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80 common on the Savannah's, grew vigorously, bore fairly well, but it 

 does not ripen up evenly. 



Black Hamburgh and Black Alicante ripened up nicely during the 

 «ummer crop, but they require a very great deal of thinning. 



A 11 the varieties received from Chiswick last year have grown well, 

 l)ut of course have not fruited. 8ome may do so this year. 



The American varieties are, in my opinion, quite unsuited for the 

 iropics, they have grown very badly. A gentleman in Kingston tells 

 me that he has had some of these for over seven years and they have 

 done nothing. 



A new arbour 203J yds long, 12 it. wide, has been erected and 

 looks well. I would recommend any one wishing to erect one to imi- 

 tate it 



Pines. As stated in my Report for last year, particular attention is 

 being paid to selecting the best variety of Ripley Pines. I also stated 

 that the quality of the future fruits of these plants could be largely 

 determined by the markings of the leaf. The plants have been kept 

 under strict observation with a view to determine what difference 

 might be made by selection and cultivation. Plants have been pro- 

 pagated by slip? only of fifty-five plants, thus raised from plants with 

 correct markings which are now about a year or nine months old. 

 Many of them will fruit this year when fuller information will be pro- 

 ourable. Twenty-three have developed bad markings, i.e. red marks 

 •on outside of leaves ; thirty-two plants have the correct markings. Of 

 eleven plants raised from parents with markings on the outside of the 

 leaf as well as the centre, 10 have developed bad marks, one only 

 developing correct marks. Of 17 plants raised from parents with 

 markings on the outside of the leaf, only 15 have developed bad marks 

 and 2 have leaves devoid of colour. Another curious thing noted, is 

 that in the two latter instances, in same cases, the main stem has failed 

 to develop, assuming a twisted form, and developing side shoots only, 

 so that no fruits will appear on these plants this year. Five plants 

 of the 11 mentioned as having markings, on the outside of the leaf as 

 well as in the centre, have degenerated in this way, and 3 out of the 

 batch of 17, none of the plants raised from parents with correct mark- 

 ings have degenerated in this way. 



Artificial manure for Pine Apples has proved of the greatest value, 

 increasing the vigour of the plants wonderfully, and adding nearly 

 1^ lbs. to the size of the fruit, as well as hastening their ripening by 

 fully two weeks. A trial to determine the relative merits of slips or 

 suckers is also being carried out. 



Ora-iges, 8^c., The old budded trees by the glass house continue to 

 look well, but are not fruiting much. 



The grove of budded plants is doing well on the whole, except 

 where sweet orange has been used as a stock, out of these 7 are dead 

 and 8 are looking poorly. I am afraid that this is not a good stock 

 for Hope. 



The 18 Tangierenes on rough lemons are growing well, 

 i The 18 sweet oranges on rough lemon stock are all growing and 

 look healthy. 



The 19 sweet oranges on sour oranges have all grown well with one 

 exception which has gummed a little, but will, I think, recover. 



