, 1881-11-26

We must now bury to commence our ex-
tracts from this multitadinous compendium,
necessarily postporing the longest to another
dav-scch az that on Liberian Caf.e filing s
pages of the r'por;, Cacao about 6 p. and
African OIL Palm S pages. W.
with Mr.. Prs notes on a spice plant and two
%lta'ing Fodder-treps -
126. Nutmpg.-The Nutmeg trees, always
q ~srtiking and beautiful feature in the Gardens,
have conspicuously benrf ted by the mild cha
rAoter Of The last dry season, and the younger
trees planted in 1873 and 1874 developed RAJ
pidlv into The fruiting stage.
127. The yield per tree, nett in the market,
of those in bearing, has again been over twenty
pounds OF prepared nutmeg, with an average
price Of two ~shillings and two pence per pound
during the year.
l20. This gives a surprising return per acre
per . mum. For instance, II cts at the ultimate
dis ance of 80 fat, would st aud 80 to the acre.
Allowing only 80 Of these to be female or fruit
lug trees, the value Of tle yield wonld be- EGO
PER acre per annGm.
l29. 1t is somewhat rDm4rkahl4 that there
has not been any Considerable ffuctua i,n in
picp during the last Is Yeas, but on the whole,
tAe price has risen.
$50. That the nutmeg tree Is perfectly at
hone In Trinidad reeds no further cOnfrma ion.
1t mig be desirable however for persons con.
t'mplating the planning Of NdImegs 10 TX anime
The trees at the Glrdens carefully, as also ac-
count sal q at MY office.
I3l. Il might further ba mentioned that a
bach If ycung trees planted In A1glst 1873
10 inches hiSh-fOn bamboo pots, are uqw 5
feet high and stoully branohed.
I3S. The Saman Tree.-The gr4at Slman
trees occurring in the r%aviap, ever extending
fEnir ri o.tTa .nno, ,,on uil.t, onl rr;,L -l,
ser growth, have rendered the larger part of the
rAvine unavailable for the growth of trees
rtqpi lag sun 'ight FIR he development of their
fl ,wers o. fruits. Many of the C5ffee trees
ther are in cOrssql-nce non-PrOduc'iye.
l39. This fac tree has lately attracted some
attention from having ascribrd to it in South
AnSrioa the peculiar capaci y Of pXndiog y
moisture in tn fOtm Of fine rain. Il thus be-
came invested win the uams of Rein-trpe.
The trees in this quart T however have never
exhIrlied any sucA pecu!laii'y-
i40. It's chlraoter as q pa>ture tree j. In high
esteem everywhere, bearing az it does large
quantities Of hi My nutriti 'us beans which are
an excellent fodder for %catll', and r~ipening at a
tm4, Fehr lary and March, when grass is most
Scarce kept tha', by their astria gency appa.
reutly, they certainly have the effect Of diAin-
ishing tn ii III of milk il cows.
al. Tlete you'd appear to be an erroneous
nOli - abroad az to the c laraGter Of i ) wood
cOnclusi rs having been arrived at from the
study of the character of wood found In yONRg
trees-say brl,w 20 years, and the wood had
been pronounced sappy and worthless. SIch
however il not the case with wood OF matured
tres. In such the wood il almost rxaotly that
OF old chesnut, and that too with a vetY snail
amount Of s%ap-wood.
LAP. Moreover the wood is specially valua-
bl4 az check blocks for the Ra lNay brakes,
and in Iced for any purpose in which n%on-lia-
III ity to warp even in our sun, great s rength
combined with toughness, and durability above
ground are essential.
SS2.-Thp Saman trees raised from seed and
plaGted in the @ 4een's Park in 1S66-l4 years
ago, now mea ure at S feet from ground nearly
s feet circumference, and with u spread from
opposite sidrs of 96 feet. THIS about equals the
SIZE attained by Elms 10 Europe in SO or 90
years. The young trees planted on the western
side of B.l mont pasture Is months ago, have
done Will, and now make s0me IF CT lnga
S4mau is 90 fe~t high. The Saman tree is
known here In St. Croix "a the Giant Thihet.I
$50. Candle Tree-(PdrmentierG cer!tera')
l. is now some seventeen Yeas ago that Mr..
Bull of Chelsea introduced this rather peculiar
tree to the attention of of cul'ivators, having
obtained 1t from Panama. 1t received lts name
from the Resemblance Of its frnits-borne ia
masses from the tem and larger hra nches-to
hanging candles.
251 So far, / do not find that any use has ever
been mad of this tree in cul ~ivalion, not even
that special one as fodder for hoses and stock