Iiocaune of ilrmjc lit :? and tip nioun
talnou" ? if.ii t< uf Hm country, but
' m'i-u quite p'.?- itde that i-.onir of
til- tannin or !il.ot- pi in' might 1 ?*?
made a profitable crop. If thi* coulii
In (Ioim , tl)r i land ? ould lie made t:f
iUpporttng and 11?? ci,million of the
people greatlv impj oved.
'I'h< dtvi-dlvi tree, v. lii -li ptodtion a
bean rii'h in tannin, kioivs abundantly
in St. Tlioiiia*. Sampler, : o:it abroad
fin analv.--!.' Iiuvo 1 ? o? -11 d-dared uf high
value, and it is uaid that cultivation of
the trci' would b?- profitable if a Vic
tory were erected "ii t.lio i laud f''r
making the extract. Tills plant im 32
tn per cent tannin. The it are n.t
tiv acai ia ? on tin; inland which pro
duce from 0 to 20 per cent tannin.
The agave, which bi'ows wild upon
the 1: land, is its best liber plant. Its
leaves arc often ? iylit feet long and
weigh fifty pounds. The fiber is said
to be as gooel as tnanlla hemp, and
to last better under water. The guana
tail, originally introduced from Africa,
is now naturalized and growing wild.
The leaves yield a line ? : 1Ky fiber. It
i> tiicrclx neci-ssary t? ? scrape them ami
dry theni in the sun. Sampler sent to
l.omiou arc <b i lareel t?? have a higher
commercial value than nianila henip
The wild iior:e-ia'lish. the ca tor-nil
plant and the aloe, all valuable for
medicinal purposes, grow w lei on the
inland, and could easily be cultivated.
The sisal, upon the Yucatan production
nf which the I'nited States depends
I'm its hinder twine, grows here, and
litis been cultivated experimentally in
St Croix.
Pineapple* Arc Maple.
