91. G.-This consists of two strips situated on the sides of the New Aberdeen Road, each strip is about 70 feet wide. The seeds were sown in situ and succeeded admirably except at the upper end of the plantation where the winds were too strong for the seedlings. All the gaps have been filled up from the nurseries.
92. H.-The hills on the eastern side of the Rifle Range at Kau-lung. At the southern end where the soil is extremely sterile and where the winds are strong the trees are stunted, but all the rest is now a thick mass of trees about seven feet high. A quantity of Pride of India trees was last year interspersed with the pines.
1881.-Coloured Green.
93. A. This consists of the whole of Green Island except the portion planted in the previous year. All of it was sown in situ and except at the east end have succeeded satisfactorily.
The trees range from one foot to three feet in height.
94. B.-This occupies almost two thirds of Mount Davis and was all sown in situ. In valleys and depressions and places where the aspect was not to the south a very fair average succeeded, but on ridges and declivities with hot southern aspects the seedlings succumbed to the adverse conditions. The whole of the failures have now been planted up with strong trees.
95. B. 1.-Part of this was planted and part sown in situ. The plantation is a little irregular, the trees varying from one foot to three feet. On exposed ridges the winds have retarded the trees, but in sheltered depressions they are progressing well. A grass-fire in 1882 decimated the plantation.
96. B. 2.-On the eastern side of Mount Davis. These trees were flourishing perfectly until a grass-fire in 1882 destroyed nearly all of them.
97. C.-On high ground above Pok-fu Lam Road. All sown in situ and succeeding entirely.
98. D. From opposite Mount Davis on the upper side of Pok-fu Lam Road nearly to Douglas Castle. The ground is very stony, but there is a fair quantity of trees, probably 25 per cent of what was sown.
99. E.-On the patch of bare red hill above the quarries near the end of Bonham Road. There are strong deflected winds here which are very trying to the trees, but the latter are progressing fairly well.
100. F.-A large tract covering the side of Victoria Peak on the northern and western sides from the conduit to about 1,200 feet altitude. All sown in situ. This is one of the most successful of plantations, already the trees are plainly visible from the lower road.
101. H.-Situated to the west of the Mahomedan Cemetery in the Happy Valley. All of these trees are doing well.
102. I.-Bordering each side, for a width of about sixty feet, the Aberdeen and Wan-tsai Road on the southern slopes. These trees are doing well.
103. J. To the south-east of Causeway Bay extending from 100 feet to 900 feet altitude, sown in situ. This plantation has been eminently successful, except in a very few patches where the soil was shallow and where the winds have caught the trees on the crests of a few ridges. Nearly all of the few failures have been filled up with nursery trees.
104. J. 1.—Extending from the Tauist Temple at Causeway Bay to nearly the top of the hill on the east. The plantation has done extremely well and has already altered the appearance of the once bare hill.
105. K.-A series of small plantations, all doing well, in the vicinity of the Causeway Bay Police Station and the North Point Battery.
106. L.-At Kau-lung on the hills behind the rifle butts. Excepting a good number of trees which were destroyed by grass-fires in 1882 and 1883 all are thriving.
107. M. N. & O.-These consist of trees which were about four years old and five feet high when planted. They all succeeded and have grown vigourously.
108. P.-Another grass-fire destroyed and injured about one quarter of the trees here; the remainder are all in good health.
1882.-Coloured Blue.
109. A.-A patch on the northern side of Mount Gough. The trees are all doing well.
110. A. 1., B. C. D. & E.-These are situated respectively to the south-east of Mount Kellet, east of Happy Valley, south of Happy Valley, south-east of Happy Valley and south-east of Causeway Bay, the three latter at high altitudes. All were sown in situ. None of them succeeded so well as could have been wished. The reason of this was chiefly a period of drought which succeeded the sowing of the seeds and which injured the tender seedlings by depriving them of moisture at a critical stage of their existence. Part of plantation D, however, which was fortunately situated where the soil is more than usually moist, pulled through and has since done very well.
