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21. Broad-leaved trees planted. The following trees were used in the formation of plantations of varying sizes and the extension and maintenance of the roadside planting scheme, Acacia confusa, Acacia pennata, Aleurites triloba, Aleurites montana, Aleurites Fordii, Celtis sinensis, Tristania conferta, Sterculia lanceolata, Pithecolobium saman, Bischofia javanica, Parkia timoriana, Cunninghamia sinensis, Melia Azedarach, Liriodendron tulipiferum, Poinciana regia, Bauhinia variegata, Bauhinia Blakeana, Garcinia oblongifolia, Melaleuca Leucadendron, Artocarpus hypargyrea, Liquidambar chinensis, Cupressus macrocarpa, Taxodium distichum and Crataeva religiosa.
22. Cheung Chau. Suitable areas were planted with Casuarina equisetifolia and Pinus Massoniana, the latter were one-year-old seedlings raised in the tree nursery recently established on the island,
23. Aleurites montana in Fan Ling district produced a heavy crop of seeds; Aleurites Fordii at Taipo Kau Forestry Reserve produced a fair crop; almost every seed was stripped from the trees by the gale of August 1st, as the seeds were unripe, it was not possible to collect them for future use.
24. The same gale (August 1st) stripped the majority of seeds from trees and shrubs, in all but the most sheltered spots, consequently the quantities of seeds collected were much less than those of the last few years.
25. Camphor Plantations. At Little Hong Kong the plantation was cleared of all wild trees and shrubs, which were obstructing the Camphors, which have been planted during the past ten years, the plantation on the north side of the valley is doing very well. At Tai Wo Po the whole area available has been planted and a large number of the existing Pines were removed to make room for the Camphors, which are making rapid growth.
26. Fan Ling. The establishment of a Camphor plantation, among the existing Pines, was commenced.
27. Insect Pests. Pine Tree Caterpillars (Dendrolimus punctatus) most fortunately appeared only in very small numbers, no damage was done to plantations by them.
28. Trees Felled. In addition to the usual clearings of Pines and indigenous trees necessitated by work in connection with reservoir and catchment areas, formation of roads and building sites, a number of large roadside trees were removed from various parts of the Colony on account of the increased motor traffic.
29. In Lyttelton Road the whole of a very old rockery and the trees growing in it were removed in order to do away with a dangerous passing place.