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I gave two packets of seed to a tobacco-grower in St. James, he re- 

 ports, that he gained much from the seeds sent him. 



Appendix IY. 



Reports on Eucalyptus. 



Dr. M. Grrabham, Kingston. — Eegarding the Eucalyptus plants sup- 

 plied to the Penitentiary. 



E. microtheca has done best, 'about 19 plants lived many of which 

 have attained a large size being 12 to 14 feet high. 



E robusta : 6 living plants do not look healthy, large areas of the 

 leaves get scorched and withered apparently the result of excessive 

 exposure and not from any parasitic influence. 



E. rostrata : the only 2 plants are growing luxuriantly and exceed 

 all the others in height, 16 feet. 



E. citriodora : one plant has survived and has grown fairly well, 

 but suffers in the same way as E. robusta. 



E. sp ? (not Globulus) one plant living and growing well, leaves load- 

 ed with essential oil. 



You will observe the E. microtheca and E rostrata have succeeded well, 

 although unfortunately the essential oil in the leaves of the former is 

 present only in small quantities. 



I have recently been much interested in reading Prof. Leveran's 

 work on Malarial Fever, to find that E. rostrata has been planted, 500 

 trees at a time over large districts in Algeria which had hitherto been 

 altogether uninhabitable by means of marsh fever. E. Globulus had 

 failed there, being too delicate, and perishing rapidly in a marshy soil. 



Dr. F. A. Carpenter, Kingston. — The trees were planted in the proper 

 manner, but unfortunately they were all destroyed by land crabs. 



Mr. H. E. Kidd, Kingston. — The plants died through neglect while 

 I was absent for a few months from home. 



Mr. T. H. Cripps, Kingston. — All the plants are in a flourishing con- 

 dition, several having attained a height of over two feet, and this I con- 

 fess under very unfavourable circumstances. — (E. robusta, E. microtheca.) 



Mr. H. A. Cunha, Kingston. — Plants have grown fairly well— one or 

 two have died. 



Mr. A. H. DaCosta, Kingston.— I am glad to report ten of the twelve 

 trees supplied doing well— several being over five feet high. — (robusta 

 and microtheca.) 



Eevd. A. A. Hedmann, Clifton. — The Eucalyptus plants which I 

 sent to Siloah are doing well. Though they were planted out only 9 

 months ago, some of them are about five feet high. 



Mr. E. B. Breakspear, Morant Bay, St. Thomas. — Most of the trees 

 are from 2 feet to 2 feet 6in. in height, one or two have grown to 4 

 feet. — (E. microtheca, E. robusta and E. citriodora). 



Mr. E. E. Elworthy, Priestman's Eiver, Portland. — Of the Eucalyptus 

 trees 9 are growing — some of which are nearly 3 feet high. — (E. ro- 

 busta.) 



Mr. E. E. Hosack, Annotto Bay. — The trees all died two or three 

 months after planting. 



Mr. E. P. Simmonds, Port Maria. — Plants have all grown nicely and 

 are from two to five feet in height. — (E. microtheca and E. robusta.) 



