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In August the lawns were given a dressing of chachai and a large number of earthworms were obtained and destroyed.
Royal Observatory Grounds.-Several patches in the lawns were repaired and the whole given a dressing of artificial fertilizer.
The undergrowth between the grounds and the Kowloon School, as well as that to the east of the grounds, was cut.
Some of the shrubs flowered well during the year.
Seedling annuals were grown on for pots and beds.
Albany Nurseries.-Several Poinsettias were planted to fill vacancies caused by death. The display of these plants from the middle of November to the end of the year was as brilliant as usual.
During the summer months Cannas and other plants made a good show when in flower.
The pink and white varieties of Antigonon leptopus covering the fence at the lower end of the nurseries looked well in the autumn.
Victoria Hospital Grounds.-The Lagerstroemias and other shrubs on the bank near the tennis lawn were pruned and the grass lawns and banks kept free from weeds.
A few Acalyphas which were killed by frost were replaced with Hibiscus shrubs.
Hydrangeas which were planted in front of the hospital last year flowered well.
On a piece of vacant ground on the southwest side of the garden several Chinese palms and Hibiscus shrubs were planted to make a screen.
A bamboo fence was erected, and creepers planted to cover it, to shut off the coolies' quarters.
The Indian School Garden.-The flowering shrubs were pruned and young trees re-tied.
The pupils' garden on the upper terrace was levelled and re-arranged.
Ten young plants of Hibiscus were planted to hide the coolies' quarters.
The Allamandas flowered magnificently in the summer, and the Hibiscus shrubs were in flower for the greater part of the year.
The lawns were damaged by caterpillars in July and were subsequently treated with a mixture of Jeyes' Fluid and water.
Other Grounds.-The area of about 7 acres in the Sukunpo Valley, which was filled and levelled by the Public Works Department in 1917, was planted with grass known as Cynodon Dactylon.
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In August the lawns were given a dressing of chachai and a large number of earthworms were obtained and destroyed.
Royal Observatory Grounds.-Several patches in the lawns were repaired and the whole given a dressing of artificial fertilizer.
The undergrowth between the grounds and the Kowloon School, as well as that to the east of the grounds, was cut.
Some of the shrubs flowered well during the year.
Seedling annuals were grown on for pots and beds.
Albany Nurseries.-Several Poinsettias were planted to fill vacancies caused by death. The display of these plants from the middle of November to the end of the year was as brilliant as usual.
During the summer months Cannas and other plants made a good show when in flower.
The pink and white varieties of Antigonon leptopus covering the fence at the lower end of the nurseries looked well in the autumn.
Victoria Hospital Grounds.-The Lagerstroemias and other shrubs on the bank near the tennis lawn were pruned and the grass lawns and banks kept free from weeds.
A few Acalyphas which were killed by frost were replaced with Hibiscus shrubs.
Hydrangeas which were planted in front of the hospital last year flowered well.
On a piece of vacant ground on the southwest side of the garden several Chinese palms and Hibiscus shrubs were planted to make a screen.
A bamboo fence was erected, and creepers planted to cover it, to shut off the coolies' quarters.
the
Indian School Garden.-The flowering shrubs were pruned and young
trees re-tied.
The pupils' garden on the upper terrace was levelled and re-arranged.
Ten young plants of Hibiscus were planted to hide the coolies' quarters.
The Allamandas flowered magnificently in the summer, and the Hibiscus shrubs were in flower for the greater part of the year.
The lawns were damaged by caterpillars in July and were subsequently treated with a mixture of Jeyes' Fluid and water.
Other Grounds.-The area of about 7 acres in the Sukunpo Valley, which was filled and levelled by the Public Works Depart- ment in 1917, was planted with grass known as Cynodon Dactylon.
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