4 
by coinbining cocoplum with palm oil: these two plants 
being easily self sown and palms being quite at home in 
these localities where 75 o/o of the indigenous plants be¬ 
long to the palm family. 
(3) In well sheltered places indigenous species of 
some importance such as Natte (Imbricaria Seychella- 
rum and petiolaris), Gayac (Afzelia bijuga), Capucin 
(Northea Seychellarum). Bois Marais (Uapaca Griffithii), 
Bois-de-fer (Vateria Seychellarum) are planted out. 
A part of the Terrain Perard is also devoted to the 
creation of an orchard in which already about 20 differ¬ 
ent species of fruit trees have been set out, namely7 
Garcinia Mangostana 
Garcinia Xanthochymus 
Mango 
Jaffna 
do 
Bombay 
(grafted) 
do 
Mauritius (Gollard) 
do 
do 
(Goa L’Etang) 
do 
do 
(Aristide) 
do 
Parrot 
(Ceylon) 
Sorindeia Madagascariensis (Small mango) 
Sapotille (Glycosmis citrifolia) 
Stenocalyx Brasiliensis (Brazil cherry) 
Bambutan (Xephelium lappaceum) 
Durian (Durio Zybethinus) 
Achras sapota (Sapodilla plum) 
Sandoricum indicum 
do radiatum 
Garcinia Cambogia 
Bertholletia excelsa (Brazil nut) 
Artocarpus nohilis 
Artocarpus rigida 
Aberia Gardneri (Ceylon gooseberry) 
Canarium commune (Java almond) 
Madacamia ternifolia (Queensland nut) 
Palmyrah palm (Borassus flabelliformis) 
Nephelium longana 
Peronia elephantum (Wood apple) 
Chrysophylliim cainito (Star apple). 
Most of these j)lants are set out as an experimental 
planting of economically desirable trees new to the 
Colony. 
Meteorological Observaiions. 
The following tabulated statement shows that 1911 
was the driest year on record (1897-1911) udth a rain¬ 
fall of 77'21 inches. These observations were taken from 
January to December, but the greatest monthly rainfall 
occurring either in Deceml^er or in January, it often 
happens that one year is drier than the other owing to 
the heavy rains beginning in January instead of Decem¬ 
ber. Por this reason the second tabulated returns show 
the rainfall from June to June, and clearly point out 
that the two last years were the driest for the last 
decade. 
