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BOTANICAL DEPARTMENTS ANNUAL REPORT. The report on the Botanical and Forestry. Department for the year 1019, which comprises the last work of the late Mr. Tutcher. Containe much information of interest to the horticulturis
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CICORTIS
In the Botanic Gardens owing the Joll
of bus Katumb Bering shrubs flowered less profusely than usual For example, holodendron
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replaced with
naa and Hedychiums, in the Salangs Garden were divided and replanted. The-rockurias in the St. John's Cathedral compound were plasteri up with forna and lolinge plants and the “blue graan”: arias, repaired. The cricket pitch in the Hongkong | Cricket Club ground was treated with artifcia? fertilizer în Match, and the turf waa mpaired as requir | eil., "Graak lawna and banka ni the} Helena May Inatista were cut re- gularly and the pounds kept in good order. The lens at the Ger
were attended to and patches re turfed when
necessary. (bank near the Dairy Farm Cum-
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was planted with "bhie grasa" and Poinsettias.
The grounds at the
Government Offices were regularly attended to and kept in under. Inj
the northern plot in Royal-iquare, |cockchafer farve vere discovered in Chrysalidocarpus the lawn, but the damage done to The pam
hedin of this palm the surf was trifling The Sukunpe which was planted a few years ago Recreation Groundwhich was plan has done remarkably well and ised up with "Cynodon doctylon" in much tider than a bamboo hedge) 1915 was ready for use by the end, during the winter woothe The of 195 when it was handed over in. Hibiscus hedge punted near the the Public Work Department The stables a little more than a year aga numerous other siņall gardens, plots | has made good progress. The big and tuckeries under the charge of trees of Ficus Tetoka un the south this Department were regularly in side of the house. well as those spected and kept in a satisfactory near the servants' quarters, were rondition throughout the pear. pruned. Towarile the end of August | caterpillars were formal damazing Mr. C. Talbot Bowring present- the hens and they were checked td 292 specimens of plants collect- in the same as those in the ed in Haisun. Mr. E. 0. Levine Botanic Garay 1. Two large pine of the Chinese Christian College,
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dram, which is generally one tutsa of Soners, made a very indiferentes in the worthwest bank ihed] Canton presented 31 specimens
alow. Birds were exceedingly troublesome during the early part of the year as they attacked young seedling flowering plants, and vege rables. The only way to circum
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and were cut down
collected in various parts of WESTAIN ZEDGE HROUNDS.
Kwangtung. From the Director The plant's in the bed bedra the of the Botanic Gardens, Sydney, big retaining wat always suffer for 2 specimena wen received. The or less from the effects of wind ano. Nanking University presented 100) as usual, many had to be replaced in preimens principally of Chinese vent them was to pus nets over the the spring. The bed looked well in plants.
One hundred and nity planta. The trees of Paulownia the autumn when the Costs and specimens were collected locally Fortunei Bowered well bui.
Golden Rod were in flower. The Iris but very few additions were made usual, a man had the put un te
testemm alongside, the stream into the Flora Dae bundred scare birds away whilst the buda were opening Plains granhtohus the valley dowered well in January.fpecimens of local plants were Canuda in the various beds were seat to Nanking University in ex the Sun orchil Grewa in fuis.
One thousand six bun- taken ups, divided, and replanted change. made a magnificent show in April
The tennis lawns
dred specimens were mounted and given ca Welc Several worn-out shrubs were root
Presale of artiñal manure in 160 laid in the cabinets. ed up in both tiazdeas, and young
February. Over 20 seedlings of *pecimens were danted to take
Parytodos grandiflorum, a biz blue. their place after the ground a Bowend Campanals, were planted of the on both sides
Lees trenched and manured. Up the bank at the west end of the
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Old Garden, aight red-Bowered valley. These were raised from Course and 6,450 on Cheung Chamaking a total of 44 for the year, for..experimental purposts. About }
Rhododendrons – WEID planted. Plants of Rhododendron phæniceum:
in the New Yardin, which had dieti
ased collected in Hongkong.
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Forty Poinsettias were planted ou
Island.
