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CUERANTS. 



The currant was the only one of the small fruits which gave satisfaction during 

 the past season, and even this was not by any means up to the average standard. 

 Following will be found arranged in tabular form the notes taken during the year on 

 this crop : — 



FOREST TREES AND SHRUBS. 



The effects of the past unfavourable season were visible in this division, as well 

 as in other branches of farm work. Though the well-established trees do not show 

 bad results in a marked degree, seedlings, cuttings, and newly-transplanted specimens, 

 were more or less adversely affected by the long-continued drought of the spring 

 months. A much larger percentage of transplanted trees succumbed during the past 

 year than has been recorded for some time, while the germination of seedlings, and 

 the growth of cuttings, were almost failures ; not more than 10 per cent of the former, 

 and less than 5 per cent of the latter, starting to grow. The avenue trees and large 

 hedges, however, looked quite as well as usual, and though much damage from insect 

 pests was reported in the immediate vicinity to trees of the same varieties of which 

 these are composed, we are pleased to be able to report perfect immunity from this 

 trouble. Taken altogether, the season was a very unfavourable one for this branch of 

 work. 



The following is a list of trees received during 1899, and which have stood one 

 winter at this farm : — 



