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An old clump of Jasminum undulatum on a bank below the Rose Bed, New Garden, was rooted out and the area covered with turf and planted with a few pink Azaleas (Rhododendron squa- matum).
Large numbers of cuttings of various trees, shrubs and creepers and layers of Roses, Bougainvillea spectabilis and Bauhinia Blakeana were propagated in the early Spring. A large collection of ferns and foliage plants was used for the replacement of failures in rockeries in both gardens in the Spring.
In the Plant Houses in the Old Garden all ferns and foliage plants in pots were repotted as usual. The whole stock of Mauritius palms (Chrysalidocarpus lutescens) in the Loan Plant Compound and elsewhere in both Gardens was divided up and repotted.
In the Pot Nursery many flowering or ornamental trees including Artocarpus integrifolia, were raised for 1924 planting.
The total number of plants sold during the year was 3,028, the great majority being Maiden Hair Ferns.
Three persons were arrested and convicted for disorderly conduct in the Gardens.
Government House Grounds :-The greatest loss in these grounds due to the typhoon was a fine specimen tree of Erythrina indica which separated the main building from the servants' quarters and usually had a magnificent show of flowers in the early summer. Other trees and shrubs were more or less damaged.
On October 29th-30th an earth bank below the lower walk was washed away by the heavy rainfall, causing the destruction of a large Banian tree and a Canarium album.
To the west of the area affected about 100 young trees of Pinus Massoniuna were planted with a view to forming a small fir plantation and two young trees of "Jak" (Artocarpus integrifolia), five of Araucaria Cunninghamii and ten of Araucaria excelsa (the Norfolk Island Pine) were planted on the north banks, the latter being presented to the Colony by the Botanic Gardens, Sydney.
The creeper fence lining the north side of the grounds was reconstructed and covered with white flowering Jasminum undulat- um, and a large collection of Chrysalidocarpus lutescens and red Azaleas was planted near the southeast entrance gate for screening purposes.
The areas outside the stables, grown with Blue Grass last year, were broken up and turfed and three large Queensland palms (Archontophoenix Alexandrae) were transplanted from the Albany Nurseries. Similar palms of smaller size were put in beds. on both sides of the motor exit.