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This experiment was made as a result of many inquiries from persons wishing to take up the growing of this plant to obtain Castor-Oil seed, for which there is said to be an increasing demand in Europe, where the seed is crushed, and the oil extracted and used as a lubricant, while the residue is made use of as a fertilizer.
The Castor-Oil plant is to be seen growing wild in and about almost every village in the New Territories, where the seeds are gathered and sold to the herb shops in Hongkong, and are used for mixing with other medicines.
Three hundred and eighty pounds of seed of Pinus Massoniana were collected for sowing in pits, broadcast and in nurseries, the crop of seed this year was very poor and great difficulty was experienced in obtaining the amount mentioned.
Camphor seeds collected amounted to 81 pounds.
A new nursery was formed at the back of Little Hongkong Old Village for the raising of seedling Camphors to be used in the replanting of the adjoining area of natural forest.
This area is one of the largest pieces of natural forest now remaining on the island, many of the largest trees are showing signs of decay and almost every tree is covered or partly covered with creepers; with the exception of those lining the banks of streams or giving shade to the adjoining road all trees are now being felled by a contractor who is bound to replant one Camphor for every tree felled by him.
Fan Ling Experimental Garden.--The tobacco crop was again very good, but did not mature in time to enable it to be harvested before being damaged by heavy rainstorms: the whole crop was sent to the Botanical Gardens and there made use of as an insecticide.
Onion seed was again obtained from Teneriffe and sown and resulted in a heavy crop of large and well-shaped onions.
One farmer at Ping Kong has as a result of this object lesson, commenced to grow onions on ground formerly taken up by other crops.
When visited this man stated that he made a better profit on his one onion crop than on two crops of rice.
The improved variety of Papaya fruited well, small quantities of seed of this fruit were distributed to local farmers and gardeners.
Thirty trees of the Custard Apple (Anona reticulata) were purchased from near Macao and planted in the garden. In spite of the rough treatment received during the transport into Macao and from there to the garden, these trees produced about 50 large fruits of good quality.
This fruit, which always commands a good price in the local market, is very seldom grown in the New Territories, although the trees which may be procured at small cost, need little attention and the fruit is very popular among the natives.
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This experiment was made as a result of many inquiries from persons wishing to take up the growing of this plant to obtain Castor-Oil seed, for which there is said to be an increasing demand in Europe, where the seed is crushed, and the oil extracted and used as a lubricant, while the residue is made use of as a fertilizer.
The Castor-Oil plant is to be seen growing wild in and about almost every village in the New Territories, where the seeds are gathered and sold to the herb shops in Hongkong, and are used for mixing with other medicines.
Three hundred and eighty pounds of seed of Pinus Massoniana were collected for sowing in pits, broadcast and in nurseries, the crop of seed this year was very poor and great difficulty was ex- perienced in obtaining the amount mentioned.
Camphor seeds collected amounted to 81 pounds.
A new nursery was formed at the back of Little Hongkong Old Village for the raising of seedling Camphors to be used in the replanting of the adjoining area of natural forest.
This area is one of the largest pieces of natural forest now remaining on the island, many of the largest trees are showing signs of decay and almost every tree is covered or partly covered with creepers; with the exception of those lining the banks of streams or giving shade to the adjoining road all trees are now being felled by a contractor who is bound to replant one Camphor for every tree felled by him.
Fan Ling Experimental Garden.--The tobacco erop was again very good, but did not mature in time to enable it to be harvested before being damaged by heavy rainstorms: the whole crop was sent to the Botanical Gardens and there made use of as an insecticide.
Onion seed was again obtained from Teneriffe and sown and resulted in a heavy crop of large and well-shaped onions.
One farmer at Ping Kong has as a result of this object lesson, commenced to grow onions on ground formerly taken up by other crops.
When visited this man stated that he made a better profit on his one onion crop than on two crops of rice.
The improved variety of Papaya fruited well, small quantities, of seed of this fruit were distributed to local farmers and gardeners.
Thirty trees of the Custard Apple (Anona reticulata) were purchased from near Macao and planted in the garden. In spite of the rough treatment received during the transport into Macao and from there to the garden, these trees produced about 50 large fruits of good quality.
This fruit, which always commands a good price in the local market, is very seldom grown in the New Territories, although the trees which may be procured at small cost, need little attention and the fruit is very popular among the natives.
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