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especially near Hobart, appears to exercise a direct antiseptio influence 

 against deleterious organisms of all kinds. 



BREADNUT. 



The breadnut (Brosimum Alicastrum, Sw.) is a high tree, native of 

 Jamaica and Central America. 



Fodder. — In the central parishes, where this tree grows in consi- 

 derable abundance, the fruits, or "nuts," are largely used as feeding 

 for stock, as are also the leaves of the tree, and they form a very 

 valuable fodder for horses and cattle. 



Wood. — The breadnut is an excellent timber tree ; it usually grows 

 erect, with a trunk about two feet in diameter which gives good 

 boards, and as these take a high polish they are much prized for 

 flooring and ornamental work of all kinds. Plants of this useful tree 

 are now available for distribution from Hope Gardens. 



ANALYSIS OF COCO-NUT. 



The New York Botanical Garden is doing a great deal of useful 

 research work in the well-equipped laboratories. Messrs. J. E. Kirk- 

 wood and W. J. Gies have been investigating the composition of the 

 endosperm and milk of the coco-nut, and have lately presented the 

 results of their quantitative analyses : 



The following figures represent the average general composition of 

 the endosperm : Water, 46 per cent. ; solids, 54 per cent. Of the lat- 

 ter 981 per cent, is organic and 1.9 per cent, inorganic ; 43.4 per 

 cent, is fat and 21.9 percent, 'crude fiber.' The fresh endos- 

 perm contains 0.76 per cent, of nitrogen, which is equivalent to about 

 4.7 per cent, of 1 albuminoid." It is probable, however, that much of 

 the nitrogen found exists in the form of 1 extractives.' General analy- 

 sis of the milk gave the following average data : Water, 95.3 per 

 cent.; solids, 4.7 percent. Of the latter 88.5 percent, is organio^ 

 11.5 per cent, inorganic. Three doz< n determinations of gross rela- 

 tionsbips gave the following average weights and percentages : 

 Weight of whole nut, 610 grams. 

 Integument, 170 grams 27.9 per cent. 

 Endosperm, 333 grams 54.5 per cent. 

 Milk, 107 grams 17.6 per cent. 



The volume of the milk averaged 105 c. c. 



STATISTICS OF PRODUCTION OF COFFEE IN THE 



NEW WORLD. 



An interesting statistical report of coffee for 1900 compiled by 

 Arnold Schramm of New York gives the following : Total arrivals of 

 coffee at New York during 1900 were 342,274 bags of Maracaibo, 

 41,404 La Guayra, 8,035 Coro, 64,745 Savanilla, 172,301 Mexican, 

 204,739 Central American and 20,903 Jamaica. 



Following differences between average of 19 years and receipts for 

 1900 : Maracaibo, 31,017 bags more; La Guayra, 75,627 less; Coro, 

 540 less; Savanilla, 33,386 less ; Mexican, 56,121 more; Central 

 America, 23,062 less, and Jamaica 3,191 less 



