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In the plot adjoining the Dairy Co.'s premises, Wyndham Street, several Poinsettias were planted and these flowered well.
On the bank between the filter beds and Bowen Road nearly seven hundred Poinsettias were planted and they made a brilliant patch of colour towards the end of the year.
On the east side of the valley leading from Bowen Road to Wongneichong Gap, 350 red-flowered Rhododendrons were planted.
Alongside the Broadwood Road about 60 Hibiscus Lambertianus were planted.
One hundred and eleven Acalyphas were planted on the bank near the Hunghom railway bridge.
Above St. John's Place 145 red-flowered Rhododendrons were put in.
At Battery Path 24 Hydrangeas were planted.
The Rhododendrons at this place flowered freely.
Government Offices Grounds.-Several plants of Poinsettia were planted in these grounds but most of them have not done well.
A small patch was planted up with "blue grass" and a plant of Bauhinia variegata put in.
The grounds were kept in a tidy condition and the grass cut when required.
Volunteer Parade Ground.-The bare places which were on this ground are now more or less covered with grass and the whole was kept cut once a week during the summer.
The hedges were clipped as required.
Government Bungalows' Grounds.-The turf on the lawns and banks was cut and the flowering shrubs were kept in order.
The part of the lawn at the "Villas" which was damaged owing to the alteration of the boundary wall was returfed.
Children's Plot, Kowloon.-A gardener was employed daily in sweeping and keeping the plot in order.
The grass was cut once a week during the summer.
The young trees were given a dressing of manure.
Cricket Ground.-This has received constant attention.