January 2, 1882.] 
THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
60 1 
ited " parties " was no doubt written 
Brfcing to what is said of Kew Gard- 
noticod in the fol- 
Wliat 
public. 
Sir 
« Upc 
hill coiuitry of India and to have tli 
tions there. Furtlicr, with the sanet 
Colonial Governments, it was arran 
Indian Colonies and Ceylon shoul 
a portion of the seeds." The succes: 
a debt of yr/itVtiide. 
Then comes an equally well-merited 
ranpore Gardens in North-Western 
Jameson as the introducer of ton 
lower ranges of the northern Hiina 
of papers which we intended to pub 
a convenient season to do so, is a 
valuable letter on which Dr. Jame 
to the cultivation of tea at high el 
having since been fully sustained 
of Kangra Valley and Darjeeling t 
on the route to Roorkee, the Deln 
and Landour — the two latter real 
and the degree of cold secured at 
at Lucknow accounts for the flouri 
apples and other European fruits, 
lowing extract : — 
To the gardens at Kew, then, India is indebted for the 
introduction of cinchona, which promises to be one of 
her most valuable products, and to the fine garden at 
Sahartuipnro she owes tin- development of the cultivation 
of tea. Mr. Buck, the director of Agriculture and Com- 
merce, writing about the condition of the garden on the 
retirement of Dr. Jameson, who has won for himself a 
European reputation, states: — "Through his position in 
Sfefge of the gardens, Dr. Jameson was enabled to de- 
velop what has proved to bo the most successful and 
ri njkunerative enterprise which has been carried out in 
India under the British < : overninent , ri:.. (lie cultivation 
of tea. The wealth acquired by India through Dr. James 
son's efforts in the development of the tea industry ha- 
repaid Government over and over again for any outlay 
which has been expended on these botanical gardens. Dr. 
.lame -.111 proved that in an Indian botanical garden science 
can be combined with utility. He not only developed an 
important industry, but be also founded and maintained a 
museum, one of the finest views* to be in t within I'ppcr 
India, and he accumulated an important herbarium." 
The report on the progress and condition of the Go- 
vernment Botanical Gardens at Saharunpur for the year 
fading :tls! March, proves that the gardens have not 
mill', red either in economic or scientific point of view 
Elder Sir. Duthie, the able botanist, who succeeded Dr. 
Jameson. The grant sanctioned by ( iovernmcnt for cx- 
Mnditure on the Saharanpur and its two affiliated gardens 
(11! Mussoorie and Dhaguir) during the year amounted to 
E80.000 and the actual expenditure amounted to KJI.'.-M. 
so that there was a saving of R5.000. But this saving 
Wus not gained at the cost of efficiency. Then- was a 
Considerable increase in the distribution of plants and see is. 
Ahnosl any kin.l of fruit trees can be raised at the 
bharaapur Gardens. And there are to be seen there "rows 
of plum tries bearing magnificent crops of fruit, though 
they had received but little s|x-cial treatment." Mr. Duthie 
Informs us that a large number of young fruit trees have 
* "Views" (?) is another misprint which defies us,— Bo. 
November, D( 
sown later tba 
out forming ; 
when sown in 
when it does 
killed by the 
lpls for fruit, 
ogress has been 
e improvement 
deal could, no 
tuguese showed 
.'cment of man- 
be done in the 
iny, the straw- 
of the Deccan. 
told that, with 
home- 
th cauli- 
: beads can be cut 1111 
■. The same seed, if 
runs into flower with- 
, on the other hand, 
s not germinate, and 
the plants are often 
e rains. "'When sown 
j r.f October fine heads 
middle of April." At 
obtained in the cultiva- 
of the extract. We 
ent in the remark that 
more room for doiug 
warranted by facts, 
simply trash. Not 
ldi- 
practi- 
is well 
es are 
v now 
digitalis, podophyllum, quassia, dandelion, and others should 
not be grown in India. Dandelion and senna used to be 
supplied to the Medical Department from the gardens at 
Saharanpur, and we see by the last report that hyoscyamus is 
supplied still to Calcutta; .Madras, and Bombay. 
The report on the Horticultural Gardens, Lucknow, for 
the year is as satisfactory as those on the Saharanpur 
Gardens. In fruit culture Lucknow almost carries away the 
palm from Saharanpur. Experiments were made in culti- 
good soil, and oranges were 
per acre. Peaches were culti- 
acre, and plants of six kinds of 
gardens. There are two es- 
amburg. " The superiority of 
known as Bombay Red and 
lortant points as regularity of 
established." Strawberries are 
larger than those grown on the 
are grown in the garden, and 
r and the apricot have been 
Numerous experiments were 
table culture, and the produce 
ed. The silver-skin onion was 
access. The efforts to acclim- 
not at Lucknow as well as 
However, the Blue-books prove, 
that excellent wopk has been 
done fo Indian horticulture by the botanic gardens at 
Lucknowr and Saharanpur. From both the distribution of 
all kinds of trees and smaller plants besides — some for a 
small sum. other, gratuitous has for some years I n ex- 
tensive. These goidcini and tin- ogri-hortieultuni! associa- 
tions in other parts of India have done a gn at ileal of 
good in the way of disseminating seeds of English Hewers 
and vegetables. Much, however, remains to be .lone, even 
for the gardetiM of Europeans, and almost everything for 
those of natives, the poorer class of whom an" too ignor- 
Malta oranges in 
et profit of KSy 
rout of KM pel- 
bearing and flavour is well 
grown at Lucknow, and are 
hills. Two kinds of loquat 
plants of the Avocado pe 
planted out and doing well 
tried in early sowing in veg 
of different seeds was compa 
introduced from Italy with 
atize vegetable seeds have 
Saharanpur been Successful, 
in spite of certain failure 
