50 



Forking Land. 

 Manuring Land. 

 Watering Land. 



Theoretical — 



"Weeding and cleaning Land. 



Sterns *t^ ne ^ r wor k an( i * ne relation of one to another in the 

 t m (economy of the tree. 

 Leaves ) J 



Selection of fruit in relation to progeny. 

 Propagation by other means than by seed. 



In discussing the above subjects the Superintendent particularly 

 endeavours to make the boys use their own powers of observation. The 

 following illustration may serve to show the plan worked on. 



The trees of Liberian Coffee in the gardens were treated thus : — 

 No. 1 lot — Trees were given manure, forked round, pruned and 

 regularly kept watered. 



No. 2 lot — Trees were manured, forked around and pruned, but no 

 water. 



No. 3 lot — Trees were pruned, forked and w r atered, but no manure 

 given. 



No. 4 lot — Trees were simply pruned. 

 Two of the elder boys Burke and Mensey are quite competent to sow 

 'seeds, pot plants, put out plants into the open ground and attend to 

 them after planting ; other of the boys, particularly East, are quick and 

 receptive, but they are not as yet fit to be trusted. 



The boys just mentioned are also capable of curing Cocoa. With 

 reference to the results obtained, that is, only three boys being 

 mentioned as having made really good progress, it must be remembered 

 that the boys have had little home training, perhaps very little 

 schooling, that they have not been selected as having a love for 

 agricultural pursuits or as being particularly suited to them, but that 

 they are just taken haphazard and have to be made the best of. 



Plants Distributed — Sold. 

 Economic Plants : — 



Sisal Hemp ... ... 10,408 



Nutmegs ... ... 6,673 



Cocoa ... ... 3,314 



Kola ... ... 3,253 



Fruit trees ... ... 2,482 



Liberian Coffee ... ... 2,360 



Cane tops ... ... 1,412 



Grapes ... ... 442 



Mangoes, E. Indian ... ... 108 



Miscellaneous ... ... 181 



Trees ... ... 158 



30,791 



Ornamental Plants 



12,190 



