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VII. SUPERINTENDENTS' REPORTS. 

 Hill Gardens 



The following Report is by the Superintendent, Mr. W. Harris : — 

 Roads — The principal roads through the plantations were cleaned 

 and kept in order. 



Fences. — All the fences have been kept in a good stute of repair. 

 Pastures. — These were billed and kept clean. 



Garden. — The usual garden work such as manuring, pruning, 

 forking, propagating, potting and watering plants ; mowing grass, 

 weeding beds and borders was carried on during the year. 



Young Forest Trees. — A quantity of seed of Pinus sinensis was 

 received from the Botanic Gardens, Hong Kong, in March 1^95, and 

 plants have been raised. 



Podocarpus elongata, the Cape Yacca.—A large number of plants of 

 this valuable tree will soon be available for distribution. 



Juniperus Bermudiana, the Juniper Cedar of Jamaica. The trees 

 of this in the hills bore large crops of seed last season, and a good 

 supply was secured, not only for distribution, but for sowing. Seed- 

 ings are now appearing in the beds, but as they are of rather slow 

 growth, it will be some little time before they are ready for distribu- 

 tion. 



Olives.— Eighty plants of the variety known as Frantojo, 18 plants 

 of Manzanillo, 7 Nevadillo Blanco, and 2 Bedding Picholine have been 

 planted out at various elevations from 3,500 to 5,500 feet elevation. 

 The variety Frantojo is said to be the best oil-producing sort grown in 

 the South of France. Olives have been grown in Jamaica for many 

 years, but without success, and it is now thought that their non-success 

 may be due to their having been planted at low elevations. 



Fodder Grasses. — Kentucky Blue Grass, and Texas Blue Grass con- 