On the billa to the east the Facting Golf Course, pineompared with 65 in the previous 200 lbs. of pine tree seed were col
jear. The most serious fire oc-lected for sowing in the New Ter-1 tree seeds were Jown in sites estimated to prodate 50,000 tres mediate Reservoir
curred near the Tytam Inter-ritories in 10 A quantity of *bere about Camphor tree seed was also col-i
were TEKOWD. Do the Pfing
were placed by other propagated the south bank of the garden Plants At Aberdeen 3,960 pine tree sites 800 pine trees were either killed lected. 19 lbs, of which were given
of Bignonia venusts which
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Meledundren Planted to ruig a fence at the westmills, 100 ibe. of pine tree seeda |
in the previods year. Severa? young plants Henryi and Rhododendro monce were also planted in the New Garden. The big shrubbery is the New Garden near the veniler plot
had been prepared. shady rockeries
as
end of the garden tere removed they hard to make progres, and were replaced with Jminna นา delatulatum. A Banan tree
were sown broadcast, also 50 lbs. on the south side and 40 lbs. on the north sida, between Ecacon Hill] and Lion Rock. Six and a bali
Varuncies iu
was nised and wil probably re
wan Coastal Road 2.455 broad-
A small rockery
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were
or lady damaged. NURSERIES, AGRICULTURE, &c. In the Beacon Hill Nursery about 10,000 pine tree seedlings were raised for planting in 1920. Seedlings of the following were
to the District Officer. Taipo, for distribution amongst the natives of the New Territories. During: the year the Chinese in the New Territories have been distilling camphor fiom trees in
varions
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The leaves were, used
Le certined by an officer of this
February and the aquatic plants houses were straped and repainted "Eucalyptus. Tristania, and Cas-was again grown, but the reports Department to the effect that they
were divided and replanted. Leran-
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was extended and dauted up with blown down in the Augues spicpound were sown broadcast on the also raised for the samar purpose: | places, especially in the Saikota flowering abrobs after the ground bat as it was not badly damaged it newly turfed banksalong the Chin-Poinciana, Camphor.. Albizzia, district.
bozit Gardens cover. Lock-hafer grubs were again leaved trees were planted on the sery quantities of "Cassis fistuda, ed that many of the trees were ele
and Melia. In the Sukuapo Sur- for this purpose and I am inform-A3100 were alled up with fohage plants troublesome and were collected anu hills at Fanling. 3,193 on Chenna Bauhinia variegata and Pauto-tirely denuded of folge
Owing ***Chau Island. 715 near the Pokfu- and ferns. As many of the ferns no destroyed
nia Fortonei" were Brown for to a new law.passed by the United the bank just inside the Albany wade on the north side and filled lam Road new 5ller beds, 300 on
planting out as required. At the States Government regarding the Road boundary Lad become exhaust (with foliage plants to prevent Chizwan Police Station Hill. 66
Fanling Garden tegetables were importation of living plants intoj ed, they were taken up, the ground small bank from bring routingally on Mourt Gough, and 48 in Kox-
The loon Tong Cemetery. The trees has started growing small quda Hongkong to that country bad to grown as usual and one Chinese America, all bulbs shipped from trenched, and new plants pat ia. The washed down in heavy rain.
summerplanted, more procipally fountain basm was cleared out in garden seats.
