Miseellaneo us. 



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Class IV. Growing Plants.— Nearly all in this class had an uncared for 

 appearance. The fine specimen of Nephrolepis exhibited by Mr. Grant was the best 

 exhibit in the show, and an excellent example of how a fern should be growu. 

 For flowering plants no award was made. Mr. J. B. Bandaranayaka staged a large 

 collection of jungle ferns which were named, but incorrectly. Before improved 

 methods are adopted it would be inadvisable to offer more prizes in this class. 



Class V. Cut Flowers.— In future more space should be given to make this 

 class the attraction it should be. In all the exhibits of wild flowers cultivated 

 garden varieties were noticed. Some of the roses were very fair, but would have 

 been much improved if shown in proper boxes, one or two blooms of each, and 

 named. Dahlias were poor, and there was practically no competition in chrysan- 

 themums and eannas. In this class I would respectfully suggest that more 

 prizes be offered, such as for roses (1) best blooms of yellow, (2) white, (3) red 

 (4) best roses, six different varieties, (5) do. more than six varieties, (6) best 

 gaillardias, (7) best cactus dahlias, (8) best zinnias, (9) best violets, (10; best cut flowers 

 in a box not exceeding 18" square. This would cause greater competition and insure 

 a better display. 



Class IX. School Garden Exhibits.— R. M. Ukkubanda of Welimada took 

 the prize for a good exhibit which included splendid parsnips, cabbages, leeks, carrots, 

 and beetroot. Celery and capsicum should have been better. Attampettia School 

 was rather a |)oor second. 



The following exhibits were staged from the Royal Botanic Gardens, not for 

 competition : — A complete set of the " Circulars and Agricultural Journal of the 

 Royal Botanic Gardens," and a box of dry grains from the Director. Silk-worm 

 cocoons &e. from the Government Entomologist, and seven boxes of cut flowers from 

 the Hakgala Gardens. 



A meeting of the Badulla branch of the Agricultural Society was held in 

 the Town Hall on the 9th instant, at which I read a paper on " Propagation 

 of Plants." 



J. K. NOCK, 

 Act. Curator, Peradeniya Gardens. 



THE LIVE STOCK SECTION. 



Excepting the Native Bull Class, this section was not so good as last year. 

 The following is a comparison of the Entries in 1905 and 1906 : — 



1905. 1906. 



Entries. Entries. 



Best pony bred in Uva ... ... 19 ... 6 



,, pair of buffaloes bred in Uva ... 5 ... 8 



,, native bull ... ... ... 14 ... 15 



,, ,, cow (in or out of milk) ... 15 ... 8 



,, pair of cart bullocks (native) ... 7 ... 3 



,, ,, of Nellore cart bullocks ... ... — 



,, cattle of any other bred ... ... 8 ... 5 



,, Hackery turn out ... ... 2 ... 3 



„ Poultry bred in Uva (cock & 2 hens) 9 ... 9 



„ Ducks (2) ... ... ... 5 ... 5 



„ Geese (2) ... ... ... 1 ... 2 



„ Turkeys (2) ... ... ... 2 



„ Pigeons (2) ... ... ... 6 ... 6 



„ Village Poultry (cock & 2 hens) ... 10 ... 7 



G. W. STURGESS, 

 Government Veterinary Surgeon. 



