Hew Series 



JULY, 1899, 



Vol, VI 

 PartVn 



BULLETIN 



OF THE 



BOTANICAL DEPARTMENT, JAMAICA. 



tfDITED BI 



WILLIAM FAWCETT, B.Sc, F.L.8 



Director of Public Gardens and Plantations. 



CONTENTS : 



Page 



Rice in Jamaica ... ... 97 



Tropical Fruits in English Market- ... 98 



Tobacco Fermentation ... 100 



Sterilisation of Water ... 101 



Use of Fungi against Insect Pests ... 101 



Extracts from Consular Reports ... 102 



The Sugar Industry in Jamaica .. 105 



Notes on Books ... ... 108 



The Supply of Cinchona Bark ... 109 



Cinchona Cultivation in South India ... 110 



Pepper Cultivation in Assam ... 110 



Additions and Contributions to the Department 1 LI 



P R I C E— Threepence. 



A Oopy will be supplied free to any Resident in Jamaica, who will send .Name aui Address 

 to the Director of Public Gardens and Plantations, Kingston. P. O. 



ASTON W. GARDNER & CO., 

 Printers, Publishers, Bookbinders, &c, &c, 



1899. 



