E E P R T 



OF TUB 



DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC GARDENS AND PLANTATIONS, 



JAMAICA. 



For the Period from 1st October, 1889, to Slst March, 1891. 



CONTENTS. 



1. 



Hill Garden, CiDcbona. 



7. 



Education in Gardening. 



2. 



Hope Gardens. 



8. 



Bulletins. 



3. 



Castleton Gardens. 



9. 



Various other Economic Plants. 



4. 



Parade Garden. 



10. 



Herbarium. 



5. 



King's House Garden. 



11. 



Library. 



6. 



Bath Garden. 



12. 



Appendix. 



Hill Garden, Cinchona. 



Mr. Wm. Cradwick, Superintendent of Castleton Gardens, was transferred to Cinchona in August, 

 1889, to take charge of the Hill Garden. The Garden has been improved in various ways, careful ex- 

 periments made, and I have to speak in high terms of the intelligent and painstaking manner in which 

 Mr. Cradwick carries on the work of the Garden. I take the following mainly from his Report. 



Homestead Ornamental Garden. — The large border running along the bottom was first thoroughly 

 overhauled, all the plants being taken out, the border properly trenched to a depth of two feet, and 

 manured with nearly 100 barrels of stable manure. A great many plants were taken away altogether 

 as there were too many in the border, All the best plants such as the choice Roses, Abutilons, Aza- 

 leas, Chorizemas, a beautiful species of Asparagus, also some young box trees which had been quite 

 covered up by the other plants were replanted in the border, care being taken to give each plant as 

 much light and air as possible. 



About 50 tree ferns were brought in from the vicinity of Morse's Gap and planted in the border. 

 Out of these about 30 are growing well, some of thetn being very fine indeed. Those which succeed 

 the best are the most beautiful species, and Alsophila armata may be specially mentioned. Annuals have 

 been planted, not, however, with uniform success, the following especially doing well, Gaillardias, 

 Marigolds, Tagetes, Petuuias and Antirrhinums. The two latter were magnificent, the Antirrhinums 

 being particularly fine varieties. The best perennials raised from seed were Pansies and Brompton 

 Stocks. Some wild Begonias planted between Alsophila pruinata have flowered exceedingly well. 



The flower beds, 15 in number, at the top of the Garden, have all been remodelled and have been 

 twice replanted. Some Ixias and Sparaxis received from Messrs. Wm. Paul of Waltham Cross, Eng- 



