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Lemon Stocks. — Three rows containing about 400 plants 

 were planted with Jadoo, the growth, either in root, fibres, or 

 stems, was no better than those planted without it. 



Cuttings. — Crotons. Two pots of each 30 varieties were 

 planted along with a similar batch in soil, those in soil were, 

 in three weeks, well rooted, and being potted off, while those in 

 Jadoo were only just beginning to show roots. 



Dracaenas. — Results the same as with Crotons. 



Ficus elastica. — Those in Jadoo were a complete failure, a 

 small percentage of those in soil rooted well. 



Mognolia fuscata. — All in Jadoo failed to root, fifty per cent, 

 of those in soil rooted. 



Pandanus javanicus variegatus ; Veitchii. — Two dozen cuttings 

 of each species were put into small pots with Jadoo, and the 

 same number into small pots with soil, those in Jadoo stood for 

 three months without showing any sign of roots, while those in 

 soil rooted well, and had been shifted into larger pots. 



In using the Jadoo for potting and for cuttings we followed 

 the instructions given in Colonel Half ord Thompson's pamphlet, 

 " How to grow plants in Jadoo." 



Furcraea Lindeni. — These plants were noted in my last 

 Annual Report, and I have now only to add, that in the early 

 part of the year each of them sent up a flowering shoot from 

 the centre, and having produced a large number of seeds then 

 died. Mr. Watt, of the Umgeni Fibre Works, tested some of 

 the leaves, and fonnd that the fibre was excellent, but unfor- 

 tunately no account was taken of the yield. A few of the 

 plants have been reared here, and a large number were given 

 to Mr. Watt for trial at Umzimkulu. 



Boehmeria nivea. — " Rheea " or " China Grass." Seeds of 

 this plant were received from Government and a number of 

 plants were reared, but as we had no ground on which to plant 

 them, the plants were offered to Mr. W. R. Hindson, of 

 Stanger, but as yet I have no report as to their success or 

 otherwise, a few plants were also sent to Mr. J. Landers, of 

 Umzinto, who says : " The Rheea plants you sent me are doing 

 remarkably well, I have taken several shoots from the roots of 

 the plants, and transplanted them, and in most cases they have 

 grown." That this plant will grow well in the colony appears 

 to be certain, but whether it will yield a sufficient number of 

 cuttings in the season to make the industry a profitable one 

 has yet, in my opinion, to be proved. 



