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Mr. A. J. Webb, Laughlands. — Most of the plants died during the 

 drought of last year, but a few are left and are now growing well. [E. 

 acmenioides]. 



i : Mr. J. A. Bowen, Guys Hill — The Eucalyptus plants sent me in 1893 

 have done remarkably well. One has attained a height of 20 feet, ano- 

 ther 12 feet, and the rest an average of 9 feet. These last are not in 

 wery favourable situations. I am convinced that with a little care at 

 the outset Eucalyptus would flourish luxuriantly in the soil and climate 

 of this district. [E. robusta]. 



Mr. F. Edmond, Ocho Rios. — With regard to the Eucalyptus plants 

 •sent me in April, I am pleased to say that ten out of twelve are doing 

 "very well. We are having few showers of rain just now so that the 

 plants are not growing quite so quickly as they should. I am of opinion 

 that they need a firm, moist soil, as some I have planted in the shade 

 and damp have grown twice as tall as those planted in the open ground. 

 £E. microtheca]. 



Mr. Gr. E. Barrett, Pedro. — Three of the Eucalypti have reached a 

 Tieight of 12 to 15 feet. The others vary, down to 4 feet. The larger 

 leaved kind grow best, the smaller leaved kind seem more delicate. But 

 my trees are fenced with pinguin, a very bad fence for plants. 



Mr. D. M. Mendez, Old Harbour. — I received 24 plants. I gave 

 away 4, two of that number died. Five of those kept by me are not 

 thriving as well as I should like, being planted in dry and arid spots, 

 hut the remainder doing well and stand from 15 to 25 feet high. I 

 •find that they thrive better on moist ground [E. microtheca and ro- 

 bust a]. 



Dr. Neish, Old Harbour. — The Eucalyptus trees (E. microtheca) sup- 

 plied to me by your department have thriven beautifully. Only one out 

 of the dozen plants failed to grow. The tallest measures 30 feet in 

 height and the circumference of the trunk is 19 inches. Another mea- 

 sures 27 feet in height and 18 \ inches in circumference. My finest tree 

 is in blossom at the present moment. Their propagation as timber trees 

 •would, I think, prove most valuable. I do not know of any tree in Ja- 

 maica which has such rapid and erect growth. 



Mr. Gr. C. Lindo, Old Harbour. — Every one has done well; except 

 one of 15 feet which has died off. [E. microtheca and robusta]. 



Rev. J. J. Kendon, Linstead. — The six plants sent, were put in close 

 to our dwelling on the brow of a hill in very clayey soil. We dug holes 

 and filled them with loamy soil. Two of them died but four are doing 

 well. One (the best growing of all) retains the rough surface and sweet 

 smell of the leaf, another up to the present does the same but is not 

 thriving so well. Two others are growing nicely but have lost all 

 roughness and nearly all smell. I suppose from what I have seen since 

 getting the plants we made a mistake in planting them on the hill top. 

 £E. citriodora]. 



.Dr. R. C. Gribb, May Pen. — Those I sent to Parnassus have grown 

 well — also at Moneymusk and one at Experiment Pen. [E. microtheca 

 -and robusta]. 



Mr. H. McRae, Chapelton. — Two are alive and doing well, although 

 they have not grown as rapidly as I have seen them do in other places, 

 the others are dead. 



Mr. R. U. Brandford, Mandeville. — The two dozen Eucalyptus plants 



