it in any 
Great stress has been laid on the objects in view in oie this 
Botanical Station at Dominica. Its function has been defined as s 
of an experimental and economie character, ornamental plants are yn be 
n in moderate quantities for rendering the grounds attractive and 
interesting, but chief attention will, it is hoped, be devoted to the plants 
an economie or industrial charaeter, and ss aee those likely to 
in demand for establishing new plantations in Dominica. A list of such 
plants is given ¿mua pas Again, the more the vain dd operations of 
every kind are carried on as object lessons for the instruction of the 
people the better will CH station fulfil its mission as an important factor 
in developing the resources of the island. A large number of very 
useful and interesting plants already ад in the island at St. Aroment, 
the property of Dr. НА. A, Nicholls, F.L.S. These have been sent out 
from time to time from Kew to the late Dr. Imray and Dr. Nicholls, in 
of the gentlemen just named. e ection is now the best in the 
Leeward Islands. A. list of these aie is given in the ү Bulletin 
for July, 1887, pp. 10-12. Dr. Nicholls takes a deep interest in every- 
thing connected with the redit of cultural industries in Dominica, 
nd he has very generously pe the Government, without charge, 
any cuttings, seeds, bulbs, o spot which can be s rom St. 
Aroment for the bere of. establishing the Botanical Station and for 
паррон in the islan 
fter meeting in the Court House I accompanied the Governor 
on board the ** Esk, w ud. pe at 6.30 for the northern islands. It was 
arranged that I should land at Montserrat and earry out the work of 
my mission there, while the porum returned to Antigua to dispose of 
the mail correspondence. We w e to meet at St. Kitts a few days 
later. 
MONTSERRAT. 
Montserrat, a Presidency of the Leeward Islands, has a total area of 
32} square miles, and a population of about 11,000. It is composed o 
a series of rocky hills with conical peaks (2,500 to 3,000 ft.), and from 
these there are sometimes steep, sometimes gentle slopes reaching down 
to the sea. The whole surface is broken up into valleys and ravines, 
fields, 'The higher slopes and summits of the mountains are covered 
with dense forests, with cabbage palms, tree ferns, wild bananas, and 
valuable timber trees. "The principal productions are sugar, lime-juice, 
rrowroot, 
of the Montserrat Lime-juice Company in growing limes and man 
ke lime-juice has spes this little island considerable commercial 
importance of Jate years 
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landed at Plymouth with the Commissioner, Mr. pr сорта и 
had come on board to call upon the Governor, at 7 0 
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