The Administrator, 



St. Vincent, 



to Royal Gar] 



MRS, KEW. 







Gov 



ernment House, 



St. Vincent. 



Dear Mr. 



Morris, 





February 16 



, 1890. 



By to 



-day's mail I ai 



n sending addressed to you a bo: 



k containing : — 



(1.) Sampb 



■s lit' manufaei 





A. (2.) Samples of the plant. 



(3.) Samph 





(1.) Deseripti 





of cultivation. 



(o.) Description of the mc 



>de of manufae 







These have been selec 



ted from the 







the i-iiuid, i 





"Owia"and' 



■' Wallilabo." 





Sir Walt. 



>r i'lely- Hutch 



inson asked me to forward the 



above to you 



could be dune to place the St. Vincent arrowroot of tiic better qualities 

 ytliing hkc the same footing as the Bermuda 





iption of the mode of 

 itatc you will find insi 



cultivation and manufacture at 

 do the tin box containing the sarr 

 aclose in this the bill of lading 



1 ). Morris 

 Royal 



Esq., M.A., F.L.S. 

 . Gardens, Kew. 



I remain, &c. 

 (Signed) Irwin C. Malino 





Arrow-root 



Cultivation. 



The follow 



ing particular- P , ion of arrowroot 



■ or burying them. Then hole- arc made with the hoe, about 

 cp and 8 inches apart, and a piece of root, two or three 

 in each hole. As soon as the roots commence to grow and 

 appear above the surface the land must be carefully weeded 

 11 hoc. This to be repeated in about five or six weeks ; If 

 grow rapidlv it should be done sooner. In good soil three 

 re sufficient. When the leaves get yellow and the stalk falls, 

 happen in from 10 to 11 months after being planted, the 



;tiou of the land intended for planting, loose or sandy soils appa- 

 ly suiting it best, though th.-re arc districts in which the soil is most 

 :'iihtedly clayey I I mill in irs cultivation. 



ew land would be cleared by having the trees cut down, the under- 

 i, bush, &c, if heavy and plentiful, heaped and burnt, the heavy 



> must have been felled 20 odd years ago. 

 he land is next ploughed, or more correctly speaking, (i hoed up," 

 ther implements being used but hoes ; the product of the cutting 

 burning (any charco a i made having been removed for sale first) is 

 ed in, and the "bits " or top joints of the tubor are lightly buried 



