Old Calabar. 



The Botanic Garden at Old Calabar was formed in 1893. 



Mr. Horace Walter Lcighton Killing!.. n iv;is appoint..! the li.si 



Curator, and when ho arrived on tli>- '.'Oil, March. ISM, the sue 



was r..ver.d u ith dense Imsli wlneli i! look 30 Calabar labour. -is 



two months to clear. 



The establishment, like that of Lagos, began well under the 

 auspices of a favourable administration. Sir Claud.' MucDonal.l. 

 ill.- C.iiiMil.ticneral, baviiiL' founded ii •• tn the end that e»erv 

 i-nroiiraiieiuent bo itivon lo the cnliivat and coll,rli..u ..f various 



pamplih-,: 

 in Kndish 

 ilS'.'f.-'.iTl 



nil acres. To this was added the rare ..I I he planl^ mxer nl 



Hill, inel inline a larye orchard, en v. i in- anniher .*.n acres or so, hul 



prison lal ■ was allowed for . iniiii- mass an. I cleaning generally 



in this portion. 



I'p I., lllis period no definite policy hail been formulated, 

 alth.iiiL'h lh.' D.-pailinenl in its relations lo the I'rnt.-etorate ha. I 

 perhaps done its duty. With tie- object of placing ihe work ..■■ 



.1 i. ..■■j:u/. -I basis, the followiiu.' selielile was approve. I by lie- 



ilnn Acting Conenl-General (Lient.-Col. II. L. Qallwej i. 



Sclwm$for the Organization >./ the li'titnir.tl lh/„n/»u>ni. 



"Section I. — Agriculture : To introduce and cultivate plains 

 from other Tropical Countries, iiiviug parlicular allmitioii lo 



those Ilia! are likely to be ol vail .liiinnreially or for 



consumption in the 1'roieetorate. 



