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ROADSIDE ROCKERIES AND BANKS.
A small rockery was made at the junction of Garden and Kennedy Roads and another one in Upper Albert Road.
Flowering shrubs and trees were planted near the Nethersole Hospital and at the Pumping Station, Pokfulam Road.
All the old rockeries were overhauled and planted up where necessary.
HERBARIUM,
Mr. E. D. Merrill, Bureau of Science, Manila, presented 450 specimens of plants collected by him on Lofoushan and 378 specimens of Philippine plants to this Department.
Mr. C. O. Levine of the Chinese Christian College, Canton, presented 906 specimens of Kwangtung plants, collected by him in various localities, to our collection.
These are welcome additions as many of the plants had not been collected in the province of Kwangtung previously, whilst some of them are co-types of new species.
Three hundred and eleven specimens of Chinese plants were sent to Mr. E. D. Merrill from our collection of duplicates.
Professor Hayata of the University of Tokio made two visits to the Colony during the year for the purpose of collecting botanical specimens.
Dr. Copeland and Mr. E. D. Merrill, both of the Bureau of Science of Manila, made short visits to the Colony and the former kindly revised some of the names in our Fern collection.
Mrs. D. C. Aubrey and Miss Phoebe May made several additions to the Flora of the Colony, a list of which will be found in a supplement.
FORESTRY.
Formation of Pine Tree Plantations.-Over 42,000 one year old seedlings were planted on the hills in the vicinity of the Fanling Golf Course, nearly 4,000 on the bare hills above Taihang and 3,000 in the Tytam catchment area.
On the Fauling hills 15 pounds of pine tree seeds were sown broadcast, 27 pounds on Mount Kellett and 10 pounds on the hills above Repulse Bay.
Broad-leaved Trees Planted.--Near Deepwater Bay 2,150 Melaleuca were planted, 300 Melaleuca in the Pokfulam valley and 100 Casuarina on the Sokunpo hills.
Close on 11,500 broad-leaved trees were planted on the hills and in the low-lying grounds in the vicinity of the Fanling Golf Course.
These consisted of Eucalyptus, Tristania, Melaleuca, Aleurites, Celtis, Banian, Camphor and Albizzia.
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ROADSIDE ROCKERIES AND BANKS.
A small rockery was made at the junction of Garden and Kennedy Roads and another one in Upper Albert Road.
Flowering shrubs and trees were planted near the Nethersole Hospital and at the Pumping Station, Pokfulam Road.
All the old rockeries were overhauled and planted up where
necessary.
HERBARIUM,
Mr. E. D. Merrill, Bureau of Science, Manila, presented 450 specimens of plants collected by him on Lofoushan and 378 speci- mens of Philippine plants to this Department.
Mr. C. O. Levine of the Chinese Christian College, Canton, pre- sented 906 specimens of Kwangtung plants, collected by him in various localities, to our collection.
These are welcome additions as many of the plants had not been collected in the province of Kwangtung previously, whilst some of them are co-types of new species.
Three hundred and eleven specimens of Chinese plants were sent to Mr. E. D. Merrill from our collection of duplicates.
Professor Hayata of the University of Tokio made two visits to the Colony during the year for the purpose of collecting botanical specimens.
Dr. Copeland and Mr. E. D. Merrill, both of the Bureau of Science of Manila, made short visits to the Colony and the former kindly revised some of the names in our Fern collection.
Mrs. D. C. Aubrey and Miss Phoebe May made several additions to the Flora of the Colony, a list of which will be found in a supplement.
FORESTRY.
Formation of Pine Tree Plantations.-Over 42,000 one year old seedlings were planted on the hills in the vicinity of the Fanling Golf Course, nearly 4,000 on the bare hills above Taihang and 3,000 in the Tytam catchment area.
On the Fauling hills 15 pounds of pine tree seeds were sown broadcast, 27 pounds on Mount Kellett and 10 pounds on the hills above Repulse Bay.
Broad-leaved Trees Planted.--Near Deepwater Bay 2,150 Mela- leuca were planted, 300 Melaleuca in the Pokfulam valley and 100 Casuarina on the Sokunpo hills.
Close on 11,500 broad-leaved trees were planted on the hills and in the low-lying grounds in the vicinity of the Fanling Golf Course.
These consisted of Eucalyptus, Tristania, Melaleuca, Aleurites, Celtis, Banian, Camphor and Albizzia.
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