. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 428 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS Deceiibek 30, GLEANINGS. On December 5 the following products wtie shipped from Dominica by the S. S. 'Spheroid': lime juice, 350 pun- cheons and 103 hogsheads; cacao 350 bags: sugar 173 bags; citrate of lime 44 packages; and 60 boxes of fruit. By the 'Parima' on December 6, 300 barrels of limes were shipped. It is stated in the Journal uf the New York Botanical Gardens for October 1916, that a valuable collection of ferns from the Hawaiian Islands has recently been added to th
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 428 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS Deceiibek 30, GLEANINGS. On December 5 the following products wtie shipped from Dominica by the S. S. 'Spheroid': lime juice, 350 pun- cheons and 103 hogsheads; cacao 350 bags: sugar 173 bags; citrate of lime 44 packages; and 60 boxes of fruit. By the 'Parima' on December 6, 300 barrels of limes were shipped. It is stated in the Journal uf the New York Botanical Gardens for October 1916, that a valuable collection of ferns from the Hawaiian Islands has recently been added to the Garden herbarium. A collection of over 500 specimens of ferns and flowering plants has also been received from various parts of Jlexico. Determination to displace German goods in the chemical apparatus trade is shown by the enterprise in sending out displayed samples of filter paper by a leading Maidstone firm in England. The samples are of various kinds, and printed notes are attached as to cost and quality. Hitherto a large amount of chemical apparatus trade has been in the hands of the Teutonic Powers. We have been furnished by the Director of the Botanic Station, Seychelles, with a copy of an address delivered before a meeting concerning the culture of Para rubber and the preparation of rubber in that Colony. The address deals with various aspects of the question, such as tapping, coagu- lation, drying, and financial returns, and is a useful summary of the position of rubber cultivation in the Seychelles. In the Journal of Agricnltural Research for November 6,1916 (Vt)l. VII, No. 6), there is a paper which explains the nature and importance of the grain of tobacco leaf. This grain is a pimply appearance on the leaf caused by distension of the cells owing to the presence of small masses of crystalline substance. It has been found that there is a correlation between tlie grain and burning properties, the mineral substances being injurious in this respect. It is .shown in Co
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