. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. ToL. VII. Xo. 158. THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 157 ~BFMiTMmUM^^0R7^. ST. VIXCEXT: AXJUAL llEPQETON JiOTA XIC STATIOX, AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL, LAXD .SETTLE ME XT SCHEME, A XI) GOVERXMEXT VETERIXARY SURGEOX, 1906-7. ? This report is more full and interesting than has been the case in past j-ears, since it contains a historical account •of the Botanic Station, and is well illustrated by re[)roduc- tions of several photographic views. The historical jjortion includes extracts from the descriptive account of the old Botanic Gar
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. ToL. VII. Xo. 158. THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 157 ~BFMiTMmUM^^0R7^. ST. VIXCEXT: AXJUAL llEPQETON JiOTA XIC STATIOX, AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL, LAXD .SETTLE ME XT SCHEME, A XI) GOVERXMEXT VETERIXARY SURGEOX, 1906-7. ? This report is more full and interesting than has been the case in past j-ears, since it contains a historical account •of the Botanic Station, and is well illustrated by re[)roduc- tions of several photographic views. The historical jjortion includes extracts from the descriptive account of the old Botanic Garden (founded in 1765, and on a portion of the site of which the present station stands), prepared by the Eevd. Landsdowne Guilding, and published in 1825. It was for the St. Vincent Botanic Gardens and the Gardens at ?Jamaica, that a .special expedition was' sent to the South Seas in 1790, to procure specimens of the bread-fruit tree and other interesting plants. About 530 plants of ditierent kinds were brought to St. Vincent as the result of this expedition. The present Station was-organized in 1890. Mr. W. N. Sands, the present Curator, was aiiiiointed in 1901. ^' The repiirt also contains an account of the efforts made by the Imperial Department of Agriculture to assist the various agricultural industries of St. \'iiicent, and the plant- ing community generally. The most successful efforts of the Department have been in connexion with the cotton industry, which has proved particularly remunerative in St. Vincent. The erection of the Central Cotton Factory in 1903-1:, at the instance of the Imperial Commissioner of Agriculture, with the approval of tlie Secretary of State for the Colonies, may be mentioned. This factory cost nearly £2,000 to build and eipiip, and is capable of ginning 4,000 Ifi. of lint in eight hours. Other industries, , cacao, arrowroot, live stock, etc. have made advances during the past nine years. While in 1900 the cacao exported from S
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