New Series.] JANUARY, 1897. Vol. XV. 



Part 1. 



BULLETIN 



Off THS 



BOTANICAL DEPARTMENT, JAMAICA. 



EDITED BY 



WILLIAM FAWCETT, B.Sc, F.L.S. 



Director of Public Gardens and Plantations. 



CONTENTS: 



Soil Ferments important in Agriculture Page 1 

 Directions for the care of young Grape Vines 7 



Our Insect Pests " - 9 



The Lotus of the New World - 15 



Ferns — Synoptical List XLIU- - 17 

 Contributions to the Department 1 8 



Castleton Gardens - 21 



PRIC E -Threepence. 



A Copy will be supplied free to any Resident in Jamaica, who will smid Name and 

 Address to the Director of Public Gardens and Plantations, Gordon T+wn P.O. 



KINGSTON, JAMAICA: 

 Government Printing Office, 79 Duke Street. 



1897. 



