600 



Coffee. — A plantation of coffee was made on the hillside near the 

 Superintendent's bungalow. The following kinds being planted : 



Coffea rob ust a 

 ,, liberica 

 ,, stenophylla 



„ hybrida (arabica and liberica). 

 The plants used were old stumps brought from Batu Tiga. 



Cocoa (Theobroma cacao. — Preparations have been made for 

 experiment with this important product. A piece of ground has been 

 cleared and planted with — ■ 



Dadap (Erythrina indica), as shade trees ; 



Seeds of Theobroma (best varieties) are being obtained from Ceylon. 



Pepper (Piper nigrum. — A plot of about two acres has been 

 arranged for pepper. Half the area is planted with Munkudu (Mo- 

 rinda tinctoria) and the other half with dadap as shade trees. 



Grasses. — Plots of the following oil-producing grasses have been 

 formed : 



Andropogon schainanthus (Lemon grass) 

 narclus (Citronella) 

 ,, muricatiis (Gus-cus) 



A collection of the various fodder grasses, both native and introduced, 

 has been started, six species having been put in. The number will be 

 added to as material becomes available. 



Fibres. — Two plots of fibre-producing plants have been put out 

 on steep slopes — viz. 



(Agave vivipara) Maguey fibre 

 Furcracea gigantea. 



Fruits. — A portion of the Exprimental Plantation has been set 

 apart for fruit culture. It is hoped in time that something may be 

 done towards the improvement of native fruits. There is excellent 

 material at hand to work upon (much better in many instances than 

 that upon which western horticulturalists had to start, and with which 

 such excellent results have been achieved). 



Seeds of all the finest fruits were obtained at the Kuala Kangsar 

 Show. From these stocks of young plants have been raised, some of 

 which have been planted out in permanent quarters. 



A large number of young orange (Citrus aurantium) pomeloe 

 (Citrus \decumana) and limes (Citrus limetta) have been raised from 

 seed, some are planted out, others being retained in the nursery for 

 budding and grafting experiments. 



Arboretum. — The foundation for an arboretum has been laid 

 during the year; the ground selected for the purpose being the strip 

 of nicely undulating ground in front of the offices, containing, roughly, 

 about 60 acres. 



Thirty-two species have already been planted, the work having 

 been done during the wet weather in November. 



The method of arrangement adopted is that in which the general 

 appearance of the ground and the requirements of particular trees are 

 studied and catered for. This being considered more desirable than 

 the usual system of division into natural orders or tribes. 



