. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. YoL. V. No. 99. THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 45. THE GRENADA HANDBOOK, DIRECTORY AND ALMANAC /'OA' '.• By the Hon. E. Drayton, C'. This interesting handbook is an unofficial contribution of the Colonial Secretary of Grenada, and gives excellent information about that colony. It is always issued with great regularity, and should be appreciated not only by the inhabitants of Grenada, but also by those interested in the West Indies generallj'. The information is compiled and arranged in a care- ful manner. The artic
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. YoL. V. No. 99. THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 45. THE GRENADA HANDBOOK, DIRECTORY AND ALMANAC /'OA' '.• By the Hon. E. Drayton, C'. This interesting handbook is an unofficial contribution of the Colonial Secretary of Grenada, and gives excellent information about that colony. It is always issued with great regularity, and should be appreciated not only by the inhabitants of Grenada, but also by those interested in the West Indies generallj'. The information is compiled and arranged in a care- ful manner. The articles on the geology and agriculture of the island are particularly interesting. In the latter -article it is pointed out that the present prosiierity of Grenada depends upon the products of the soil. The staple product is cacao, and this receives valuable assistance from coffee, nutmegs, and other spices to form the jirincipal exports of the colony. A brief outline of the cultivation of cacao and nutmegs, and of their preparation for export as practised in the island, is clearly written, and it is interesting to note that a certain quantity of ground provisions have now to be imported, on account of the gradual absorjition of the land by cacao and nutmegs. A short account is also given of the good work that is being done at the Botanic and Experiment Stations, which were established in 1880 on the recommendations of the Hon. Sir Daniel Morris, exactly twenty years. Another part of the work contains a list of the birds and animals of Grenada, and of some of the valuable fishes that swim in its waters. There is also a list of some of the principal trees and shrubs of the colony, with their scientific •and local names, as well as short remarks on their economic Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the or
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