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There were a few cases of pilfering of baskets, sticks and string but on the whole the baskets were a great protection to the young trees.
When the road was being made it was not considered what was the best material to put in for the growth of trees but that which was nearest at hand was used, consequently trees of the same kind show very uneven growth along the road.
Sheung Shui Station—Golf Club Road.--Both sides of this new road were planted with Camphor, Aleurites and Cratora trees and were protected with pig baskets. Altogether 190 trees were planted.
U Kau Tang Forest Reserve.--At this lovely spot where the finest waterfall in the Colony may be seen, 100 Bauhinia purpurea and 10 Cassia siamea were planted.
In the beautiful woods at this place are to be found several trees which have not hitherto been found in Kwangtung province and one or two which have not been recorded previously from China.
Fanling Hills.--Young Poinciana trees which were killed by fire and frost at the end of 1913 were replaced by others.
Eight hundred Hydrangeas were planted on one of the low hills near the No. 1 Green and these flowered well for the first year.
On the low hill above No. 2 Green 120 young Bauhinia purpurea, Bauhinia variegata and Hibiscus mutabilis with a few Tristanias were planted. The flowering plants have not done well as they were attacked by beetles which ate them off close to the ground and repeated the same thing when new shoots appeared,
On the low hill east of the No. 3 Green 120 Callistemons were put in and these have made good progress.
A few plants of Rhododendron indicum planted on the hill above the No. 3 Green show that these plants will be a success.
Near the No. 5 Green 700 Russelia were planted and they promise well.
The hill on which the Ladies' Bungalow is situated was planted up with 240 Hibiscus lambertianus and 60 Cassia siamea and the former have already made a good display.
The Cannas planted in 1913 were quite a feature several times during the year in spite of the fact that they were attacked by weevils in large numbers which were only kept in check by constant attention.
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There were a few cases of pilfering of baskets, sticks and string but on the whole the baskets were a great protection to the young trees.
When the road was being made it was not considered what was the best material to put in for the growth of trees but that which was nearest at hand was used, consequently trees of the same kind show very uneven growth along the road.
Sheung Shui Station—Golf Club Road.--Both sides of this new road were planted with Camphor, Aleurites and Cratora trees and were protected with pig baskets. Altogether 190 trees were planted.
U Kau Tang Forest Reserve.--At this lovely spot where the finest waterfall in the Colony may be seen, 100 Bauhinia pur- purea and 10 Cassia siamea were planted.
In the beautiful woods at this place are to be found several trees which have not hitherto been found in Kwangtung province and one or two which have not been recorded previously from China.
Fanling Hills.-Young Poinciana trees which were killed by fire and frost at the end of 1913 were replaced by others.
Eight hundred Hydrangeas were planted on one of the low hills near the No. 1 Green and these flowered well for the first
year.
On the low hill above No. 2 Green 120 young Bauhinia pur- purea, Bauhinia ruriegata and Hibiscus mutabilis with a few Tristanias were planted. The flowering plants have not done well as they were attacked by beetles which ate them off close to the ground and repeated the 'same thing when new shoots appeared,
On the low hill east of the No. 3 Green 120 Callistemons were put in and these have made good progress.
A few plants of Rhododendron indicum planted on the hill above the No. 3 Green show that these plants will be a success.
Near the No. 5 Green 700 Russelia were planted and they promise well.
The hill on which the Ladies' Bungalow is situated was planted up with 240 Hibiscus Lambertianus and 60 Cassia siamea and the former have already made a good display.
The Cannas planted in 1913 were quite a feature several times during the year in spite of the fact that they were attacked by weevils in large numbers which were only kept in check by constant attention.
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