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The small old trees of Bertholletia excelsa, that had been planted 

 about the banana walk, haye made wonderful growth since the land 

 about them was trenched and manured, some have made three feet of 

 growth. 



This has been the driest Spring on record for Gastleton ; we would 

 have had to carry water from the river if the drought had continued 

 another week, although we have good tanks. 



The mango trees have fruited on account of the unusual drought. 



The sloping land on the North West part of the Grarden has been 

 cleared of the bush, fenced and planted with a good collection of tim- 

 ber and flowering trees. Four acres of bush land have been cleaned for 

 grass and planting trees at some future time. 



64 lots of seeds have been collected for distribution. 



A large bell has been bought for the Gardens. 



Visitors to the Grardens are on the increase. 



The office and Coolie barracks have been reshingled and painted by 

 the Public Works. 



530 letters have been received and 1,192 despatched. 



Plants Distributed. 



" Plants sold :— 



Ornamental plants ... 1,410 



Economic 4,192 

 ^' Plants sent to Hope Gardens : — 



Ornamental plants ... 3,259 



Economic ... 5,196 



" Total number of plants sold ... 5,602 



" sent to Hope ... 8,455 



" sent out ... 14,057 



List of Plants planted out at Tastleton Gardens, 1897-98. 

 Albizzia odoratissima, Benth. E. Indies. 

 Antidesma Bunius, Spreng. E. Indies, Malay. 

 Aristolochia indica7Linn E. Indies. 

 Aristolochia Tagala, Cham. Luzon. 

 Barklya syringifolia, F. Muell, Australia. 

 Bassia butyracea, Koxb. E. Indies. 

 Bauhinia Hookeri, F. Muell. Australia. 

 B. picta, DC. N. Granada. 

 Bougainvillaea spectabilis, Willd. Brazil. 



B. " var. speciosa 

 Brunfelsia jamaicensis, Griseb. W. Indies. 

 Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Sw. Tropical regions. 

 Camoensia maxima, Welw. ex Benth. Tropical Africa. 

 Canarium commune. Linn. Moluccas. 



Cassia Fistula, Linn. Tropical Asia. 



C. glauca. Lam. Tropical Asia, Australia, Polynesia. 

 C. grandis, Linn. Panama. 



C. pistaciaefolia, H. B. & K. N. Granada. 



C. siamea. Lam. E. Indies Malaya. 



Catalpa longissima, Sims. W. Indies. 



Chamaerops humilis. Linn. Western Mediterranean. 



Cinnamomum Camphora, Nees & Eberm. China. Japan. 



