121 



Seed. 



X U It* Oil • i 



40.28 





92 



Lime 



18.97 



Magnesia 



8.74 



Sesquioxide of iron 



0.80 



Chloride of sodium 



0.82 



Phosphoric acid 



23.24 



Sulphuric acid 



5.10 



Silicic 



1.13 





100.00 



PIMENTO AND ITS INSECT FOES. 



The publication of the following correspondence may be useful in 

 calling the attention of those who are interested in pimento to the at- 

 tacks of insect pests. Inspector Alexander reports that orange trees 

 are also attacked in a similar manner. 



Mr. Arthur Townend to Director of Public Gardens and Plantations. 



Devon Side, Laughlands, P. O., 8th May, 1896. 

 " Your letter or the 3rd received, and also the Bulletins for which 

 many thanks. I send you and also the Curator of the Institute, sam- 

 ples of the grub and the chrysalis by this post, I hope they will reach 

 you safely as I have packed them in pimento saw dust. When I dis- 

 covered the grub and wrote you last week, I had no idea of the fearful 

 amount of Pimento trees that are being destroyed by this grub in 

 this district. On making enquiries I heard that they were losing a lot 

 of trees at Tripoli and Cardiff Hall, so, yesterday I drove to Tripoli 

 (which is between here and Dry Harbour) to see if it was from the same 

 cause. Mr. Miller, the Overseer, told me that he was losing his Pimento 

 trees by the hundreds but did not know the cause. On riding out with 

 him I showed him the small holes in the trunks about the size of a pea. 

 It was interesting to see the trees of all sizes dead and trees in full 

 bloom with a few holes in them, showing that it will not be 

 long before they die like the rest. I did not go to Cardiff Hall 

 as I heard that Mr. Purchas, the Overseer, was not at home but 

 I saw the dead trees in the distance and Mr. Miller told me that they 

 were losing a lot. Needless to say that Mr. Miller was most profuse 

 in his thanks for my visit and is very anxious to know what he had 

 better do to save those trees that are not yet attacked. I have requested 

 Inspector Alexander to ascertain if it exists in other parts of the parish, 

 which he has promised to do. He is also reporting the matter to the 

 Government. As soon as I get a perfect insect from the chrysalis I will 

 send it to you. Would a coat of white lime or tar protect the trees ? 

 I hear that the grub has been seen in old pimento trees, but never has it 

 become such a plague and attacked young ones. I rode this morning 



