St Vincent 69 26 May, 1871 my will laid out, and most of the house is substantially built of stone. In many instances they are built on the side walls of the street, while stone or brick arches being erected over the entrances to support the first story. In this way we can often walk along the pavements for some distance under these colonades. I met Stevenson and was sent into the Bridge club of which I have been made a member and I meet a lot of fellows too. Some of them invite me to go over in the evening to play whist - which I do. The Club is not up to much. 27 May 1871 Wednesday. This morning I go for a ride to the Botanic Garden and Mr Parrell the Curator shows me over the place. It is the site of the old garden that was so celebrated under established in 1764 (1828) lent Century's but at the early part of this century, the garden was abandoned, and those plants that could be removed were transferred to Trinidad. A few of the old trees, some of much interest and economic value, was left, and amongst them a very fine group of nutmeg trees. Hurricanes, however, destroyed a good of 1831), many. When Mr Parrell took over the place it was an emptyly in Decr 1840) jungle, but it is now situated in a valley just below Fort Ann - which always goes by the name of the Garden