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The Governor of the Gorp Coast to COLONIAL OFFICE. | 
Government House, Mou Castle, Accra, 
My Lord 9th September 1 
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IN continuation of my despatch, No. 37, of the 11th February, I 
have the are ‘to transmit, for your Lordship" s information, copy of a 
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* Report on the progress and condition of the Botanical Station at 
* Aburi, for the period ending 30th June 1892," which has been 
received from Mr. Crowther, the Curator of the station. 
2. The report is Y Mi: interesting 1 and: satisfactory, and the fact that, 
the. public are takin intere the educational work which the 
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rrespective of the purchase of plants, I am informed by Dr. 
Themon, who takes great interest in the work of the station, and also by: 
ventilation and a fair area of soil for the root support of each plant, 
keeping the land free from weeds, and attending to it as they have never 
done before. Even as regards the culture of that most valuable vegetable 
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remaining Nécoltia Vigor and robust, and ie finer itis 
4. The tank at Aburi, the erection of which your Pere was 
pleased to sanction, and which is capable of storing 100,000 gallons of 
rain-water, has been of invaluable service to the station. It was com- 
pleted before the early rains began in April, and qu ickly received as 
— water as filled it t5 the depth of 8 feet 5 inches, equal to about 
60,000 gallons of water... Since the 8th of June up to a fortnight ago, 
D. ee iooths of an inch of rain fell, neither at Aburi nor Accra has 
there been a drop of rain, so that without the water from the tank at 
Aburi to support them the young plants would have suffered very mueh, 
indeed t of a more delicate nature than others, particularly cacao, 
woul have died, 
5. My visit to the Krobo countries between the 17th and 30th of 
J aly last gave me an opportunity of observing the excellent work Mr. 
Crowther has been carrying out. The place seemed as if transformed 
shrubs besides being a nursery for Eucalypti, Beefwood, Shea butter, 
Kola nut and other valuable plants, A patch of about an eighth of an 
acre of ost luxuriant growth of Annatto, the stent 
of each shrub bending under the weight of a cluster of seeds nearly as 
large as one’s fist. . The soil seems admirably adapted for the a 
of this plant. 
. 6. Young E of the Royal Palm( Oreodowxa regia), which appears 
. to be unknown on the Gold Coast, and of the Cocoa- "i ze api 
T planted at suitable distances on what T may term the frontier tier land of the 
oe miri al instances in avenues within the plantation. 
