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of aon is suitable for the residence of a Curator of a Botanical Station 
in est Indies. ‘The Botanical Station is under the personal 
нуе of the ACE E committee of local acervos has 
Grenada and St. Lucia. The present Administrator, Captain mem. 
takes a very deep interest in the work of the Station. The Curator, 
Mr. Powell, is devoted to his duties, and has already ГЕ а favourable 
impression by the energy and zeal with which he has red upon 
work of laying out the garden, and the deep interest pe ha deni м 
local industries. 
GRENADA. 
Grenada is mountainous and very picturesque. It contains 133 
square miles (about half the size of Middlesex), and a population of about 
50, e leeward side bold headlands, with intervening valleys 
and ravines, come down to the sea. On the windward side the slopes 
are easier, with aen extending in a parallel direction north and south. 
There are numerous springs and streams and two crater lakes, one, the 
Grand Étang, at an геев of 1,740 feet, and the other, Lake Antoine, 
near the north-eastern coast, The conformation of the country is wel 
suited for the purposes of agricu еее еге is a regular and copious 
d and the soil is fertile. The enr has been formed by the dis- 
tegration of volcanic rocks, and varies from a loose friable loam to a 
reddish strong clay. This негі із found principally in the — 
rts of the island, and w a marly character on a substratum of 
br тни en rock, it ields large tots of cacao and nutmegs. Orden is a 
ы к, healthy island. The heat is tempered by regular trade 
urricanes are hardly known. The roads in Grenada have 
of lute yeti jest much improved. In the mountain districts they exist - 
chiefly as bridle paths, but they are for the most part well graded and _ : 
well drained. A regular coasting service is maintained between St. 
George and the other ports. 
St. George, the capital, has an excellent and well protected harbour 
and bay. The town is built on a hill projecting into the sea, between 
the harbour and the bay, and occupies a commanding position. It has 
much improved of late years, and it is well supplied with water. Th 
are several other towns along the coast, such as Gouave, Sauteurs, and 
Grenville. The latter is on the windward side, эчү тики a good 
prim with, however, a very narrow and difficult en | 
arriacou and Cannouan are the largest of the Grenadines under the 
Government of Grenada. These possess an arid climate and rather - 
poor soil, but at one time, before they were deforested and the soil 
exhausted, they yielded large crops, both of sugar and other produce. 
olden days Gre nada was a prosperous sugar colony. At pre- 
sent ite are very few sugar estates, and the whole бынын» of the 
cultivation have been changed by the substitution of cacao. е exports 
of this have reached 55,393 ewts., of the value of 166, er Spices, such 
as nutmegs, mace, cloves, and cinnamon are largely gr the exports 
of these amounted in 1889 to 1,460 ewts., of the ме of 10,2201. 
Cotton and ground-nuts are produced in the Grenadines. а exports 
of these are:— Cotton, 3,357 ewts., of 6,714/. ; and ground-nuts, 347 ewts., 
of the а of 2601. ‘Tropical fruits and бан аге раде and 
