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Acenue Burdera —On the West Drive four inuio beds li;ive been planted with Roses. The hay-gi-ass 

 behind the boi'ders has been cut twice. Both plants and flowers have been stolen from the borders by- 

 passers by. 



Lawns. — A great deal of labour has been expended upon the lawns aud grass verges in weeding, 

 rolling and mowing. The lawns have been top-dressed with good soil. One acre of hay-grass has been 

 hoed ofP to the south-west of the Palinetuni and the ground well dug and laid down with Bahama grass. 

 The central lawn is in poor condition, as there are so many large trees on it with roots coming above 

 ground. There is very little Bahama grass on it, aud it wants digging up and relaying. Most of the 

 shrubs on the lawn have been treated with a top-dressing, and have groAvii well. 



Borders, — The borders have been kept in good order ; they require unremitting care and attention 

 Numbers of the plants have been transplanted, and many youug ones h;ive been added. The strong sea- 

 breeze di'ies up the plants very much, and as the soil is full of roots, it takes four men theii" whole time in 

 dry weather to keep the 1)orders properly watered. They have much improved in appearance since the 

 water-pipes have been laid down. 



Arboretum. — The hay-grass in the Arboretum has been cut once in the past year, and several young 

 trees have been planted. 



Falmetnm. — Some of the largest Palms that were growing in tubs have been put out into the Pal- 

 metum. 



Plfintinfj in general. — Palms ( Attalei Co/nine ) have bc?n planted, one on each side of East gate. A 

 large Tamai"ind tree chose to the the front entrance of King's House has been cut down. At the north 

 corner a number of over- grown climbers, &c., have been cleared away, and in their place have been planted 

 a large palm, and small shrubs, and grass has been laid down. Several large Aralia plants have been re- 

 moved from the borders, and placed in a row to hide outhouses from the Rose-garden, and the laundry 

 from the Dining Room. Twenty Guaugo trees have been transplanted along the side of the road in No. 

 2 pastiu'e, and several young trees have been planted in a row in No. 3 pasture. More climbers have 

 been planted about the Garden Grounds, and all have been well manured. 



Rene Garden. — The Rose Garden is surrounded by large trees, and until these are cut down good re- 

 sults cannot be expected ; but still a constant supply of roses has been kept up. 



Orchid House. — The Orchids have done very well during this year; 38 kinds have flowered. They 

 have all been removed into new baskets. The Public Works Department has put up a glass roof to keep 

 the rain off several varieties, and made a tank to catch rain water. 



Pinenj. — There has been a good crop of pines. The ground has been well ploughed, manured, and 

 hoed. 



Fernery. — Three rockeries have been made in the Fern House, and the ferns planted on them are 

 growing well. The ferns in pots have all been repotted. 



Fot Plants. — The greater part of the collection of pot plants has been repotted. Some young plants 

 have been added to take the place ol those planted in the Talmetum. A large number of such plants are 

 requii'ed for the decoration of King's House. By permission of His Excellency the Governor, several 

 plants were exhibited at the Flower Show. 



Experiment!^ icitk Onions. — One ounce and a half of seed of red and white onions fi'om Teneriffe, as 

 supplied for Bermuda, was sown and afterwards transplanted into a bed of good rich soil, A crop of 70 lbs. 

 in weight was the result. None of the onions were very large, but wtre of fail- size for ordinaiy use. 



Propagati'vi of Ficus Benjamina. -Aboxit 200 bamboo pots were fixed on branches of the Ficus tree. 

 About 40 plants were obtained during the year, 30 of which were sent to Hope Gardens. 



Vinery. — A vinery has been formed close to the Superintendent's house, and fenced in with wire 

 fence and dildoes. Piping of one inch diameter and 400 feet in length has been laid down, and 4 taps 

 affixed. A large number of cuttings of the best Knglish Vines were obtained through the kind offices of 

 the Director of Kew Gardens from the Roy J Horticultural Society's Gardens at Chiswick, and from these 

 34,350 young Vines were produced and planted out for distribution later. 



The Vines obtained by His Excellency the Governor from England, and planted in the Arboretum 

 have made good growth Dr Grabham has very kindly obtained from .Madeira, and presented to the 

 Department, cuttings of the best Madeira Vines, which have been planted out to supply plants for dis- 

 tribution during the following year. 



The plan proposed in the last Annual Report for instruction in the cultivation of the Vine has been 

 carried out and demonstrations have been frequently given by the Superimtendent. 



Distribution of Seeds. — Seeds of palms, &c., were collected and sent to Hope Gardens. 

 iVIr. W. J. Thompson has acted as Superintendent during the year. 

 The elevation above sea-level is 400 feet. 



The average rainfall is49. <^0 inches per annum, and the average annual mean temperature is 78.7° F. 

 The rain-fall during the year was 45.50 inches, and the mean temperature was 72.3° F. 

 The meteorological results for the different months are given in Appendix iv. 



BuLLEriN. 



Twelve Bulletins, Nos. 30 to 41, have been issued during the year, the contents of which are as 

 follows : 



No. 30, April, 1892. — Sugar-Cane Borer, Gardening in Jamaica. 



