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10* ab^ciBi.praga-mti an . 
Ur. Alphonao continued experimental budding of Hibiscus. 
Ur. Lsifcge prepared Lantona stocks for budding with h, aellowiana . 
11* Vegetabl e (kr^ns , (import by Mr* Langa). 
Many beao were re-eondit ioneti for "the reception of th£ 
following crops: - 
8 beds of Loo# Bettn, Cucumber, Sw.et Potato 
:i ** * Bend! and Brinja^a 
3 * * &air.o # Kangkoag* Bey am 
2 n * Brass lea. Chillies 
1 bed * Bioscores bulbiferra ami Snake Gourd, 
The harvest continued to be satisfactory* Several bunches 
of Bananas and r*?my Papayas were cropped* Daily supply to 
various officers of the department wee maintained »a usual. 
Hire gallons stock solution of Tobacco infusion was prepared 
to combat plant oasts in the vegetable plots and round the 
Gardens. 
One large heap of compost was manufactured. It has been 
decided to green -manure aaore extensively *ith easily available 
gris^a clippings. 
Jr the B'urserjr moot of the different varieties of Kel^dia 
kej»* for observation and study have been removed to a new sits 
wit n n vlw to observing the ro f s f ion principle* M^re crops 
of edible starchy tubers (Sweet Potato and Tapioca) have been 
established because the best part of this locality is sandy 
loam, unsuitable for leaf or fruit crops, but excellent for the 
production of maximum tuber develom&nt . 
In lawn i, the new lap*i,*& area waa green-iaanur^d and the 
Citrus plant© received & drawing of complete artificial fer- 
tiliser. 
The trea-cottfju plants ou* grew their Bizc in a United 
sp*>c© which mAu it necessary to drs stickily out heck six trees 
to allow additional tom for development and &I& o to facilitate 
control of peats* 
The following plants were established in vacant beda;- 
£6 Hydnocarpuc 
12 Craioxylon forcaocvsz 
8 Banana seedlings (seeds w era obt * iced 
from nr. Satow}. 
After the cropping of rncr.y excellent Banana bunches which 
resulted in sol 1 impoverishment, it became necassaiy to manure 
liberally (he existing clumps in lawn S« 
Ideate of Hibiscus r&anlhot, -vhieh Br. Koriba planted for 
the purpose of obtaining mucilage f hnvo produced semis . The 
plants failed to develop fully s* in tempers te climates* They, 
however, may be nned to advantage in an orn^inentei border 
bfecauee of ’heir dwarf form and large yellow flowers. Seeds of 
Hibiscus manihot x Hibiscus eacul jfltue h.^v c on sown* 
cental work I n pro/crop s . 
The 6 ve.rit ties of cotton introduced from the Philippine 
la land© are in bloa-i, 2$ month© from sowings the tree-cotton 
plants have produced ripe pods of co ton 6 months from trana* 
planting* iVor*. aas started on crossing the 6 K.inda of htrbacious 
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