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Allamandas made a good show when in flower, likewise Mussaendas.
The plants of Bauhinia Blakeana at the ninth green made good progress and looked well when in flower.
A new bed of Cannas between the fourth and fifth fairways made a brilliant display in the summer.
The ground around the pavilion was sloped and turfed, also that near the eleventh green.
Poinsettias at the eleventh green did not do well.
Tropæolums were grown near the first and fifteenth greens and they made bright patches of colour when in flower.
Tithonias near the fourteenth tee and the ninth fairway did much better than in the previous year.
One hundred and ninety-three bulbs of Hippeastrum (Amaryllis) and a few of Lilium longiflorum were planted near the ninth green.
The plants of Acacia pennata around the hill on which the new fourteenth tee is situated flowered fairly well.
The Hibiscus shrubs along the approach road to the course were a conspicuous feature for several months of the year.
Fanling Golf Course.-All the fairways with the exception of the seventh, twelfth, and fourteenth were given a half-inch dressing of soil in July. Artificial fertilizer was also put on at the rate of five hundredweights to an acre.
By the end of August, a very great improvement in the turf was noticed.
In connection with the improvement of the course, all Elephantopus, big daisy-like weeds, which were very numerous in some of the fairways, were taken up.
In some of the fairways, mole crickets were causing much damage and, at my suggestion, coolies employed by the Club were put on to destroy them.
Cockchafer grubs were discovered on the first and second fairways but fortunately they were not in great numbers and were soon destroyed.
Forestry Service Paths.-At the end of the summer, all of these paths in Hongkong and Kowloon were repaired.
Clearing Undergrowth around Houses. The clearing of undergrowth at Government expense for anti-malarial purposes amounted to over 5,000,000 square feet.
Over 45,000 square feet were cleared at the cost of private individuals.
Clearing for Survey Purposes.--Under this heading, about 1,750,000 square feet were cleared for the Public Works Department.
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Allamandas made a good show when in flower, likewise Mus-
saendas.
The plants of Bauhinia Blakeanu at the ninth green made good progress and looked well when in flower.
A new bed of Cannas between the fourth and fifth fairways made a brilliant display in the summer.
The ground around the pavilion was sloped and turfed, also that near the eleventh green,
Poinsettias at the eleventh green did not do well.
Tropæolems were grown near the first and fifteenth greens and they made bright patches of colour when in flower.
Tithonias near the fourteenth tee and the ninth fairway did much better than in the previous year.
One hundred and ninety three bulbs of Hippeastrum (Amaryllis) and a few of Lilium longiflorun were planted near the ninth green.
The plants of Acacia pennata around the hill on which the new fourteenth tee is situate: flowered fairly well.
The Hibiscus shrubs along the approach road to the course were a conspicuous feature for several months of the year.
Fanling Golf Course.-All the fairways with the exception of the seventh, twelfth and fourteenth were given a half-inch dressing of soil in July. Artificial fertilizer was also put on at the rate of five hundredweights to an acre.
By the end of August a very great improvement in the turf was noticed.
In connection with the improvement of the course all Elephantopus, big daisy-like weeds, which were very numerous in some of the fairways, were taken up.
In some of the fairways mole crickets were causing much damage and, at my suggestion, coolies employed by the Club were put on to destroy them.
Cockchafer grubs were discovered on the first and second fair- ways but fortunately they were not in great numbers and were soon destroyed.
Forestry Service Paths.-At the end of the summer all of these paths in Hongkong and Kowloon were repaired.
Clearing Undergrowth around Houses. The clearing of under- growth at Government expense for anti-malarial purposes amounted to over 5,000,000 square feet.
Over 45,000 square feet were cleared at the cost of private individuals.
Clearing for Survey Purposes.--Under this heading about 1,750,000 square feet were cleared for the Public Works Department..
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