53 



Plants Sold at Castleton. 



Economic Plants.— Nutmegs ... ... 464 



Cola ... ... 226 



Liberian Coffee ... ... 142 



Clove ... ... 67 



Fruit Trees ... ... 53 



Trees ... ' ... 36 



Miscellaneous ... ... 147 



Total ... 1,135 



Total number of Economic Plants ... 1,135 

 Total number of Ornamental Plants ... 3,406 



Total number of Plants sold ... 4,541 



The elevation of the garden is 580 feet above sea-level. 



The average annual mean temperature is 76*2° F., and the^ave- 

 rage annual rainfall 110.01 inches. 



The amount of rain that fell during the year was 153.39 inches. 

 January and March were the driest months, and June and August the 

 wettest. 



The mean temperature was 74*2° F. 



The Meteorological tables for the different months are given in 

 Appendix VI. Page 93. 



HILL GARDEN AND CINCHONA PLANTATION. 



Roads. — As usual the main roads, about 6 miles in length, through 

 the Cinchona Plantations were cleaned and kept in order. 



Fences. — Repairs as required were effected, and the fences kept in 

 good order. 



Forest Trees. — Several of the plantations of conifers (Pinus, 

 Cupressus, etc.) had grown so thickly that the trees were smothering 

 each other. To remedy this the plantations were carefully thinned by 

 cutting down and removing about 4,000 trees. This opened up the 

 plantations a good deal, but it will be necessary to go through them 

 again in another year, and by thinning and pruning give more room to 

 the trees that are allowed to remain. In view of the important question 

 of reforesting again being taken up, as it must be sooner or later, the 

 trees at Cinchona will be of the greatest value, in enabling whoever may 

 be responsible for carrying out the work to determine which kinds are 

 suitable for planting in poor soil at high elevations. 



In connection with this work Cinchona would become a most valuable 

 station for propagating and distributing trees from temperate climates, 

 such as Pinus, Cupressus, Eucalypti, Acacias, etc , etc., also such native 

 trees as Cedar, Juniper, Yacca, Prune, Naseberry-bully, the Sweetwoods. 



Six fair sized trees of Eucalyptus viminalis, and E. loxiphleba were cut 

 down and the trunks sawn into planks during the year, The planks have 

 been used for rough out -door work such as bridging drains across walks, 

 to test their durability. 



Garden. — The usual work of manuring, forking beds and borders, 

 cutting grass, propagating and potting plants, watering, weeding, etc., 

 were carried on during the year. 



