> Neil, i think the list would like to hear more, especially now that we have gone up island by 75 miles. An interesting aspect of this that almost got past me is the nutmeg plants coming from Cayenne courtesy of Governor Victor Hugues. Do you have a date on this exchange as Victor in 1794-5 is planning on repossessing Guadeloupe, Martinique (someone catch me on this island if I'm wrong), SVG and Grenada for the French. He is returning to the Caribbean with guillotine and printing press to start the uprisings in these islands. An interesting book here is Guillotine: It's legend and lore by Daniel Gerould - it has about 5 pages on Victor (anybody with some information on Hugues, I would really like to hear about him - Phillipe, are you out there?). Other than in the Botanic Garden, has anyone seen nutmegs growing on SV? thanks, Neil, Cindy > >> From my copy of ≥An Account of the Botanical Garden in the Island of > Saint Vincent≤ published in 1825≤ - > > ≥Dr. Alexander Anderson, however, had the honour of introducing the > Nutmeg into Saint Vincent, as appears from his two letters inserted in > the 21st and 22nd volumes of the Transactions of the Society of Arts: > both of which, as they show the great zeal which this excellent man > evinced in furthering the objects of the Institution, are here > inserted.≤ > > The letters note that Dr. Anderson obtained two Myristica officinalis > (true Nutmeg) plants from Cayenne (courtesy of the Governor Victor > Hugues) immediately following the ≥cessation of hostilities≤ and > transferred them along with several other ≥useful plants≤ via Trinidad > to ≥his Majestyπs Botanical Garden in the Island of Saint Vincent, from > 24 December 1801 to 24 June 1802.≤ By 1809 ≥considerable nurseries of > nutmegs are established both here (Saint Vincent) and in Trinidad.≤ > > The nutmeg plants were obviously well established in Cayenne, if they > were prepared to give away two healthy plants. > > There is another note that during the same period Mimosa Catechu (Terra > Japonica) were established in the Garden courtesy Sir J. Banks, which > appears to confirm that Joseph Banks was instrumental in arranging for > various exotic plants to be sent to the islands but not necessarily to > all of them. > > I have more info available if anybody is interested, but wonπt clutter > up the newsgroup. > > Neil > >