. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. y2 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. March 17, 190( GLEANINGS. Says the Denierara Argvsy of February 24, last, the North-West steamer arrived from Morawhanna yesterday ?with a little over 1,000 Itj. of Venezuelan balata. Messrs. Wolstenholme ifc Holland, writing under date of February 8, state: 'We have to report a good demand for West Lidian Sea Island, and all desirable lots are quickly Iiought up. Owing to the careful pre[iaration of Barbados Sea Ishmd, this growth has commanded jirices from 15(/. to \ld., in sjiite of
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. y2 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. March 17, 190( GLEANINGS. Says the Denierara Argvsy of February 24, last, the North-West steamer arrived from Morawhanna yesterday ?with a little over 1,000 Itj. of Venezuelan balata. Messrs. Wolstenholme ifc Holland, writing under date of February 8, state: 'We have to report a good demand for West Lidian Sea Island, and all desirable lots are quickly Iiought up. Owing to the careful pre[iaration of Barbados Sea Ishmd, this growth has commanded jirices from 15(/. to \ld., in sjiite of a falling market for Carolinas in Charleston, iind more pressure to sell. The (.'urator of the Botanic Station in Dominica reports that during February last, the Litchi (Ni'jihdiuiii Lit-clii) was in flower in the gardens. This, it ajipears, is the first time that this plant has Howered in Dominica Speaking ?of the Longan-tree (Xcphdium Longana), and the Ram- butan {N. tappaceu'nt}, the Curator says that these do not appear to be grown in the West Indies, and suggests that the seed of these species might be obtained from the East. The [irison farm at Suddie is making great strides. A considerable area of land has been cleared, much of it by the of the female prisoners convicted after the riots. Over 1-50 young cocoa-nut trees have been put in. The land is being planted with rice, Indian corn, sweet potatos, plantains, and cassava. The provisions grown are "used in the , and .sold. It is hoped in the near future to make Suddie prison largely (Demerara Argoay, February 21, 1906.) The following extract from a letter from Messrs. Wul- stenhohne k Holland to the Imperial Commissioner of Agriculture, gives a very encouraging re))ort of West Indian ?Sea Island cotton in the Liverpool market: 'This season's crop from the West Indies is beautiful, and in spite of good Sea Island crop lots (from South Carolina) offering at \\d. .and 15(/., we can
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