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On the slope above the gallery walk and on the bank below the lower entrance to the New Garden, a number of wild trees and shrubs, which might have fallen into Albert Road during a storm, were cut down and removed.
The small-meshed wire netting forming the sides and front of the Deer-pen, which was quite worn out, was completely removed and replaced by iron wire sheep netting of a much larger mesh supported by iron posts.
The decomposed granite floor within the enclosure was also re-surfaced.
One big tree of Poinciana regia, which effectively served for many years as a shade tree for the numerous plants stored in the Loan Plant Compound, was blown down and killed by a gale on July the 31st.
All the brick plant stands in the pot nursery near the office and the water channels alongside walks in both gardens were pointed with cement.
There was a great demand for the smaller varieties of Maidenhair ferns, small flowering trees, shrubs, and Bamboo Palms (Chrysalidocarpus) during the year, the total number of plants sold being 1,955.
The yearly show of the Hongkong Horticultural Society was held in the Botanic Gardens on March the 4th and 5th, and the exhibits of both flowers and vegetables were very good notwithstanding the weather, which was very dull for the few days immediately preceding the show.
The attendance at the show on both days was fairly good.
All the young trees in both gardens were retied or re-staked as required before the time when typhoons may be expected.
The Alpinias near the large tree of Michelia Champaca in Glenealy, which unfortunately always afforded an excellent shelter for bricks and other rubbish dumped by coolies, were destroyed, and the area planted with Blue Grass; the adjoining white-flowered Pancratiums were taken up and replanted.
All the garden seats, gates, iron fences, and summer house were scraped and repainted as usual.
Plant houses in the pot nursery, as well as those in the Old Garden, were given a coat of white or colour-wash.
As an experiment, the Rose bushes in beds in both gardens were not pruned this year; all were given a heavy dressing of old manure.
Owing to the late arrival of seeds from England, the main crops of winter vegetable and flower seeds could not be sown until the end of October instead of at the beginning of that month.
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On the slope above the gallery walk and on the bank below the lower entrance to the New Garden, a number of wild trees and shrubs, which might have fallen into Albert Road during a storm, were cut down and removed.
The small-meshed wire netting forming the sides and front of the Deer-pen, which was quite worn out was completely removed and replaced by iron wire sheep netting of a much larger mesh supported by iron posts.
The decomposed granite floor within the enclosure was also re-surfaced.
One big tree of Poinciana regia which effectively served for many years as a shade tree for the numerous plants stored in the Loan Plant Compound was blown down and killed by a gale on July the 31st.
All the brick plant stands in the pot nursery near the office and the water channels alongside walks in both gardens were pointed with cement.
There was a great demand for the smaller varieties of Maiden- hair ferns, small flowering trees, shrubs and Bamboo Palms (Chrysalidocarpus) during the year, the total number of plants sold being 1,955.
The yearly show of the Hongkong Horticultural Society was held in the Botanic Gardens on March the 4th and 5th and the exhibits of both flowers and vegetables were very good notwith- standing the weather which was very dull for the few days im- mediately preceding the show.
The attendance at the show on both days was fairly good.
All the young trees in both gardens were retied or re-staked as required before the time when typhoons may be expected.
The Alpinias near the large tree of Michelia Champaca in Glenealy which unfortunately always afforded an excellent shelter for bricks and other rubbish dumped by coolies were destroyed and the area planted with Blue Grass, the adjoining white-flower- ed Pancratiums were taken up and replanted.
All the garden seats, gates, iron fences and summer house were scraped and repainted as usual.
Plant houses in the pot nursery as well as those in the Old Garden were given a coat of white or colour-wash.
As an experiment the Rose bushes in beds in both gardens were not pruned this year, all were given a heavy dressing of old
manure.
Owing to the late arrival of seeds from England, the main crops of winter vegetable and flower seeds could not be sown until the end of October instead of at the beginning of that month,
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