228 



Plants sent to Hope Gardens ... 29,3o2 



Ramie Plants sent to Hope ... 14,000 



Total number of Plants sent to Hope ... 43,362 



Seeds sold from the Gardens. — Kola ... 3,602 



Nutmegs ... 186 



Liberian Coffee ... 128 qts. 



Cocoa Seeds ... 12 qts. 



Cocoa Pods ... 21 



Miscellaneous Seeds ... 51 pkts. 



Mace ... 1 lb. 



Correspondence. — No. of Letters received, 697. No. of Letters despatch- 

 ed, 982. 



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



The average annual mean temperature is 76°2 F., and the average annual 

 rainfall 114.96 inches for 23 years. 



The amount of rain that fell during the year was 104 . 15 inches. January, 

 March and August were the driest months, and February, May and Octo- 

 ber the wettest. 



The mean temperature was 74°4 F. 



The Meteorological tables for the different months are given in Appen- 

 dix V, page 245, 



HILL GAEDEN. 



The following Report is by Mr. W. Harris : — 



" Boads. — The principal roads through the plantation were cleaned, drains 

 re-opened, obstructions removed, ruts filJed up, and altogether kept in good 

 order. 



* Pastures.— These were billed and cleaned twice during the year, and 

 kept in good order. 



" Fences. — These require constant attention. All necessary repairs were 

 immediately attended to, and, on the whole the fences are in fair order. 



" It is difficult to obtain good hardwood posts in the hills ; wild Juniper 

 (Lyonia jamaicensis) and 3ilberry (Vaccinium meridionale) are generally 

 used, and when they can be procured of a good size are very lasting. 

 Ripe Juniper Cedar (Juniperus Bermudiana) or Logwood would probably 

 last 2 j to 30 years in this climate, but they would be very expensive when 

 delivered on the spot. 



" Garden. — The usual operations were carried out during the year. Dig- 

 ging, manuring, hoeing and raking, cutting grass, pruning, sowing seeds, 

 and transplanting seedlings, propagating nursery stock, potting and water- 

 ing. Owing to a very dry summer the work of watering young and tender 

 plants entailed a considerable amount of extra labour and expense. The 

 Rockery in the Fern house has been considerably extended, and planted 

 with rare and delicate Ferns, and the marked improvement in the growth 

 and appearance of the plants since being planted out is very encouraging. 

 Not only have the plants thriven better in their new quarters, but the work 

 of watering once or twice daily, and of re-potting at least once a year is 

 avoided. All that is now necessary is to sprinkle or syringe the plants 

 occasionally, and give them a light top-dressing when required. Owners 

 of large collections would not fail to appreciate the saving of labour in this 

 matter. The Green hou6e was kept bright and showy throughout the year 

 with Geraniums, Pelargoniums, Gloxinias, Fuchsias, Amaryllis, Bermuda 

 Xilies, etc., and cool orchids such as, Odontoglossum, Lycaste, Stanhopea, 



