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24. Sapiuin indicum ••• ••• Euphorbiaceie Kiri makulu 



25. Sapindus laurifolius ••• Sapindaceae ••• 



26. Spondias mangifera • Anacardlaceas 



27. Harpullia cupanioides ••• Sapindacese ••• 



28. Embelyia ribes •■• ••• Myrsiueae 



29. Dendrocalamus giganteus Gramineye ••• Giant bamboo 



30. Fagrcea speciosa ••• ••• Loganiaceaa ••• Tembusu tembaga 



31. Ochanostacbys amentaceae Olaeineai ••• Petaling 



32. Melannorhea Maingayi ••• Anacardiaceic Rengas 



33. Shorea meranti ••• ••• Dipterocarpea? Meranti 



34. Pithecolobium saman • •• Leguminosa?--- Inga samam, rain tree 



35. Eriodendron anfractuosum Malvaceae ••• Kapok-kapok 



36. Sterculia Balanghas ••• Sterculiaceaa--- 



37. Randia macrantha ••• Rubiacese 



38. Imbricaria coriacea ••• Sapotaceae ••• 



Nursery.— The year under review has been a busy one 

 in the nursery, chiefly; owing to a very large consignment 

 of plants and seeds received from the Royal Botanic 

 Gardens, Peradeniya. Every available inch of ground was 

 put in use when propagating started, and the nursery had 

 to be enlarged by making two new long beds at the back. 



Some 3,000 plants of various kinds were distributed, 

 in addition to the large numbers planted both in the Ex- 

 perimental Plantations and in the Public Gardens. 



Cover Plants.— The question of a substitute for weed- 

 ing continues to attract a good deal of attention. Several 

 experiments have been carried out with a view of finding 

 suitable plants for this purpose, the best way to plant them, 

 etc. 



Crotalaria. — This is probably one of the most popular 

 cover plants at present, as not only does it cover the ground 

 but it also enriches it by adding nitrogen, and, when cut, 

 renders a good deal of material available for mulching. 



Early in the year a portion of steep slope, about half 

 an acre, was planted with crotalaria. The seeds having 

 been planted as follows: Every 15 inches in all directions 

 a mamotti of soil was turned over and broken, and in places 

 so dug up a small hole was made and two or three seeds 

 dropped into each. The result is that the slope is well 

 covered, no weeding has been done on this portion for eight 

 months. The plants have been cut over three times, the 

 green tops having dropped through are allowed to remain 

 as a mulch; this 1 have found to be the cheapest and best 

 way to plant hard-backed slopes. 



The cost per acre for planting works out at 20 coolies 

 per acre per day. 



