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1 0 . nr ^ Mftl PropaKatjoj* . 
Mr* Ai •honao con*l nueci t xf c- imcr.tnl budding of Hibiscus* 
to* "Long# pr-e j.-antajcia a cmm- ‘budding wi h L V i 3*. i.L >wiana . 
Iju* Vegesab l e q-u^ciiS . (Report by to. Lange j. 
Many ocds were re-condl tiered for + h? reception of the 
foil ow in g c rops - 
8 beds oi L *ng bean, Cucumber, Sweet Potato 
3 " *' Bondi and Brinjaia 
3 11 w Maiae, lisngkorig, Bay am 
2 t? Brass ica. Chillies 
1 bed 4 Dio sc ore a bulbil err a and Snake Hoard. 
The hs'-vest coo tinned t- be st-rb -factory. 8ev. ral bunches 
of Bananas and many Papayas were cropped. Daily supply to 
various officers oi the depertiv: . d was ran in twined ae usual. 
nine galleria s -cm solut:. n* >1 Tobacco infusion vae prepared 
to combat plant pests in the vegetable plots and round the 
Hardens* 
One large heap of compost was manufactured. It has been 
decided to green -manure more ex enaively with easily available 
grass cli rpi ngs . 
In the cursory most of the different varieties of Keladia 
kep+ for observation and stud; have been removed to a re cite 
with a view to observing *he rota; ion principle. More crops 
of edible starchy s (: hr and Tap i) ka?i sn 
established because t ic best par* of this locality is sandy 
loam, unsuitable for leaf or fruit c mps, but excellent for the 
prod us t ion of maxim us tuber development* 
In lawn P, t hs new Papaya area was green- jiumcI and the 
Citrus plants recei/eu a dressing of complete artificial fer- 
tilizer. 
The tree -cotton plants out grew their size in a limited 
space which iade it accessary to drastically cut back six tx*ees 
to allow additional room for development and also to facilitate 
control of pests. 
The following plants were established in vacant oecte;~ 
26 Hy d n oo a rpua 
12 Oratory Ion formes ura 
6 Banana, seedlings (seeds' were obtained 
from Hr. Satow). 
After the cropping of n any excellent Banana bunches -hich 
resulted, in soil impoverishment „ i* b ;cnme necessary to manure 
liberally f he existing clumps in l.^wn R. 
Plants o' Hibiueua manihot, vhich Dr. Koribr plants 'or 
the purpose of obtaining mucilage, hove pro due d seeas. '’he 
plants failed to develop fully aa in t snipers ts climates* They, 
however, may be ured to advan+svge in on ornamental bnr&< . r 
because of their dwarf fo^-i arfi yellow flowers, -.keufl of 
Hibiscus manihot :c lift! ecus eaoubmf ue have b en sown. 
sxporinent fil o in progress . 
The 6 varieties of cotton introduced from the Phi Xi jpine 
Islands 3io in oi >om, 2y months from sowings the tree-cotton 
plants nave produce a ripe pods oi cotton 6 months ‘mv t* -re- 
planting. fiorlt has started m crossing the 6 icirrb vj •■♦acious 
