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PARCHMENT COFFEE FOR EXPORT. 



In the Bulletin for October last, No. 8, letters were published with reference to the desirability 

 in some cases of exporting coffee in parchment. Messrs. Lewis and Peat now report on some parch- 

 ment coffee shipped from Jamaica. The Roy*l Mail Coy. cannot give information as to the name of 

 shipper, and therefore it is not possible to compare the price with that of the same coffee finally cured 

 in Jamaica. 



Colonial Secretary's Office, Jamaica, 12th February, 1889. 



No. 761— S. S. Circ. 10.1.89. 



Sir, 



In continuation of the letter from this Office No. 3712— S. S. Circ. — 9.5.88, dated 3rd July last, 

 I am desii'ed by the Officer Administering the Government to forward * to you a copy of a letter from 

 the Royal Gardens, Kew, enclosing a copy of a further letter from Messrs. Lewis and Peat, on the 

 subject" of cleaning parchment coffee in London. 



I have, &c, 



Neale Porter, Colonial Secretary. 

 The Director of Public Gardens and Plantations, Gordon Town P. 0. 



(Circular.) Downing Street, 10th January, 1889. 



Sir, 



In connection of my Circular despatch of the 9th of May last, I have the honor to transmit to 

 you, for publication, a copy of a letterf from the Royal Gardens, Kew, enclosing a copy of a further 

 letter from Messrs. Lewis and Peat, on the subject of cleaning parchment coffee in London. 



I have &c, 



Kntjtsford. 



The Officer Administering the Government of Jamaica. 



(Copy.) Kew Gardens to Colonial Office. 



Royal Gardens, Kew, 21st December, 1888. 



Sir, 



In continuation of my letters of 11th April and 23rd April of this year, I am desired by Mr. 

 Thiselton Dyer to forward a copy of x further letter received from Messrs. Lewis & Peat, on the sub- 

 ject of cleaning parchment coffee in London. 



2. It appears that, acting on the suggestions contained in the letters above quoted, which Lord 

 Knutsford was good enough to communicate to the Governors of the West Indian and other Colonies 

 interested in the production of coffee, shipments of coffee in parchment have been made, and, as regards 

 Jamaica coffee, have produced very encouraging results. A small shipment made from Dominica has 

 not proved so satisfactory, as the parchment coff'oe in the first instance was not sufficiently dried before 

 it was shipped. The brokers draw particular attention to the fact that imperfectly dried shipments 

 are useless. 



I am, &c, 



(Sd.) D. Morkis. 



Edward Wingfield, Esq. 



Messrs. Leicis Peat toEoi/al Gardens, Kew. 



6 Mincing Lane, E.C., 20th Dacember, 1888. 



Dear Sir, 



We beg to draw your attention to the sale of some Jamaica coffee sent home in the parch- 

 ment and cleaned here, and recommend it to tho notica of shippers generally. 



The parcel JL per " Nile" sold as follows : — 



5 lings P>old Colory @ 90«. per cwt. 



5 ,, Medium size Colory @ 87s. „ „ 



1 „ Small @ 76s. ,, „ 



1 „ Pea-berry @ 84s. „ „ 



which is very encouraging result. 



Wc also sold two b igs Dominica, but the coffee was not suffici3ntly dried on the other sile, bring- 

 ing only 76s. per cwt. Imperfectly dried shipments are useless. 



We are, &c, 



(Sd.) Lewis & Peat. 



D. Morris, Esq., Royal Gardens, Kew. 



PLANT NOTES. 



Ipomoeas: Many of these plants are now producing their flowers in great profusion, and what ex- 

 quisite, charming Mowers they are ! They are generally produced in little clusters, but these are often 

 in such abundance, that in the early moruing there is scarcely any part of the plant but the flowers 

 visible. 



* In Circular from Secretary of State dated 10.1.89. 

 t 21st December, 1883, 



