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Rh been made to commence the carrying out of plans both for the nursery and the laboratory, in cooperation with the Department of Public Gardens and Plantations of Jamaica.

The government of Jamaica began cultural experiments with Cinchona in 1860 with seeds sent out by Sir Joseph Hooker, from Kew, and after preliminary trials a tract of six hundred acres of land on the southern slopes of the Blue Mountains between the elevations of 4,000 and 6,000 feet was set aside as a plantation in 1868 and forty

acres planted with five species of Cinchona, the quinine trees of the Andes, A number of other trees from various parts of the world were also introduced and still flourish in this location. The reservation was increased at various times until the areas used for various experimental purposes included much more extensive plantations at the above and at lower altitudes. Headquarters for the work were established on a spur extending southward from the main range of the Blue Mountains at an elevation of about 5,000 feet. It is this central station with about ten acres of land, designated by the Jamaican government as Bellevue House and Grounds, that has been secured for the use of the garden.

The buildings include a furnished residence, stable and servants' quarters, two glass houses, three buildings suitable for laboratories and