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The beds and borders have been gone through and most of the old 

 wornout, half dead shrubs have been thrown away ; most of the other 

 shrubs have been replanted and young plants put out. All the 

 ground has been well dug and manured with what manure could be had. 

 All the old stumps about the garden have been dug out and the holes 

 filled with soil. 



Much labour has been spent on pruning shrubs and trees so as to let 

 in light and air. 



Several old trees that were abundant in the garden, and were 

 encroaching on smaller and more valuable trees, have been cut down. 

 The pruning and thinning done in the past year has made a great im- 

 provement to the Garden in every way ; it has also opened up several 

 more good views. 



Abont 700 plants of all kinds have been planted out within the past 

 year. The most prominent are : — 



The Durian (Durio zibethinus) 



Artocarpus Lakoocha 



Bougainvillea spectabilis 



Beaumont ia grandiflora 



Norantea guianensis 



Spathodea campanulata 



Tecoma serratifolia 



Medinilla magnifica 



Bigonia venusta 



Antigonum leptopus 



Allamanda (varieties) 



Quisqualis indica 



Attalea grandis 



Eucalyptus of various kinds. 

 Two beds of Eamie have been planted out ; 30 Logwood plants have 

 been planted in suitable places about the grounds. 



The Rose-garden has been trenched and manured and some dozen of 

 roses planted out. The big creepers have been taken off the arches in 

 the rose-garden and climbing roses put on them instead. A border in 

 another part of the garden has been trenchedtwo feet deep and planted 

 with roses, these are making good growth. 



A large demand is made on the garden for young roses. The aver- 

 age quantity of roses has been sent out this year. The roses here are 

 limited in variety, and it is important that the number of kinds should 

 be increased. 



A good large number of the best kinds of roses have been planted 

 out in order to get plenty of rose wood in future. 



The remainder of the palms that were in a poor condition have been 

 trenched about their roots and manured and are beginning to look all 

 the better for it. 



Seeds of 30 new kinds of palms have been imported from France and 

 will be planted out during the coming year. 



Several flowering creepers have I een planted so as to run on trees in 

 prominent parts of the gardens. These climbers will make a good and 

 natural effect in a short time. 



Several trees with showy flowers have been planted about the gardens 

 and grounds so as to show from the road. 



