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[August, 1912. 



There are various 



CONTRIBUTORY CAUSES, 

 large-sized seedlings, which have a very 

 vigorous growth before being transplant- 

 ed, and those which have had their roots 

 lacerated when being moved are most 

 susceptible. 



The disease may appear in the seed 

 bed when it is too rich in nitrogenous 

 manure. 



It may also be 



INDUCED BY ADVERSE CLIMATIC 

 CONDITIONS, 



such as prolongued drought. Such con- 

 ditions interfere with the normal for- 

 mation and distribution of certain ele- 

 ments which enter into the composition 

 of the leaves. 



For prevention or diminution of the 

 disease, it is recommended that the seeds 

 should be sown on fresh (virgin) soil or a 

 burned seed bed. Avoid injury to roots 

 in transplanting. Do not allow seedlings 

 to become too vigorous before transplant- 

 ing. If large and vigorous, balance root 

 and top by taking off some of the leaves 

 so as to favour quick development of 

 the root system. 



UNIVERSITF EDUCATION FOR THE 

 TROPICS AND COLONIES. 



Encouraged by the assistance of in 

 fluential friends, we are steadily per- 

 severing with our efforts to keep the 

 claims of the 



Tropics for an Agricultural 

 College 



before the powers that be on this side. 

 This, of course, is no party question or 

 political matter, and so no unofficial 

 meeting that took place at the publishing 

 offices of Tropical Life was confined 

 to one side only, the idea being that each 

 party, Liberal as well as Conservative, 

 shall approach its leaders, and by secur- 

 ing support from both sides, assure 

 success when the matter comes up for 



debate iu the House of Commons.* " 

 Without going into details as to their 

 politics, we need only say that honours 

 were easy with the 



following who attended 

 the meeting : Mr. J. C. Medd, a leading 

 authority, and correspondent to The 

 Times Morning Post, and other leading 

 papers on agricultural matters ; Sir 

 Alexander Lawrence, of the Liberal 

 Colonial Club, of which Sir West 

 Ridgeway is Chairman and Lord Clen- 

 conner (formerly Sir Edward Tennant) 

 and Mr. H. J. Tennant, M. P., active 

 members; Mr. Samuel Simpson, who 

 attended the West Indian Agricultural 

 Conference, and is now en route for 

 Uganda to take up the position of 

 Director of Agriculture out there ; Mr. 

 William Fawcett, late head of the Agri- 

 cultural Department, Jamaica, West 

 Indies, and a member of the Council of 

 the West India Committee ; the Editor 

 of Tropical Life — who is a member of the 

 Liberal Colonial Club, the West Iudia 

 Committee, London Chamber of Com- 

 merce, the British West African Associ- 

 ation, &c. ; Mr. A, L. Hutchison, London 

 representative of the Times of Ceylon, 

 also, should have attended, but was un- 

 fortunately engaged; he has been sup- 

 plied, however, with particulars of the 

 meeting, which he has forwarded to 

 Ceylon, 



Those present discussed various 

 schemes for bringing the matter before 

 the present Government as soon as pos- 

 sible after the present rush of business 

 has been eased off. Among the 



PROPOSALS UNDER CONSIDERATION 



for bringing this about, are (1) a dinner 

 at which it is hoped one or more mem- 

 bers of the Government will be present ; 

 (2) drawing-room, or other social meet- 



* Arising out of this meeting we learn as we 

 go to press, that arrangements will be made to 

 hold a meeting fn London to discuss the matter. 

 At least one Member of Parliament has signified 

 his readiness to call attention to the matter in 

 the House of Commons, if supplied with the 

 necessary details, and there is a possibility of 

 others doing the same. 



