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January 10.—The morning was spent in making observations and 
ecllecting specimens of the Cacao beetle, determined by Mr. 
McLachlan, F.R.S., as Steirastoma depressa, L. ‘This is a longieorn 
when the burrow extends all round a or branch the trees are 
RI ME ql injured. The eb: has bias been introduced from 
South America. Itis a well known enemy of cacao trees in Surinam, 
und specimens were a etl in the Surinam Court at the Jamaica Exhibi- 
tion. Ifound both male and female beetles at Mount Felix on cacao trees. 
The females were busy laying their eggs. 
Some Liberian coffee trees were in a very thriving condition, but 
in some cases he had been cut down to make room for nutmeg 
trees, cere dade of vanilla were growing on tall trees, and there 
were numerous clumps of Malabar and Ceylon  eardamoms 
Melegueta. pepper. Besides these were some trees of Ceara rubber, 
tonquin bean, Arabian coffee, cloves, and cola nut. To quote the words 
of the manager, “ "s soil and climate of Grenada will grow every- 
thing," and to judge by the number of valuable plants ме 
at Mount Felix this would appear to be almost true. After » long 
day in this interesting portion of "A enada I had the ELA of 
returning wit r. Wright through Belvidere Estate, and after 
passing over the Grand Étang we took the main road to St. Ge eorge's 
through Constantine, us чидан and Tempé Valley. І arrived at 
Government House at 6.3 
January 12.—T gave an neat in the Court House at 11 o'cloc 
The  Governor-in-Chief, the Hon. Sir Walter Hely-Hutehinson, 
K.C. M. G., took the chair, A full report of this address was given in 
mprovements likely to arise by its co-operation in foster loea 
ае, tries. Attention was directed to the desirability of extending 
nowledge in regard to horticultural methods, and to training young 
men as gardeners and to take part in extending minor industries. In 
spite of the flourishing state of the cacao and spice industries in Grenada 
there were still nearly 57, acres of uncultivated land in the island. 
A ing a suitable amount to be permanently kept in forest on 
the central ridges, at least i. а to 20,000 acres of land already cleared 
remained to be made produc Plants for such lands were suggested 
and hints given for Med нео ныкы treatment. The following industries 
were then briefly reviewed :—Sugar, cacao, nutmegs, cloves, ci innamon, 
uem black pepper, "di cud oranges, bananas, pine-apples, grapes, 
mangoes, Arabian eri Liberian coffee, fibres, tobacco, cocoa-nuts, 
silk, eion; and Gambier. An account was given of some of the insect 
and fu ungoid pests statis cultivated yds in the island and directions 
given for dealing with them. By means of a large drawing of the cacao 
beetle kindly prepared by Lady Hely- Hüichídsón and various < pee: 
placed before the meeting, the life-history of this enemy of the cacao 
wót was sketched. It was pointed out that it was very easy to 
capture the beetles in the early morning, and if children were regularly 
and у employed to do this during one or two seasons there 
would soon be an end to them 
ж.) 18 to January 15.—A visit was paid to the interior forests 
in the neighbourhood of the Grand Etang with Mr, В. У. Sherring, 
F.L.S., employed by the West India (Natural History) Exploration. 
Committee to make collections of the flowering and cryptogamic plants 
w the Botanical Garden were first discussed, == a sketeh € of the 
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