, 1893-02-01

Hill Garden (,,inchona), or in any of
the lowland garden. The area be-
tween the contour of 1000 feet and
5000 feet, amounting to 1852 square miles
has not yet been developed to anything but a
very limited extent, except for coffee, nor
has anything yet been done towards that
development 10y means of a garden" About
one half of the total area of this Island Is above
the contour Of | 600 feet. Under this nearly all
the more important agricultural operations
have hitherto been carried on. He argues
that those who are engaged i'll cultural indus
tries above this limit have a right to demand
that half the number of gardens should be
situated above that contour, instead Of the r
only being one as against four below il, be-
sides the remnant Of the fine Old garden at
Bath. That leads him to say say that there
ought to be a garden at about the eleva-
ton Of 1000 feet to represent what may he
termed The zone Of oranges" He would
have this somewhere in the highlands of
the western part Of the island. rather than in
the eastern, where all the gardens are situated
at present. A garden any wher8 oa"not
thrive unless there can' be a good rainfall.
That does not obtain at Hope, which ls in dan
ger some day of dying If hamilton, when
there is a prolonged droaght. 1t is Of course
we'll situated for experimental purposes where
the rainfall required does not exceed 81 ms.
per annum. But we ought to make the most OF
our climates, and hence the need the Director
of Gardens points out. We think he has
made ont his case, and that it is only q question
of time and means when and whore the gar
den 1000 feet above the SEA with an album
dant rsiEfaIl should be found. The iron
horse" going higher up still and a new Eden
in the West for experimental pul poses viii ere
long be felt necessities in the inward and the
upward progress Of the island.
1t is interesting 60 note that all the land
above 5000 feet Of elevation, amounting to
1877 square miles, is in the parishes of st.
Mary. Portland, st. Thomas and St. Andrew,
and of this there are only 1 square miles i'll
st. Mary. In Portland, st. Thomas, and st.
Andrew there are 70 square miles between
5000 and 1000 feet up. In the same parishes
are SO square miles between 900 and 5000
feet. Above 300 feet there is only q half
square mile in St. Andrew. while in Portland
and 81, Thomas there a1e only 231 square
miles. The bulk of the island, or 1910
square miles out ola total of 1906 1-6 is
under 800 feet. Mr.. Harrison, by giving
these measurements publicity through the
Director of Ga,denS, has added to the inter
est or the railway eXIt1SIOh ana agricultural
problems. The contl ibution 10 our know
ledge of the island is materially important.
Looking at Jamaica with professional eyes for
the last forty years, appointed Crown Sur
veyor for the County Of Surrey in 1858, and
Government Surveyor for the Island at large
from 1867, he must know the isa ID as no
one can, and must have at his command a
store of info mation the public would Ike to
get from him. We are pleased therefore TO learn
that he will shortly read a PAPER on the sF6-
,iect Of Jamaica as he has been accustomed
proft s%sionally to look at il, at a meeting of
the members Of the Jamaioa Institute. Wehope
he will do more, give the Jamaica public in
printed form the ripe results ST his long Ia
bours and his ample information as to this
island FROM the Typographical point of
view.
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