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Several clumps of the common bamboo on the economic side of the 

 garden have been cleared away. This work has been laborious and 

 expensive but has made a wonderful improvement on this side of the 

 garden. The presence of the bamboos there with their roots spreading 

 further every year hindered the economic plants from making proper 

 growth but they have made a good start to grow, and about another 

 two acres of good land are available to be used for economic plants. 



The rubber trees that were planted in the Liberian Coffee ground, and 

 were almost at a stand-still have grown over 3 feet since the bamboos 

 have been taken down. Several young rubber plants have been planted 

 out. 



The Liberian Coffee is in the best of condition. The young plants 

 that were planted out 18 months ago have made a good growth. The 

 crop has been heavy the past year and 47 bags of coffee for sowing have 

 been sent to Hope Gardens, together with some thousands of seedlings. 



The Orange trees have done well since they have received more air 

 and light, and are now doing well. The trees have been well attended 

 to in the way of trenching and manure. 



All the seeds that could be gathered of the large Imperial Lemon 

 have been sown. 



The new Coffee (Coffea stenophylla) that was planted last year has 

 made a good growth, but it does not grow as fast as the other kinds in 

 a young state. 



A young plant of the Durian has been received, planted out and is 

 doing well. 



Most of the trees about the nursery have been pruned so as to let in 

 more light to the plant-shed and rose beds. The rose beds have been 

 made on the opposite side of the nursery. 



The seed garden I formed last year has been given up to the Public 

 Works Department for a Police Station and another seed garden has 

 been formed on the economic side of the gardens. 



The oldest Amherstia has flowered well this season, two younger 

 plants have flowered this season, one very old tree that has had the bush 

 cleaned away from around it, has also made good growth and has 

 flowered. Ten young plants of the Amherstia have been sent out this 

 year. 



The palm seeds of Borassus flabelliformis that were planted two years 

 ago have not done at all well. The plants of the West Indian Dragons 

 Blood (Pterocarpus Draco) that were planted out last year have grown 

 well. 



The Victoria regia has been in flower for the last six months. Se- 

 veral new kinds of water Lilies have been imported from France. The 

 bulbs have made good growth and should make a good show the coming 

 year. 



Two acres of bush land have been cleaned and planted with grass for 

 cutting to feed the mules. The old pastures have had the usual billing 

 and cleaning. 



Several new orchid baskets have been made and the orchids repotted. 

 Many orchids have been gathered from the woods and established on 

 trees in the gardens. A few orchids have been adde 1 to the stock of 

 imported orchids. One of the large palms at the main gate has been 

 very much blown on one side. 



