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soon to be able to send out a good number of plants. More young: 

 plants have been planted out. 



The young plants of logwood, Durian, West Indian Dragons-blood,, 

 rubber tree are all doing well. 



Half an acre of idle land between the cocoa ground and the walk 

 has been cleaned, manured, trenched, drained and planted with such 

 plants as ginger, arrowroot, cassava, cardamom, Liberian coffee seedl- 

 ings, oranges, grape fruit, etc., etc. 



Several large trees of oranges and lemons have been transplanted to 

 more suitable places. 



One thousand rough lemon plants received from the Hill Gardens 

 and some thousands raised in the garden have been planted out to grow 

 as stocks for budding. 



Some of the plants of the Imperial Lemon raised by inarching have 

 been sent to Hope and the Hill Gardens, and others planted out at 

 Castleton as stock plants. 



Piper nigrum. — Finding that the pepper plant had never fruited at 

 Castleton, I have devoted attention to the plants during the last 18 

 months, and am pleased to say I have succeeded in fruiting two plants 

 and have raised several young plants from the seeds gathered. I made 

 several experiments and found out that the plants had been kept too 

 shady. 



The remainder of the palms that were not growing very well have- 

 had the soil about them trenched and manured, and they are all grow- 

 ing now in a satisfactory manner. 



The old plants of Bertholletia excelsa that have been in such poor 

 condition for years have taken another lease of life since the land they 

 are on has been trenched. The plants are all making rapid growth, 

 and the leaves that used to be as yellow as gamboge have now 

 turned quite a dark green. I see no reason why they should not fruit 

 in time. 



Two of the Mangosteen trees have borne a good number of fruits ; 

 all the seeds we could get have been sown ; I am sorry to say the seeds 

 grow very slowly. I am raising plants of Garcinia Morella in the hope 

 of being able to inarch the Mangosteen on them. 



Common mangoes are being grown, on which to inarch East Indian 

 Mangoes. 



Eight fruits of the Coco-de-mer or Seychelle Palm have been received 

 at the garden. Six of them have germinated and been planted out in 

 suitable places on the economic side of the gardens. 



Seeds of Borassus flabelliformis have also been received and planted 

 out. 



A quantity of Tree-ferns have been planted out in the border at the - 

 lower old of the Palmetum. 



Between the economic side of the garden and the river the bush 

 has been cleared for about two hundred yards. The clearance has made 

 a groat improvement in the landscape, as visitors can now see the 

 water and the large creeper on the opposite side of the river and the 

 hills beyond. 



The bush has been cleared from 8 acres of land, some bamboos and 

 native trees have been reserved and the land has been planted with- 



