At Last: A Christmas in the West Indies

Ardea Garzetta.

218

Mycetes ursinus.

219

Penelope.

220

Myrmecophaga tridactyla.

221

Priodonta gigas.

222

In 1858 they were computed as—

Roman Catholics . . . 44,576

Church of England . . . 16,350

Presbyterians . . . 2,570

Baptists . . . 449

Independents, etc. . . 239

From Trinidad, its Geography, etc. by L. A. De Verteuil, M.D.P., a very able and interesting book.  I regret much that its accomplished author resists the solicitations of his friends, and declines to bring out a fresh edition of one of the most complete monographs of a colony which I have yet seen.

223

See Mr Keenan’s Report, and other papers, printed by order of the House of Commons, 10th August 1870.

224

See Papers on the State of Education in Trinidad, p. 137 et seq.

225

Mr. Keenan’s Report, pp. 63-67.

226

Dr. De Verteuil’s Trinidad.

227

Lucuma mammosa.

228

Chrysophyllum cainito.

229

Persea gratassima.

230

Sapota achras.

231

Jambosa malaccensis, and vulgaris.

232

Anona squamosa.

233

Psidium Guava.

234

Musa paradisiaca.

235

M. sapientum.

236

I owe these curious facts, and specimens of the seeds, to the courtesy of Dr. King, of the Bengal Army.  The seeds are now in the hands of Dr. Hooker, at Kew.

237

Janipha Manihot.

238

Cajanus Indicus.

239

Dioscorea.

240

Maranta.

241

Coix lacryma.

242

Xanthosoma.

243

Ipomæa Batatas

244

Jatropha multifida.

245

Canna.

246

Arachis hypogæa.

247

Abelmoschus esculentus.

248

Passiflora.

249

Canavalia.

250

Libidibia coriacea, now largely imported into Liverpool for tanning.

251

Erythrina corallodendron.

252

Abrus precatorius.

253

Dracæna terminalis.

254

Directions for preparing it may be found in the catalogue of contributions from British Guiana to the International Exhibition of 1862.  Preface, pp. lix. lxii.

255

‘How to Establish and Cultivate an Estate of One Square Mile in Cacao:’ a Paper read to the Scientific Association of Trinidad, 1865.