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did well, and yielded at the rate of nine bushels per acre, without 
manure. I was able, from the grain thus secured, to distribute seed to 
several of the stations best suited for the growth o of wheat, and also to a 
good many of the native chiefs who are raising it, on the understanding 
S the administration will purchase the produce for the use of its Sikh 
diers. Some of the European planters are also ag it, Messrs. 
eb: at Blantyre, and Mr. Brown, at Mlanje, having had good 
success, It is to be hoped that this industry will annually increase until 
sufficient wheat is locally raised for the consumption of the European 
population. At the present time the missionaries on Tanganyika grow 
sufficient wheat for their own wants. 
TREE PLANTING. 
As soon as I found the tree seedlings in the nurseries were sufficiently 
advanced to be planted out, I commenced forming avenues of them along 
the main roads of the plantation. On either side of the te A avenue 
leading from the steps of the terrace boi to the bottom of the grounds 
I planted out rows of Cupressus macrocar, . lawsoniana, C. een 8 st r- 
virens, and Widdringtonia Whytei, alteratio with each other. Along 
the south and east avenue, bananas, Cupressus macrocarpa, and C. 
em 
up with Acacia is, 
different varieties, and Grevillea robusta. 'The cross avenue, bisect 
oe grounds, was lined with Thuja orientalis and T. iesu 
5 feet in two and a half years from ot "This refers to the conifers 
only, some of the eucalypti eX shot up to a height of 45 feet in the 
same period. An arboretum of interesting trees was also 
planted up at ‘the east end of the terrace garden, and this we propose 
to extend down the sloping ground to the banks of the aapa 
One plot of ground was devoted to the cultivation of handsome native 
lants, and another to that of economic ones, both ihdigérióus pid 
introduced. 
(xRAss LAWNS. 
The grass lawns form another very eri and pleasing feature in 
the grounds. These I formed of the roots of a small creeping dub 
grass, some patches of which I bti on Mr. Buchanan’s plantation. 
Tt takes possession of the ground in a wonderfully short time, and 
stands out the dr ry season well. It fort ms an n exce At and nutritious 
this pasture on a large scale all over the grounds of the Residency,,an 
the seeds of it will be regularly saved for distribution. 
SEEDS FROM CEYLON AND NATAL. 
Through the kind courtesy of Dr. ‘frimen, of the Ceylon Botanical 
Gardens, I received some packets of valuable tropical seeds. A good 
* Probably Cynodon Dactylon. 
