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" There are now ninety varieties of Sugar Cane, the area occupied being 

 about four acres. 



" Pines — The old pine ground near the High School has been abandoned 

 as the pines were always stolen, and a new pinery, one and a half acres in 

 extent has been made at the bottom of the vine garden. Some of the 

 suckers were very poor, but we hope in the course of the ensuing year to 

 improve them by good cultivation. 



" The Bananas and Plantains have not done well owing to lack of water, 

 but the supply has been considerably increased lately and better results are 

 hoped for during the ensuing year. 



"The Banana from Kew, Musa sapientum, var. rubrum, has been re- 

 moved from the lawn. Seven suckers were obtained from it, which have 

 been planted on the piece of land below the nursery in the shelter of the 

 Divi-Divi trees. 



"Three other new varieties have also been received from Kew ; namely, 

 Grundy, Basjoo, and Martaban. These were weakly suckers and were not 

 likely to fruit for some time. The banana plantation occupies 16 chains. 



Economic section. — In the old economic area the cocoa trees continue to- 

 bear well, and the Liberian Coffee and the nutmegs have vastly improved 

 since receiving water regularly. 



" It is proposed to extend the planting of Liberian Coffee, Arabian Coffee r 

 Nutmegs and Cocoa on this piece of land, and also through the Bananas 

 lower down. This piece of land is now fourteen chains in extent. 



<l Oranges — Two of the sweet oranges which were budded on lime stocks 

 have commenced to fruit. The fruit on the tree which commenced to bear 

 first was such an object of curiosity that from frequent handling it all 

 dropped off. The fruits on the other tree are however going on favour- 

 ably. Many more Orange seedling plants have been budded and the results 

 f this work are given under the head of the Industrial School. 



" Mangoes. — Attention continues to be paid to the propagation of East 

 Indian Mangoes, but the inarching is a slow tedious process and attempts 

 a t budding and rooting by the circumposition process have failed. 



" Orchids. — Many of the good varieties of Cattleyas having been grown 

 on blocks for a long time, the blocks had become rotten and the plants 

 were inconsequence deteriorating fast. They have been carefully removed 

 and placed some into pots and some into baskets. Dendrobium Pha- 

 laenopsis of which five plants were given me when at Kew last year, 

 have flowered beautifully, — in fact this orchid is a grand addition to our 

 collection. 



" Cattleya Leopoldii from Sanders and Co., St. Albans, has also grown 

 beautifully and is just commencing to flower. 



The protection of the glass house during heavy rains has been very 

 beneficial, but the orchids have nearly all had to be turned out to make 

 room for seeds for all the smaller of which the shelter of the glass roof is 

 indispensable. 



" Pot plants have hardly kept up the high standard of last year, but the 

 iron fern house, the tree ferns and the rockeries are all in the same condi- 

 tion. 



" Fences. — Fifty two and a half chains of fence running parallel with the 

 Public Road have been repaired, new posts being put throughout. 



"Fodder plants, Alfalfa. — The piece of Alfalfa sown in the Cane land 

 in September, 1893, has grown fairly well. It is established now so that 

 it does not require weeding. It was cut down and irrigated, and, growing: 



