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THE, M'NAWA YAM. | A note ia che Inventory of Seeds and | Plants Imported, Issued by the United States Departmen! of Agricuiture, Sep ! raomber 6, 1919, states that a verv pe- culiar yam, which appears tc be distinct from any of the cultivated yams of Por- | t 5 Rien. or any of the wild sorts, hss | been received from Panama, under the | name of the Manawa. It seems that | this variety of vam, though appasently native to that region, is not cdommonly ! cultivated even there. It is reported, however, to be a heavier yielder, and to | come to maturity two or three months . | earlier than the more commonly cultiva- | ted types. It is slightly sweet, withan | excellent flavour of its own, and the | size and shape are attractive. The mea- | ly vhiteness of the flesh when cooked, | the smoothness of the skin, and the | shape and size of the yam would seem | to make it a desirable variety for table | use. 1t is stated, however, that when | baked the skin is disagreeably bitter ! and cannot be eaten. % | s In connection with this it may be re- | marked that an Agricultural Ewxtension | Note, published by the Porto Rico Agri- | cultural Experiment Station, records | that several varieties of yams cultivated at the Station have been distributed over the island. One of hese varieties called the ‘Potato Yamr,” which from its de- seription seems to resemble very closely the yam referred to above, is reported to have given from 18 oz. of seed tubers 4 yield of 37ib. 9ez. —Agriculturrl News. GUADELOUPE SUGAR. ! A sample of the average quality of CHRISFTIANSTED., V. Bllߢ A MONDAY 7va JUNE 1920 sugar produced in: Guadeloupe for ex. portatiou to France has heen forwarded to the Imperial] Commissicner of Agri- cuiture by Mr, -J” Bydney Dash, Direc- tor of the -Statidn Agrofcmique, of Guadeloupe. It is guite a good sample of what is kpown n the sugar market as ‘Plantations White,” - Mr. Duash sates that such suzraris being vetarled locally 7t ahout 3:d. per . and that each Usine in the island is reqdired by the Govern- ment to contribute its pro rata share for jocal consumption. With regard to the vrospect of the su gar industry in Gupdeloupe, it apbpears that the Station Agronomique 18 showing evidence of good service, and is making i*s influence felt. ! The present erop 1s likely to be larger than for some few years past, and on the whole, the culti- vation is also bakter. Oune practice which it seems hasilargely prevailed in the past in Guadeloupe, namely, keeping canes for third ratoons. 1S now being discouraged. Mr. Dash considers that nowhere in the West Indies are the soil and climatic conditions more ravourable for cane cul- tivation than in the FKrench colonies, and that planters and sugar manufac- turers there are now fully alive to the benefits that will acerue to the industry from increased caxe in the cultivation of the cane and 'n the manufacture of sugar. - Ibid. A report of Dr. C: A. Browne, Chemist in Charge of the New York Sugar Lab- oratory, states thata slight imtprovement was noted in the quality of the raw sug- ars tested during 1919. The losses, how- ever, from deterioration in storage were very great. According to comparative analyses made at the laboratory, the loss during storage in Cuba alone is estima- ted at over $5,000,000, and, when there is added to this sum the losses from de- teriorationin transit, and in storage af- tar delivery, the tbtal losses from this cause probably approximate to 1 per cent, of the total value of the Cuba crop. (Facts about Sugar, February 28, 1920.) —lbid. : COTTON SEED FOR PLANTING . IN ST. VINCENT. From information received from Mr. T. P. Jackson, Agricultural Superinten- dent, St. Vincent, it appears that cotton seed for planting ordinary cotton during the coming season will be obtained by No. 129 ! cotton planters from Ratho Mili estate { The eotton grown on this estat¢ has ori i z‘linm_ed from earetful selectior made at | the Experiment Station. In the crop | just past the seedeotton ol this selection | produced 28 per cent. lint, and also gave | a heavy yield per acre. | With regard to the growers of what . 18 known as superfine cotton, they will i make their own arrangements for seed I supplies.— [bid. i A‘ kinds of artificial floral de- | signs Tor funerals and weddings: such as wreaths and bouquets, can | be had on short notice from C. A. - GENROW, Floral Artist, who lives . upstairs of the old Armstrong place . 3 ot & 3 . in Queen’s Street. | : j I ~ Frederiksted Apothecary’s Kal ! : 2 . | has received a fresh supply ; OF I ASSORTED CHOUOLATES | Maillard’s and Greenfier’s 4& 1 Ib. boxces | VANILLA CHOCOLATES + & 4 Ib. cakes, MARIE & LUNCH BISCUITS UNEEDA, UNEEDA LUNCH. | ‘U-LU & FIG NEWTON BISCUITS. - TRETERYS «TEA, PlO BICO COF- ; FEE. | BAKER'S COCOA | EXTRA FINFE MACARON] | small packs, | SWEET & BITTER ALMONDS, | Kzls],).b(’-rry and Strawberry Syrup in ? 3 bottles | CALIFORNIA PEARS, | VEGETABLE SOUP, SALMON, Aladdin & Tiuntex Dyes. | CASHMERE BOUQUET SOADP. | HIND’S HONEY & ALMOND CREAM. t keeps the skin fresh and beautiful, CAMEL CIGARFRTTES, g the favorite smoke. '\ GRAPE JUICE, CIDER VINEGAR ‘; VINEGAR-ESSENE | Writing Paper and Envelopes, | Nuxated-Iron ete, Jean Peiersen, Frederiksied,