June, 1910.] i 



Liberica, seedlings of which are at pre- 

 sent thriving in nurseries. 



The various varieties all blossomed 

 towards the end of March. 



Tobacco.— About one-quarter of an 

 acre of Dumbara tobacco has been plant- 

 ed out and shaded. 



Sugar.— Sugar-canes from Java have 

 been planted at the request of a gentle- 

 man who is desirous of introducing the 

 best varieties into India, and who thought 

 that the best means of propagation 

 would be to temporarily plant them 

 in Ceylon. 



Maize. — A small quantity of maize 

 has been sown at the request of Mr. 

 Drieberg in order to supply seed for 

 the School Gardens, 



Green Manures,— The following legu- 

 minosse were cut and yielded : — 



Cajanus indicus ... 9,200 lbs. per acre 

 Tephrosia bookeriaua 1,700 ,, ,, 

 Mimosa pudica ... 10,700 ,, ,, ,,' 



Beds of Crotalaria incana and striata, 

 Indigofera hirsuta, and Tephrosia pur- 

 purea have bee a sown ; also one acre of 

 Tephrosia Candida in the young coco- 

 nuts and about one-quarter acre of 

 T, hookeriana in rubber. 



Grass.— About \\ acres of land have 

 been cleared of Lantana, etc. and plant- 

 ed with Guinea grass. 



*" Oil Grass.— Cymbopogon Martinii has 

 been uprooted and planted out, about 

 12th May, 1910, 



'2c Miscellaneous, 



70 plants are now living and the seed 

 gives promise of being fertile. 



A large plot of Lena Batu has been 

 planted, 



A shipment of two dozen bottles 

 Andropogon citratus oil has been made 

 to London. 



Fruits.— The plantains are progress- 

 ing very well, as are the pineapples. 



Some cashew-nut seeds sown in the 

 nurseries have also germinated satis- 

 factorily. 



The coconut land decided on for fruit 

 experimental purposes will be ready for 

 planting in the middle of June. 



Nurseries. —Teak seed from Java has 

 been sown. 



Pepper.— The best varieties of pepper 

 vine have been ordered from the 

 Director of Agriculture, Madras. 



Wash.— The following are the weights 

 of wash on the various plots : — 



Desmodium triflorum ... 30 lbs. 



Mixed Crotalarias ... 176 ,, 



Dadap stumps ... 330 ,, 



Blank ... ... 814 ,, 



Grotalaria incana ... 309 ,, 



Albizzia plants ... 168 ,, 



Crotalarias across slope ... 50 ,, 



Plain deep forking ... 1.393J ,, 



lpomea ... ... 133 



Visitors. -131 visitors, including the 

 Director of Agriculture, Bombay, have 

 visited the Experiment Station during 

 the last two months. 



J. A, Holmes, 

 Supt. Experiment Station, Peradeniya 



