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supplying nee ee Sons af ee the plantations. Mr. Punch hopes 
to raise in all about 50,000 p 
The plantations are rent is the present time by about 70 Kroo and 
native labourers. 
Judging from the healthy n of the plants, and their 
development sinee they have been planted out, the soil must be every- 
thing that Side be desired, and well suited to — eultivation e coffee 
n ‘other plan 
The work "i de creditable to Mr. Pimeh; wits taki : — interest 
in ite He was p lensed to see me to obtain information on many uum 
I next visited the plantations, m property of A. C. Campbell & Co., 
situated on the other side of the river, and about one hour distant from. 
the town of Ajilete. I visited this platitetion4 in the early part of 1893, 
and reported on it, «At that time a, were being made for 
planting out during the rains. I could see am ere since 
my first visit, and considerable work had been dem 
Mr. €: ampbe ell offered me every facility, and was pleased to see me 
visiting the plantation. He states that he has 160 acres under eultiva- 
tion, most of these being planted with Liberian Coffee, numbering 
e 000. plants. They. are egressus dim in three stages o of. growth :— 
8,000. and are ina most fl hi ; 
x berries are well — dum of an size. In 1894, , 22, 000 ww 
lanted out and are doing well; while 32,000 have been planted i in their 
permanent place during the Hes year. The plants are looking very 
See for e time of yea 
e, also, are a few plants of Coffea arabica, They have done so 
well ‘that Mr. Campbell Poeta. to extend the plantation and plant more 
of this kind. 
Nurseries. ris th 25,000 plants of Coffea liberica are in beds large 
enough to transplant. 
Va: nilla "(Vanilla nona) mit wr AER obtained from. the 
Botanic Station, and eit a shady and cool place on the plantation. 
Here they have made us growth, i bave been doing so well 
that Mr. Campbell RO SENA nnt out an acre with this valuable 
a 
(Cola acuminata).—About 600 of these have been planted 
lider the shade a deed trees. 
bout 300 plants of cacao have also been planted out, to 
ascertain their aeu for yn cultivation. 
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The plantation is kept in a clean condition, free from weeds ; the soil 
is rich in vegetable matter; it is pure forest land, and several streams 
pass through the plantation, which are very useful in watering the 
nurseries. 
as progressed um d since my previous visit, and 
the work carried out by Mr. einge is very ereditable indeed. This 
it. On its first appearance it should be at once got rid of. Mealy bug 
and scale attack some of the trees, and rte ating caterpillar at a certain 
season of the year devours the leaves 
H. MirrEN, Curator 
Botanie Station. 
