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of the market. There is a good market in England for pine apples at 

 all seasons, a three-pound fruit will always fetch 4s. retail, if in good 

 condition ; fruits weighing to6 lbs , if not too plentiful, soil retail at 

 8s. to 10s. 



There is a good demand for pines before the St. Michael's fruit ar- 

 rive, which is generally about the beginning of June, although they 

 are by no means plentiful before August. 



Rubber. 



Some of the plants of Central American Rubber (Castillo a sp.) have 

 grown to a height of over seven feet. Para Rubber (Hevea sp.) also 

 continues to grow well, some of the trees having reached a height of 15 

 feet. Fifty more have been planted out. Ceara Rubber (Minihot 

 Glaziovii) fruits regularly and plants are raised from the seed and dis- 

 tributed. 



Kickxia elastica grows slowly and is subject to attacks of scale insects. 

 None of the seeds received have ever grown. 



Sugar 



In confirmation of a planter's testimony in my last Report on cane D 

 95, another planter writes as follows : — 



" I have very great pleasure in reporting most satisfactory results 

 from No. 95 cane : under ordinary conditions the yield from pi mts and 

 1st ratoons has been 1^ tons Muscovado Sugar and 1^ phn^. rum per 

 acre for crop 98/9 (a Planter's year) this was increased to 2 tons and 2 

 phns., and this number very materially assisted in rendering the crop 

 a record one I find that it stools out wonderfully well, giving from 

 10 to 13 plants ; it is robust and erect with good tops ; a soft rind, 

 giving a trash weighing but about 2501b., for the 1,000 grouni. It 

 will bear a drought every bit as well as the variety common to Yere as 

 has been proved by recent experience. 



" The ordinary cane in an average year yields me f ton and 

 phs., and in a very favourable crop such as 1897-98 1 ton and 1 phn." 



ADDITIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 

 DEPARTMENT. 



Library. 

 Europe. 



British Isles. 



Botanical Magazine, Nov. [Purchase!] 



British Trade Journal, Nov. [Editor.] 



Chemist and Druggist, Oct. 20, 27. Nov. 3, 10. [Editor.] 



Climate, Oct. Vol. 2 No. 5. [Publishers.] 



Colonial Reports, for 1897, 1898, and 1899. [Col. Sec] 



Garden, Oct. 20, 27, Nov. 3, 10. [Purchased.] 



Gardener's Chronicle, Oct 20, 27. Nov. 3, 10, [Purchased.] 



International Sugar Journal, Nov. [Editor.] 



Journal of Botany, Not. [Purchased.] 



Nature, Oct, 18, 25, Nov. 1, 8. [Purchased.] 



Pharmaceutical Journal, Oct. 20, 27, Nov 3, 10. [Editor.] 



Sugar, Sept. [Editor.] 



West Indian and Commercial Advertiser, Nov. [Editor.] 

 France. 



Sucrerie indigene et coloniale. Oct. 23, 30. Nov. 6, 13. [Editor.] 



