. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. Vol. XIV. No. 349. THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 291. ST. LUCIA: REPORT OX THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT, 1914 to. The St. Lucia Agricultural ' inducts its official and experimental work a1 t\ ili bments, na in the Souffriere District, which is the principal lishment, a i Botanic ' lard ins in t las trie the Government Lime Juici I i n is situated. The report under review begins with a di criptive account ol the done in tin i and certain obsi rval plants. Recent plant importations have included several species of Eucalyptus
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. Vol. XIV. No. 349. THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 291. ST. LUCIA: REPORT OX THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT, 1914 to. The St. Lucia Agricultural ' inducts its official and experimental work a1 t\ ili bments, na in the Souffriere District, which is the principal lishment, a i Botanic ' lard ins in t las trie the Government Lime Juici I i n is situated. The report under review begins with a di criptive account ol the done in tin i and certain obsi rval plants. Recent plant importations have included several species of Eucalyptus, and amongst the more economic plants, seeds of Sesamum from Grenada, seeds ol varieties round nuts from Montserrat, and 100 suckers of 'Red Spanish' and 'Smooth Cayenne' pine-apples from Florida. The notes on economic plants which follow, refer to the recent determination of a coniferous tree found growing on the Petit Piton as Juniperus barbadensi*. It is of interest Mid that a large number of plants of this tree have been planted at the Reunion Experiment Station, as well as specimens of J. btrmuditwa and J. pacliyphlota. As well as these trees, a large number of Cusuarina equisetifolia have been introduced and planted to serve as a supply'if cordwood. Considerable quantities of mahogany have'also been estab lished at Reunion. The section dealing with the work at Reunion itself shows that the distribution of plants has rapidly increased during the past four years from ? 28,000 to neatly 70,000. As well as the raising of seedlings, the experimental plots represent useful work carried on at this station. Fifteen acres of coco-nuts have been established for experimental purposes and two '.aire plots of Sea Island cotton were sown as a catch crop between cane banks. It is concluded that June and July are the best months for sowing cotton in the Choiseul district. Other experiments have included those with cassava and vanilla. Inforinati'Hi on progress in the rhief industries sh
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