which Long refers, has at E ope Gardens only an annual average rain fall of 53 inches, and yet as any one 

 may see for himself the Cocoa trees are producing abundantly. 



The plants that so fur have been planted in this section are the following : — 

 Achras Sapota, Linn. (Sapotaceae) . " Naseberry". S.America. 

 Anona palustris, Tjinn. (Anonaceae). " Cork W< od. Alligator Apple." Trop. Amer. 

 Artocarpus incisa, lyinu. (Urticaceae). " Bread Fiuit." Malaya and Pacific Is. 

 A i-tocarpus integrifolia. Linn. (Urticaceae). "Jack Fruit." E. Indies, Malaya. 

 Averrlioa Bilimbi, Linn. (Gerauiacese). " Blimbing." E. Indies, China. 

 Hocagea (Oxandra), virgata, (Rich) (Anonaceae). "Lancewood." W.Indies. 

 Cananga odorata. Hook. f. and Thorns. (Anonaceae). " Kanauga." Burma, Malaya. 

 C arica ! apaya, linn. (Passifloreae). "Papaw." Ti'op. Amer. 

 Caiyocar nucifenun, Linn. (Ternstroemiaceae). " Souari or Butter Nut." Guiana. 

 Cedrela odorata, Linn. (Meliaceae). " West Indian Cedar." S. Amer. 

 (Jinnamomum leylunicum, Nees. (Laurineae). " Cinnamon." E. Indies, Malaya. 

 Citrus medica, Linn. (Aurantiaceae). "Citron." Trop. Asia. 



Feronia elephantum, Correa. (Aurantiaceae). " Elephant or Wood Apple." India and Ceylon. 



Garcinia Morella, Desrouss. (Guttiferae). " Gamboge Tree." E. Indies to iSiam. 



Grias cauliflora. Linn. (Myrtaceae). " Anchovy Pear." W.Indies. 



Guaiacum officinale, Linn. (Zygophyllaceae). "Lignum Vitae." W. Indies, S. Amer. 



Hevea brasiliensis, Mull- Arg. (Euphorbiaceae). " I 'ara Rubber." Trop. S. Amer. 



Manihot Glaziovii, Muil. Ai-g. (Euphorbiaceae). "Ceara Rubber." Trop. Amer. 



Mimusops Elengi, Linn. (Sapotaceae). " Elengee." India. 



Olea europea, Linn. (Oleaceae). "Olive." W. Asia. 



Picraena excelsa, Lindl. (Simarubaceae). " Jamaica Quassia." W. Indies. 

 Simaruba glauca, DC. (Simarubaceae). " Bitter Dan." W. Indies and Florida. 



Spondias dulcis, Forst. (Anacardiaceae). " Otaheite I'lum." < ult. in Trop. 



Theobroma Cacao, Linn. var. Forastero. (Sterculiaceae). " Cocoa." W. Trop. Amer. 



" Criollo. " 



" " Callabacillo " " 



Experiments are being carried out with potatoes, onions, and fodder-plants. The budding of oranges 

 has also been tried on a small scale by the Superintendent, and has been partially successful. Buds were 

 placed on some yoimg shoots of an old cut-down lime hedge and some have grown. 



lioads and Fences — The roads have been maintained and kept in a fairly clean state during the 

 year, but the nut-grass (Cyperus rotimdus) is a terrible pest, and involves great expense in keeping it 

 down. The fences have all been repaii'ed, and this work is being constantly carried on, as they are fre- 

 quently destroyed by roving cattle which infest the roads and the ad j waning lands of the Water Works. 



Plants received. — Among the additions to the Garden dui*ing the past year, special mention must 

 be made of three Wardian cases fi'om the Royal Gardens Kew, containing Palms, Ferns, Atoids, and 

 Trees, nearly all new to the collection, and all in first rate order. A list of these is given in Appendix II. 



Roses of 43 varieties were pm'chased from Messrs. Paul, Waltham Cross. A 11 the plants arrived in 

 splendid condition. The following had flowered before the end of the financial year, and the first five have 

 proved to be most desirable additions to our list of Roses. -Empress, Furstin Bismarck, Star of Waltham, 

 Pride of Waltham, Waltham Climber No. 1, Princess Beatrice. 



The following plants were purchased in London and aregi'owing well : — Vlacrozamia spiralis (2^, M, 

 corallipes (1) ; two Xanthorrhea hastata that came in the same let, died. 



Number of Plauta sold. 



Nutmegs 



3,674 



Shrubs — various 



3,516 



Chocolate 



2,809 



Crotona 



2,399 



Kola 



1,218 



Palms 



1,822 



Liberian Coffee 



125 



Roses ... 



1,479 



M iscellaneous Finit Trees 



754 



Climbers 



297 



Misc. Economics 



665 



Ferns 



357 



Shade trees 



435 



xMisc. Ornamental Plants 



806 







Total number of Plants sold . . . 



20,356 



