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Title: Bulletin of the Botanical Department, Jamaica.
Identifier: bulletinofbotani2189fawc (find matches)
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Fawcett, William, 1851-1926; Jamaica. Botanical Department; Jamaica. Department of Public Gardens and Plantations
Subjects: Botany, Economic; Jamaica; Periodicals.; Plants; Jamaica; Periodicals.; Agriculture; Jamaica; Periodicals.
Publisher: Kingston, Botanical Dept.
Contributing Library: New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library
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103 KOLA ; THE BISSY NUT OF JAMAICA. By Fred. B. Kilmer, Pharmaceutical Chemist, New Brunswick, N. J., U. S. A. What the West Indian native calls the " Bissy Nut" is known as "Kola" by the rest of the world. The tree from which the Bissy Nut is obtained is a native of Africa, and has been transplanted and naturalised in many tropical countries ; in the West Indies, in Cuba, Jamaica, Porto Rico, in the Leeward and Windward Islands, as far as Trinidad, in Brazil, the Guianas about Venezuela, on the islands and coasts of Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Hon- duras. Wnile in Afr.ca there are several varieties of the Kola plant, in the West Indies only the Cola acuminata appears to have found a home.
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Until recently, it has been propagated in the West Indies by self- sowing or here and there planting by the natives. Since it has become recognized as an article of commercial value, its cultivation has assumed importance. Many West India Governments furnish seeds and young plants in large quantities Some even give bounties for its cultivation. A few years ago, Bissy Nuts were a petty trade in the markets. Now these islands consume and ship many tons during the season. Under favourable conditions its yield is very large ; a tree will yield from one hundred to one hundred and fifty pounds per year This yield at a low market price would bring the owner £2 or £3 a year for each tree, It seems to grow on any kind of soil, except that which is marshy and lands liable to be overflowed. Elevations above 3,000 feet are not fa- vourable to it. No attention or care is given to its cultivation, nor does it seem necessary. However, plenty of rain hastens the time of fruit- ing, and this condition, together with ridding the ground of " bush

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