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wish to help, — those who are only commencing the study of systematic botany, or who have not made 

 any very great progress. I am pleased to say that there are many with whom I am in correspondence 

 who take a lively interest in the plants, and express their gratitude for any help which may be given. 

 For my part I am very grateful to my correspondents in all parts of the island for sending specimens 

 and for the very great trouble which they take in getting plants for me which I may be particularly 

 anxious to have. To give an instance by way of illustration, there were no specimens of flowers or 

 fruit of Cogwood in any of the Herbaria in Europe, and it was known only from the leaves, from which 

 it was not possible to come to any decision, though it was conjectured that it belonged to the same or- 

 der as the Timber Sweet Wood, (LaurineceJ. I wrote to numerous persons in different localities, ask- 

 ing them to look out for flowers and fruit. Many were perfect strangers but all did their best to help. 

 The tree is large, and both flowers and fruit inconspicuous, so that it was some time before auy success 

 was obtained. At length Mr. George Douet and Dr. Dewar were able to send specimens, one of the 

 flowers only, the other of the fruit only, It was then examined by Professor Oliver of Kew, anl pro- 

 nounced to be an undescribed species of Zizyphus, (Z. Chloroxylon), a genus, hitherto, not known to 

 exist in the West Indies, and belonging to a different order from the Sweet wood. It is of course, im- 

 portant to get all the information possible about the native timbers, and I am greatly indebted to all 

 those whether successful or not, who helped me on this and on other occasions. 



In connection with these remarks, I may add that I shall be thankful to any who will point out 

 corrections to be made in my " Index to Economic Plants,' issued at the time of the Exhibition and 

 who will give further information on soils, elevation, uses, &c, which may hi considered in preparing 

 another edition for the Imperial Institute, and the Chicago Exhibition. 



As illustrat ions to the " Index," I had a set of Herbarium specimens prepared, and placed together 

 with a collection of ferns in revolving frames, in the Jamaice Institute Court in the Exhibition. This 

 collection, supplemented by further collections in cabinets, was much appreciated by those who took 

 any interest in the subject, and was carefully studied by many. 



Library. 



The Library has received considerable additions, and several books have been placed in it which 

 could be lent under certain restrictions to those interested in special branches. Loans have been made 

 with satisfactory results. 



A number of books and pamphlets have been presented by the Director of the Royal Gardens, 

 Kew, to whom my grateful thanks are due, as also to those who have freely contributed Reports, Bul- 

 letins, Journals, Newspapers, &c. 



A catalogue of books is appended. 



W. Fawcett, 

 Director of Public Gardens and Plantations. 



APPENDIX. 



Catalogue of Books added to the Library. (The names of Donors are printed in italics in 



square brackets.) 



Balfour, (Prof. I. B. and others). Annals of 



Botany. London and Oxford.). 1889-91. 8vo. 

 Beccari, (0.). Le Palme incluse nel genere 



Cocos, Linn. (Extract from Malpighia I. 



viii.) Messina. 1888. 4to. [Kew.] 

 Bentham, (G.). Plantae Hartwegianae. London. 



1839-57. 8vo. [Kew.] 

 Bentham, (G.) and Oersted, (A. S.). Leg- 



uniinosae Centrc-amencanae. (Extract from 



Vidensk. Medd.) Copenhagen. 1853. 8vo. 



[Kew.] 



Burbtdge, (F. W.). Cultivated Plants ; their 

 propagation and improvement. Edinburgh 

 and London. 1877. 8vo. 



Campbell, (Dr. D. H.). Structural and Sys- 

 tematic Botany. Boston, U. S. A. 1890. 8vo. 



Detmer, (Dr. W.). Physiologie Vegetale. 

 Translated by Dr. H. Michels. Paris. 1890. 

 8vo. 



Duthie, (J. F.). Field and Garden Crops of 



North Western India. Parts 1 and 2. 



Roorkee. 1882-83. Fol. [Keiv]. 

 Duthie, (J. F.). Illustrations of Indigenous 



Fodder Grasses. Part 2. Roorkee. 1887. 



Fol. [Kew.] 



Edmonds, (H). Elementary Botany . 



London. 1889. 8vo. [Publishers, through 

 Messrs. Dulau.] 



Eichler, (A. W.). Uber den Bliithenbau der 

 Zingiberaceen. (Extract from Sitz der K. 

 Akad. d. W.) 1884. 8vo. 



Fish, (D. T. and others). CasselPs Popular 

 Gardening. 4 Vols. London, &c. 8vo. 



Fream, (W.). Soils and their properties. 

 London. 1890. 8vo. 



Gamble, (J. S.). Manual of Indian Timbers 

 ...Calcutta. 1881. 8vo. 



Grisebach, (A.). Plantae Wrightianae, e Cuba 

 orientali. Cantab. U. S. 1860. 4to. 



Hackel, (E.) The True Grasses. Translated 

 by F. Lanson Scribner aud E. A. South- 

 worth. New York. 1890. 8vo. 



Holmes, (E. M.) Botanical Note Book 



London. 1878. 8vo. [Dulau.] 



Journal of the Royal Agricultural So- 

 ciety. Vol. 25. 2nd Series. London. 1889. 

 8vo. 



Kew, Royal Gardens. Bulletin of Miscel- 

 laneous Information. London. Oct., 1889, 

 to March, 1891. 8vo. [Kew.] 



