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Bauhinia variegata flowered well in March and Bauhinia Blakeana from the beginning of October up to the end of the year and are still in flower at the time of writing, the end of February.
The Allamandas at Kennedy Road Station flowered magnificently throughout the summer.
At the lower tram terminus Poinsettias made a brilliant show from the middle of November to the end of the year.
On the hillside near the Peak and Barker Road Stations 74 Hydrangeas were planted.
The Hydrangeas previously planted near the Peak Station made a good show when in flower.
Hongkong Club Plot. The turf on this plot was cut frequently throughout the year.
The Hibiscus shrubs were pruned early in the year and they gave an abundance of flowers for several months.
Roadside Banks and Rockeries.—The "blue grass" upper part of Glenealy was taken up and replanted.
In the rockeries at the upper end of Glenealy many plants of Alpinia nutans were taken out as they were overcrowding smaller plants.
The Nephrolepis around the Poinciana tree above Caine Road was taken up and replanted.
The rockeries below Caine Road were overhauled and many of the ferns replanted.
The plants in the rockery at the junction of the Peak and Garden Roads were replanted.
Shrubs on the plot above the garden tank at the junction of Bowen and Garden Roads were pruned and many of the Agaves removed.
On the west side of Garden Road, near St. Joseph's Church, "blue grass" was planted on bare ground.
The blue grass at the west end of Kennedy Road was repaired.
On bare ground above the gardeners' cottages, Garden Road, "blue grass" was planted.
"Blue grass" was also planted on bare ground in Garden Road at the top of the Old Garden.