4^5 



Increment of Growth. 



In the first annual report attention was called to the poor growth 

 of the Garden trees as a result of being overcrowded in a some- 

 what unfavourable spot. The actual increment of 860 trees is as 

 follows : — 



Groups 01 

 Trees. 



Average girth 

 1904. 



Average girth 

 1905. 



Average incre- 

 ment per tree. 





3'5" 



3'74" 





120 



2'llf" 



afoi* 



r 



140 







r 



200 



3'i|" 





1" 



200 



3'oi" 



3'ii" 



3" 

 4 



150 



4'sr 



4>*\ 



i" 



In another part of the Garden is a single line of Para trees with 

 more root space and the increment of growth for 74 of these trees 

 compares with the preceding groups very differently that is : — 



