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The Liberian Coffee Piece has been kept clean, regularly billed, and 

 the trees pruned, the crop was a small one, owing to the heavy crop 

 last year. 



Potatoes. — The results were published in the Bulletin. 



Notable Trees, Shrubs, Climbers. — Several of these flowered profusely, 

 but Amherstia nobilis did not flower as well as in former years. The 

 tree has been lately manured and fresh soil spread over the roots. The 

 largest Mangosteen tree was similarly treated. The younger trees are 

 in a healthy condition and a few fruit was gathered from two trees. 



Notable Trees Planted Out. — Two Oarcinia Mangostana (Mangosteen), 

 f our Zizyphus Chloroxylon (Cogwood), twelve A rtocarpus incisa (Bread- 

 fruit), twelve Cola acuminata (Kola Nut), one Brosimum alicastrum 

 (Breadnut) ; also plants brought in by the Superintendent, found on 

 the banks of the IJgly River. 



Water Lily Tank. — The Victoria regia flowered plentifully for several 

 months in the year. 



Nursery. — A large number of plants have been propagated, most of 

 which have been sent to Hope. The demand at Hope for Roses, as 

 well as other plants, has increased considerably, for instance, in the 

 year ended 30th September, 1887, 1,056 Roses were sent, in the year 

 ended 31st March last, 5,220. 



A number of plants such as Roses, Palms, Dracaenas, Ferns, &c. have 

 been grown in Flower pots and arranged in the nursery along the walk. 

 Every attention is also given to the propagation of economic plants. 



Seats. — Another table and a seat have been made under the Bam- 

 boos by the river in the lower garden. 



Buildings. — The Superintendent's house has been painted internally, 

 and one room papered. A new shed for the cart was also put up, 

 and some repairs were done to the Coolie Barracks and Tool Shed. 



Pasture. — The pasture was billed out, and a new wire fence made en- 

 closing it. The mules are kept in the stable during the day and fed, 

 providing manure in this way for the garden. 



Seeds Sold at the Gardens. — Nutmegs ... 1,366 



Liberian Coffee ... 32 qts. 



Cola ... 100 



Cocoa Pods ... 39 



Misc. Seeds ... 5 pkts. 



Mace ... 2 lbs. 



Plants Sent to Hope ... ... 15,070 



5,000 Cocoa pods were purchased and sent to Hope Industrial School. 



Seeds Received. — Amongst the various seeds from Kew were two pack- 

 ets of Grambier (TJncaria (xambier.) These were carefully sown but they 

 failed to germinate. 



All the plants mentioned in the report last year as received from Kew, 

 have grown fairly well with the exception of Zingiber Zerumbet which 

 died. 



Visitors. — 738 visitors signed the visitors' book ; this number re- 

 presents about two-thirds of the whole number of visitors, which was 

 1,110. 



