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schooners. ‘These are managed with great skill, and although the sea is 
often rough, ee 0 in comin from Be ша, accidents are not of 
frequent occurence. nternal communication is by roads and bridle 
paths. The and will нё to be gradually extended to the rich 
lands in the interi 
December 25.— arrived in the schooner from St. Lucia at Kingstown, 
the chief ds of St. Vincent, on Christmas morning at 9 o'clock. I 
was kindly received > His Honour Captain Maling, the Administrator, - 
at Government Hou In the course of the afternoon we ha a walk 
through the land set еа for the Botanical Station, which is situated 
immediately below and adjoining the Government House garden. 
December 26.—-This morning was spent at the Botanical Station 
with the Curator. ‘The station bes pay portion of the old Botanical 
Garden of St. Vincent, established in 1764, but discontinued about 
1830. A very interesting account of this garden, illustrated by wes 
pa is given by the Rev. Lansdown Guilding (Glasgow, 1825). 
dedieated to ed es Sir W. J. Hooker, the Director of Kew 
The St. Vincent Garden was in charge of Dr. Young, who, in 1772, 
received a gold medal EU the Society of Arts “in recognition of the 
* flo urishing state of the garden." Captain Bligh deposited 300 of the 
bread-fruit ‘plants, brought by him from Tahiti, at St. Vincent, and a 
little later nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves were introduced. Some of the 
man-of- en 
succeeded by Mr. Lochead, and, on id death of the latter, Mr. Caley 
was appointed Superintendent. Soon after this the War Office, under - 
issued orders that any plants that could be moved should be sent to 
Trinidad. Since that time the land has remained in possession of the 
Government, but little has been done to it except to keep it fenced and 
gather any crops of nutmegs that might be produced on the trees still 
merous interesting trees still remain ont it. The Governor-iu-Chief 
states that “it might be of the greatest use, not merely to the agricul- 
“ tural interests of the island, but for the promotion of the general 
“ interests of tropical agriculture and the extension of botanical ены 
* ledge.” Mr. Henry Powell (formerly of Kew) was appointed Cura 
of the Botanical Station in April 1890. At the time of my visit a portion 
of the land had been с nurseries and seed-sheds had been sta 
and experimental plots of sisal hemp, cotton, pine-apples, and обес 
plants established. In énajutistion with Captain Maling and the 
Curator a plan was prepared for laying out the land. The direstiou of 
the roads and drains and the shelter belts necessary for protecting the 
Station from north winds was defined. The site proposed for the offices 
ined aleo the position selected ye 
the Curator’s house. In all these and kindred matters Captain Malin 
took a deep personal interest, and I have little doubt the station will 
make great progress under his superintendence. 
December 27.—The morning was spent at the Botanical Station, In 
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the afternoon at 4 o'elock I gave an address at the Court House on 
the objects sought by the establishment of a Botanical Station, and the 
