236 



Juniper Cedar ... 3,760 



Eucalyptus ... 522 



Strawberry Plants ... 248 



Sugar Cane Tops ... 1,000 



Cassava stems ... 410 



Miscellaneous ... 190 



Total Economic plants distributed ... 24,156 



Total Ornamental plants distributed ... 1,998 



Total number of plants distributed ... 26,154 



The following seeds were also distributed : — 

 800 Tea 

 25,000 Rough Lemon 

 50,000 Grape Fruit— best kind 



27 lbs. Cinchona 

 9,500 Blue Mountain Coffee 

 45 pkts. Miscellaneous seeds 

 and of Tree Tomatoes, 233 dozens, weighing 435 lbs. 



The elevation of the Hill Garden, where the instruments are placed 

 is 4,907 feet above sea level. The average mean temperature there is 

 62.6 F. and the average annual rainfall 102.85 inches for 28 years. The 

 amount of rain that fell during the year was 120.81 inches. May, 

 October and January were the wettest months, and July, December and 

 February the driest. The mean temperature was 62.4 F. The Meteoro- 

 logical tables for the different months are given on page 239. The rain- 

 fall at the Orange Garden, Resource was 78.58 inches for the year. 



Kingston Public Garden. 



The following Report is by Mr. J. Campbell, Superintendent : — 

 The usual gardening operations were carried on during the year. 

 All the beds, and borders, throughout the Garden were manured, fork- 

 ed, and pruned on several occasions, the verges and edges were regularly 

 cut and trimmed. The daily raking of the lawns and clearing same, 

 sweeping of pathways, and carting away of rubbish, has been assiduously 

 attended to, tint the Garden may represent a tidy appearance. The 

 trimming of trees, and divesting them of dried branches has been 

 attended to. 



The large and only Ficus Benjamina tree in the Garden, has shown 

 signs of failure, but having heavily manured it, and covered it over with 

 earth, first forking the ground, it has since improved, and is now flour- 

 ishing. The lawns have been planted with Bahama grass, and since the 

 fence has been erected, show great improvement. 



The inner fences and gates enclosing the lawns have been painted, 

 also the Band Stand railings, with enclosed benches. The bridges have 

 been repaired. 



As the Kingston General Commissioners have introduced drains' 

 and underground aqueducts in the streets to receive the storm water) 

 abolishing the old system which received the water from several streets 

 and allowed it to pass through the Garden in the aqueduct, it would 