91. G.-This consists of two strips situated on the sides of the New Aberdeen Road, each strip is about 70 feet wide. The seeds were sown in situ and succeeded admirably except at the upper end of the plantation where the winds were too strong for the seedlings. All the gaps have been filled up from the nurseries.
92. H.-The hills on the eastern side of the Rifle Range at Kau-lung. At the southern end where the soil is extremely sterile and where the winds are strong the trees are stunted, but all the rest is now a thick mass of trees about seven feet high. A quantity of Pride of India trees was last year interspersed with the pines.
1881.-Coloured Green.
93. A. This consists of the whole of Green Island except the portion planted in the previous year. All of it was sown in situ and except at the east end have succeeded satisfactorily.
The trees range from one foot to three feet in height.
94. B.-This occupies almost two thirds of Mount Davis and was all sown in situ. In valleys and depressions and places where the aspect was not to the south a very fair average succeeded, but on ridges and declivities with hot southern aspects the seedlings succumbed to the adverse conditions. The whole of the failures have now been planted up with strong trees.
95. B. 1.-Part of this was planted and part sown in situ. The plantation is a little irregular, the trees varying from one foot to three feet. On exposed ridges the winds have retarded the trees, but in sheltered depressions they are progressing well. A grass-fire in 1882 decimated the plantation. 96. B. 2.On the eastern side of Mount Davis. These trees were flourishing perfectly until a
grass-fire in 1882 destroyed nearly all of them.
87. C.-On high ground above Pok-fu Lam Road. All sown in situ and succeeding entirely. 98. D. From opposite Mount Davis on the upper side of Pok-fu Lam Road nearly to Douglas Castle. The ground is very stony, but there is a fair quantity of trees, probably 25 per cent of what
was sown.
99. E.-On the patch of bare red hill above the quarries near the end of Bonham Road, There are strong deflected winds here which are very trying to the trees, but the latter are progressing fairly well.
100. F.-A large tract covering the side of Victoria Peak on the northern and western sides from the conduit to about 1,200 feet altitude. All sown in situ. This is one of the most successful of plantations, already the trees are plainly visible from the lower road.
101. H.-Situated to the west of the Mahomedan Cemetery in the Happy Valley. All of these trees are doing well.
102. I.-Bordering each side, for a width of about sixty feet, the Aberdeen and Wan-tsai Road on the southern slopes. These trees are doing well.
103. J. To the south-east of Causeway Bay extending from 100 feet to 900 feet altitude, sown in situ. This plantation has been eminently successful, except in a very few patches where the soil was shallow and where the winds have caught the trees on the crests of a few ridges. Nearly all of the few failures have been filled up with nursery trees.
104. J. 1.—Extending from the Tauist Temple at Causeway Bay to nearly the top of the hill on the east. The plantation has done extremely well and has already altered the appearance of the
once bare hill.
105. K.-A series of small plantations, all doing well, in the vicinity of the Causeway Bay Police Station and the North Point Battery.
106. L.-At Kau-lung on the hills behind the rifle butts. Excepting a good number of trees which were destroyed by grass-fires in 1882 and 1883 all are thriving.
107. M. N. & O.-These consist of trees which were about four years old and five feet high when planted. They all succeeded and have grown vigourously.
108. P.-Another grass-fire destroyed and injured about one quarter of the trees here; the remainder are all in good health.
1882.-Coloured Blue.
109. A.-A patch on the northern side of Mount Gough. The trees are all doing well.
110. A. 1., B. C. D. & E.-These are situated respectively to the south-east of Mount Kellet, east of Happy Valley, south of Happy Valley, south-east of Happy Valley and south-east of Causeway Bay, the three latter at high altitudes. All were sown in situ. None of them succeeded so well as could have been wished. The reason of this was chiefly a period of drought which succeeded the sowing of the seeds and which injured the tender seedlings by depriving them of moisture at a critical stage of their existence. Part of plantation D. however, which was fortunately situated where the soil is more than usually moist, pulled through and has since done very well.
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