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The mean amount of cloud was 6'8, against 6*5 of that of the year before. 
The cloudiest month was January, with a mean of iS'O, against 8"1 in November of last yeai-. 
The brightest months were March and May, with a mean of 6"0, against February and Maix-li oi 
the year before, with a mean of 4"5 each. 
W. NOCK. 
HENARATGODA GAUDEN. 
The late Conductor having resigned during the year, Mr. W. Perera, First Foreman 
Peradeniya, was appointed in his place. A complete overhaul and re-organization of the garden h 
now being carried out. The main road has been gravelled and ditched, new walks opened, many neA\ 
flower beds planted, and the general condition of the garden improved. Several experimental plots oi 
rubber, tea, &c., now no longer needed, have been cleared to make room for trials of other things. Ii 
is intended in 1902 to catalogue the entire garden, and to plant several new experimental plots. 21( 
visitors, other than parties, visited the garden in 1901. The rainfall for the year has been — 
January 
February 
March 
April 
May 
June 
, Total, 104'73-iuches on 176 days, against 100*83 inches on 177 days in 1900 
The average for the eleven years 1891-1901 is 100"37 inches on 163 days. 
Inches. 
Days. 
Inches. 
Days 
8-54 
13 
July 
9 25 
15 
5-79 
11 
August 
1-80 
12 
5-07 
14 
September 
2-37 
10 
10-88 
18 
October 
11-23 
11 
10-94 
19 
November 
19-51 
20 
15-66 
27 
December 
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G 
ANURADHAPURA GAUDEN. 
The garden has been kept in good order. Watering in the long dry season consumes a larg^ 
part of the labour, and a better water supply would be a great boon. The flower beds have been ver 
effective in display, and many so-called English flowers have done well. 
Fruit trees continue to be distributed in the district by the aid of the Government Agent, anci 
336 have been issued in this way during the year. 
BADULLA GARDEN. 
The Conductor having been promoted to Hakgala during the year has been succeeded by M] 
D. T. de Alwis from Peradeniya. The garden has been kept in good order, and is now a gres 
ornament to the town. New cooly lines and plant sheds are much needed. 
Pimento has fruited well, and should be worth trial in TJva. Paspalum dilatatum, the iie^ 
Australian fodder grass, has also grown well. 
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