tities as an experiment. Tobacco
received from several experta un were believed to be free from in- thas chinensis growing on various The young trees planted in pretticas between Repulse Bay and the
the samples submitted to them
sects pests and fungus diseases. trees and shrubs in both Gardens ous stars were frequently examined Stanley Gap were inspected and
were to the effect that they were his threw a considerable amount was removed. This mistletoe like and attended to as required The creepers encircling
bub suitable for cigars or Di extra work on the Department parasite is not particular as its endy lees planted during the year Caterpillars were discovered on
cigarettes. The Manager of the as many of the Narcissus Tazetta, ita plantations were but Jatranda ovalifolia and pine treas host, as it has been found in Hong
Bear British American Tobacco Com- (Chinese New Year Flower) bulbs Altogether kong un no less than 36 different ] three th`dolia Championi Gang Homantia in May,
of toole trees and shrubs, re
employed 2201 catties, or more than hal pay in Hongkong has kindly pre-grown in the vicinity of Amoy are presenting co geners and ostural from time to time is taking up roots á ton, were collceted and destroy seated seeds of a variety of Toshipped to America from Hong- |baccosuitable for cigarette making. Į kong. Altogether 5,012 cases, in In the pine tree plantations This will be tried in the Fanling various lots, containing orders. In nection with th of Minesa med Lantana and cutting ed
627,630 near Kowloon City caterpillars Garden in formation of the new roads from long g7499,
were observed in June but fortuna-
An improved bulbs, were examined and passed Upper Albert Road to Garden Hoad
tely only in small members. Many variety of Sugarcane was present between the 7th July and 30th an encroachment on the Gardens was made which necessitated the
trees were felled on the lines of ed to several Chinese in the spring November. In addition 35 cases, sacrifice of a fine tree of Drasso
Gew roads and in connection with and one man reports favourably containing 13,100 bulbs, were in-
Spineless pineapple plants spected and rejected. the widening of old roads. Ол lumelum mangiferum. The main en the beginning of the Year Althorn various Farm and Building Lots were also given to some Chinese rice crop in the New Territories trance was set bark several sent and no doubt this has lessened the other trees were felled for the cal
It is a much bet- | was said to be the best for many the old gates were replaced with valence of mosquitoes. it has not
tivation of Guinea Grass and for ter variety than that commonly years; the second crop was also inre appropriate new ones he the added to the benny of the rebuilding purposes respectively. grown by the Chinese in the New good. Lichees were poor, peanuts Pablic Works Department. The ettery. Summer and winter anal Dead trees were removed from a Territories. Samples of Ship fair, sugarcane and pineapples trance at College Gardens, was als were raised for growing in pots and number of the plantations in Hing, Lepironis mucroufa, and good. jet back some what and the i gate beds as usual. The cemetery was
Hongkong and Kowloon. At Cheung
Tang Kon (Cyperus tegeliformis)
HAY FEVER. replaced by a new one of a diferent kept in good order throughout the Chau a forester was stationed tor of the Imperial Institute, at members of the medical profes
straw were forwarded to the Direc- For several years past certain | design. Caterpillars on laws were sear.
throughout the year, and his pre-bis request. The samples were to sion in the Colody have held the again very troublesome in the r tumn but were kept in check by Taji.
means of stopping all dange to be distributed to certain straw hat A small area in the Civit Hospital means of stopping all damage manufacturers who were of trum sinense" is the cause of the plications of Jeyes" Flaid mixed with grounds was planted up with "blue the young plantations. Several of
above distressing malady. water in the proportion of one part grass." The lawm were attacked the villages in the vicinity of be suitable for their business. One This shrub flowers in the early of the former to eighty of the latter. by caterpillars in the autumn and Kowloon City continue to give a
cor- part of the year and it is then DOVERNMENT HOUSE CROCYTE. they were treated in the usual way. lot of trouble by cutting down hundredweight of "Quercus A lugs Erythrina indica
tresla the Royal Observatory Grounds trees and lopping of branches ea" seeds were sent to the Agri- that "hay fever" is prevalent.
culture Department, Washing- The pollen of “Ligustram rul- which was growing near the cast rux of Barleria cristata bushes The Forest Guards made numerton, at the request of Dr. Fair-gare, as well as other plants, is side of the Guard House was blown was planted along the edge of the cus arrests and obtained convic-child of that Department. This is known to produce "hay fever" in down and a young specimen of Cratgrass plot near the office. The Cations in most of the cases.
edible acora of South China and England, and it is quite possible ava religiosa was put in to take its
nae and Hedychium in the Albany
PROTECTION FROM FIRE. Dr. Fairchild informs me that the that the pollen of “Ligustrum
The bed of the steam which suns
through the cemetery was concreted by the Fuble Works Department at
OTHER GROUNDS.
on it.
for experiment.
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