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received. I am fortunate with them, they are all growing very nicely 

 and are between 20 and 24 inches high. I have not lost one out of the 

 number. [E. tereticornis]. 



Mr. S. J Batson, Mandeville.— The E. robusta are doing well. Three 

 I kept for myself are growing beautifully, standing about 6 feet tall. 

 Others I gave away to friends are thriving nicely, one of them was 

 about 7 feet high and is now attacked by grubs of some sort, but is not 

 in any way hopeless. 



Mr. E. S. Falden, Siloah. — The Eucalyptus plants which you kindly 

 sent in 1893 are most of them doing well. I have distributed them 

 out to people who I think are in need of them, some died from a little 

 carelessness, but what I have seen growing are very promising, varying 

 from 6 to 16 feet in height. [E. robusta], 



Mr. W. V. Edwards, Balaclava. — The trees were planted at Eaheen 

 near the One Eye Eiver ; but I regret to say the fences of many of them 

 were destroyed by the Cattle rubbing against them; the animals were 

 then able to reach over and crop oif the tops, thus destroying them. 

 Some of the trees have grown very well — 15 feet high. The rich allu- 

 vial soil at an elevation of about 450 feet evidently suits them. [E». 

 robusta]. 



Clerk Parochial Board, Black Eiver — I received several Eucalyptus 

 plants from Hope Gardens — of the lot several died before they were 

 planted (they seem to have been too long in the bamboos). Several 

 planted in very swampy grounds grew to about 4 feet in height and' 

 then withered and died. Those planted near the morass in Black Eiver 

 were destroyed by crabs. I have reared only one in my yard, but it 

 has made up for all the losses nearly. It stands close on 30 feet in 

 height and is a beauty. 



Mr. C. D. Leyden, Black Eiver. — The plants all died except one 

 which is thriving very well. I am inclined to think the dry weather 

 killed the others. The one living was planted near the house and was 

 watered. All the plants supplied in 1893 are thriving well and are now 

 good sized trees. I did not loose one out of the lot. [E. melliodora]. 



Mr. Gr. A. Malcolm, Sav.-la-Mar. — Out of the 24 Eucalyptus plants 

 ordered 20 only came safely, the others got injured on their way, these 

 20 consisted of 12 E. robusta and 8 E. microtheca. Out of these I 

 gave a friend in the neighbourhood 6 plants, 2 robusta and 4 micro- 

 theca. These as well as mine were planted immediately and in the same 

 soil, it was in the midst of the dry season (with us) so they required 

 daily watering. Out of my 14 I lost five and strange to say 7 4 of these 

 consist of microtheca and 1 robusta so I have lost all my microtheca. 

 The remaining 9 robusta are growing veiy rapidly ; when I got these 

 they were about 8 inches high, it is now about 2 months and they are 

 about 19 to 20 inches high. The same applies to those I gave away 1 

 has died, microtheca, the growth is about the same as on my property. 



Mr. B. W. Norton, Sav.-la-Mar. — Of the 12 Eucalyptus plants received 

 from your department, after putting them in their permanent places, 

 only 4 fairly struck, and are doing well, they are not too tall but 

 branch out plentifully and are promising. [E. citriodora]. 



Mr. H. E. Ibbott, Sav.-la-Mar. — You sent me 12 Eucalyptus plants 

 in bamboo pots ; on their arrival I found three withered, of the remain- 

 ing 9, 5 failed to thrive. The balance have got on handsomely, the 



