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To Hope Gardens : — 



Datura suaveolens. To King's House Gardens : — 



Trophis americana (Ramoon.) Trophis americana (Ramoon.) 



Zizyplius Chloroxylou (Cogwood.) To Castleton Gardens :— 



Cyphomandra betacea (Tree Tomato.) Cyphomandra betace^ (Tree Tomato.) 



Symphonia globulifera (Hog Gum.) Tigridia Pavonia 



Mr. A. J. Hopwood, Titchfield, Pt. Antonio— 36 packets of vegetable seeds, such as Peas, Tomatoes, 

 Cabbages, &c. 



Mr. J. R. lieece. Resident Magistrate, St. Ann —34 packets of vegetable seeds such as Peas, Cabbages, 

 Tomatoes, Beans, &c. 



To Revd. A. Hedmann, Clifton, 8t. Andrew— 1 pkt. each of 20 varieties of Pea. 

 To Mr. T. J. Breakspear, Morant Bay— 2 pkts. of Pea seeds. 



Plants received : — 



From Royal Gardens, Kew — 68 plants of an ornamental character : 23 Gladiolus corms : 42 bulbs 

 of Cyrtanthus, &c. : 27 Gloxinia tubers. 



From Mr. J. B. Beach, Florida — 33 fruit trees such as Persimmon, Pear, Apricot and Cherry. 

 From Dr. G. C, Henderson, Kingston — 8 Orchids — various. 

 From Lord George Fitzgerald — 9 plants of Lilac. 

 From Mrs. Heaven, Whitfield Hall — 8 plants and roots 



From Mrs. Maclaverty, Newton — 1 plant of white Iris, and several roots of Neapolitan Violet. 

 From Mr. J. T. Palache, Mandeville — 61 bulbs of Hippeastrum. 



From Hope Gardens — 15 various plants, seedlings of Grevillea robusta, Coleus cuttings 

 From Castleton Gardens — 40 various plants. 



From Messrs. Jas Veitch & Sons ; H. Cannell & Sons ; and Wm. Paul & Sons, England — a small 

 collection of bulbs, Pelargoniums, &c.. and Roses. 

 Mr. W. Harris is Superintendent. 



Castleton Garden. 



Borders. — All the borders and beds have been frequently forked, and the dead leaves and weeds 

 buried . Some portions received a supply of fresh soil. Several overgrown plants were removed, and 

 young plants substituted. All the pruning was done little by little by the Superintendent himself. 



Lily Tank. — The Lily Tank was thoroughly cleaned out, and fresh soil mixed with stable manure 

 added for replanting the Water Lilies. The Victoria regia grew vigorously and flowered freely for 

 several months. It excited great admiration especially amongst visitors from tempei-ate climates. 



Palmetum. — The following palms new to the Castleton collection, were planted out, viz. : — Corypha 

 umbiaculifera, Linn. "Talipot Halm," S. India and Ceylon, (3). Licuala grandis, Wendl. New Britain, 

 (1) Phoenix dactylifera, Linn. " Date Palm," N. Africa, (2). Duplicate plants of the following were also 

 put out, viz. : — 



Areca triandra, Roxb., India to Burma. 



Diplothemium caudescens. Mart. Brazil. 



Euterpe antioquensis. 



Of the whole collection in the Garden, 58 species have flowered, and 47 have ripened seeds. 



Rosary. — Most of the Rose plants, fi*om continuous cutting for propagating purposes, have become 

 Nvorn out, and the more delicate kinds have died. A new bed 80 feet long by 15 feet wide was therefore 

 prepared and planted with all the better kinds available. The new plants have grown fairly well. 



Orchids. — The Orchids have been removed from the trees in the Arboretum and placed, on the two 

 Pandanus trees near the Fern House. Most of them were repotted, and are thriving better, 



Notable Trees. — ^Amherstia noblis, Mesua ferrea, and Lagerstroemia Flos-regrnae have all flowered 

 profusely, but did not produce seed. Napoleona imperialis yielded seed, and several plants were raised 

 for distribution. 



Ferns, — The Superintendent has collected a large number of ferns, and the stock of plants in the 

 Fern House and on the rockeries has been considerably increased. 



Latcne. — The lawns have been attended to as usual, receiving occasionally a close cutting. 



Walks. — ^The walks, about a mile and a haK long, have been constantly weeded, regravelled, con- 

 tinually raked, and the edges cut, presenting always a nice tidy appearance. A new walk has also been 

 made by the bamboos along the riverside. 



Seats. — Four new garden seats have been made and placed in different parts of the garden. The 

 table by the river has been repaired. 



Nursery. — Work in the Nursery is carried on as usual, special attention being given to those plants 

 that are most in demand. About 500 Clove plants have been raised from seeds fi-om the trees in the 

 gardens. 



Buildings. — A new potting-shed was put up, and fitted with a potting bench. 

 A kitchen was built by the Public Works Department. 



Economic Plants. — The propagation of Manilla Hemp {Musa textilis) is being continued, — the 

 suckers being out out into rows between the Cocoa. 



A small quantity of Onion seed was sown, but the results were unsatisfactory. 



Several varieties of Potatoes were received from Sutton & Sons, Reading, and the first lot was planted 

 in February. 



