, 1889-04-20
The Grenada Botanic Garden,

II IA btttldi GOIOAb " AOOO W. 'hC W.
ratof of The botanic Garden of this colony
has been published, and we are Indebted
&c. His Honour the Administrator of the
Government and also to the Curator for
copies of the same. The report, although
not altogether a very satisfactory one, IS
nevertheless interesting In many respects.
The principal. work during the twelve
months, says the opening paragraph, con.
sisted in the general upketp of the gar
den. ain the dry season nothing can be
"dOne but watering, owing to the INSULT
''ciency of water supply" We may here
remark that notwithstanding this state
ment, "a copius flow of water is always to
by Nhseryed coming from the jets at the
entrance of the garden; and no Que who
has visited the locality would think it be-
yond the bounds g. |poSHjhility, or consi-
der that ifI9 'ciGssf W0GEl be excessive, to
convey water thence daily to the different
parts of the mol very extensive area OF
the garden. Proper means tor watering
should have been one Of The earliest steps
tHktu in connection with this institution
after it's establishment, for the spot on
which it is situated is VIGOROUSLY dry and
u~npTOductivt during the dry season, and
reQnireS incei Rant m0lEtenlng 1t certain
= valuable plants are desired to thrive upon
ii Tie authorities, We think, are now
regretting that they did not accept the
advice given them at the FIRST in these
&. columns, namely, to abandon The preRent
aiee and seek another in a more fertile AMI
better wAtered locality. In a previous
REPORT OF The Curator, we believe 1t was
atAted that one OF COrcoran's windmllls
had been ordered for the garden. This
wAs some time ago, bat the windmill has
never arrived, and it is said that the or
'uv, nA, n.Al LII ul,aF, thA Sftlnnan
for Introducing all additional supply of
water into the town from the Parish of st.
DAVID MAS decided upon, IN which scheme
II is contemplated to take the water via
Richmond Hill to the garden. The scheme
has been in suspense u long while, and We
do not know when it will lie effectually
carried ont. The windmill would have
done excellent service all this time Iii
pumping water to the higher grounds OF
the garden. At any rate, il il imperative
that no time should he lost IN providing
proper. means for distributing water all
over the grounds, and SuppIemrnling the
present water supply if that is deemed III.
sufficient.
while during the wet season the
''am0unt Of lhbOur at my disposal adds
the Curator, lis TOO small TO do much else
''beyond battling against the luxuriant
grown OF weeds. luis remark appears
Strange to us, inaSmuch aS We have heard
1t said that the amount of labOur at the
disposal of the Curator is so ample that
be ia able 10 tell.Of a mai occasionally To
attend to, work OIL his own private
grounds. But this may be only an idle
Eumout, and we ARE. loath to regard it as
being true but all tue same, it deserves
90 be enqpire,l into by the Executive.
Several important works commenced
ain ~ have been completed" These
works.. however, are not enumerated In
the report; unless we are to accept the
two sentences Immediately following the
foregoing az indicating "thp several im!
''portant works" 1.-THE land in the upper :
''pOTtipn Of the Garden has been fully
''planted up with the different descrip-
'tions Of palms.. "a large plot of land
'has been planted up with Caracas cocoa,
"~cofee, cola.nuts and coca, and in cOntin.
''uation of this plot is a strip devoted to
''the different members of the citrus ia.
'mily-Oranges, &C." The cleaning and
planting UP of these plots, it would up
pear, constitute the several important
works completed during the year. 1t is to
DO regretted shat, for Information OF.
tho more curious members of the. COMMIT
~nity-thoSe who '.like to know, yousknOw".
-Wy.~Elliott dad not state the .extehtsof
she 'large plot Of land'''s planted up with
ahe valuable plants mentioned.
7'The pineapple plantation came into