"St. Vincent. 16 June, 1891, We have a long talk with my hosts on planting matters. They have gone in for coffee, but without much success, and I am to visit the plantation to morning morning. 17 June, 1891. Wednesday. With Mrs. McDonald and I was to have out both early in the morning. The bath house is low down the slope of the hill on which the dwelling house is built, indeed, it is about 10ft. above the road up the valley. The bath is a very fine one, almost large enough to be called a swimming bath. Above that is a nice room, with dressing table, hanging &c. It is sometimes used when the house is full of guests. After breakfast we ride up to Belle-Isle to see the coffee cult." The road which is the main one along the leeward coast, winds up the mountain valley and then zig-zags up the side until the top of the ridge is reached at about 1300ft. above the sea. The valley is cultivated in oranges and very fine the plants look. At the head of the valley cacao is planted, but it is not doing very well as there is too much shade. Belle-Isle was formerly a separate estate, but it was bought by the McDonalds and is now looked with wall labor. There are about 20 acres of coffee, but it has been white-fly blight and is not doing well. Many of the plants are dying out, but after look well. I advised the McDonalds to plant for direct trees amongst the coffee; and, if that did not answer, to