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At the Sukunpo Vegetable Garden a succession of winter and summer vegetables was grown and supplied to Government House daily.
Blake Pier was decorated with Palms and other foliage plants on the occasion of the visit of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales on April 6th.
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales' Pavilion was extensively decorated with Palms and other foliage plants on April 6th.
In Statue Square Garden a number of plants were removed to make room for stands erected in connection with H.R.H. the Prince of Wales' visit.
HERBARIUM.
The whole of the plant specimens were inspected, repoisoned and sun-dried.
A hundred and one sheets of new Australian specimens and a small number collected locally were mounted.
Specimens of local plants were identified when brought in by visitors to the Colony or local collectors.
A large number of specimens of Chinese druggists' medicinal herbs were forwarded by the Department of Agriculture, Vancouver, these were all identified and named and all available information concerning the specimens forwarded to the Department mentioned.
FORESTRY.
Formation of Pine Tree Plantations.--On the hills adjoining Tai Wo Po, 5,000 one year old trees of Pinus Massoniana were planted as an addition to the existing Plantation No. 9A.
Owing to the increasing difficulty of obtaining suitable nursery ground south of the Kowloon Range, the yearly number of one year old Pine seedlings raised and planted out is being rapidly reduced; new Pine plantations are now mainly formed by the sowing of Pine seeds broadcast and in situ.
Pine seeds were sown in situ at the following places, 16,590 at 5A Little Hongkong, 3,470 at 7G Mount Davis, 59,725 at 7C Ngau Chi Wan and 49,670 at Tytam Tuk.
On turfed banks below the Taipo and Tsun Wan Roads 40 lbs. of Pine seeds were sown broadcast.
46 lbs. of Pine seeds were used for replacing failures of seed sown in situ at Cheung Chau, Cheung Sha Wan and Fan Ling.
167 one year old trees of Pinus Massoniana were planted as an addition to the small plantation at the Water Police Station, Tsim Sha Tsui.
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At the Sukunpo Vegetable Garden a succession of winter and summer vegetables was grown and supplied to Government House daily.
Blake Pier was decorated with Palms and other foliage plants on the occasion of the visit of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales on April 6th.
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales' Pavilion was extensively decorated with Palms and other foliage plants on April 6th.
In Statue Square Garden a number of plants were removed to make room for stands erected in connection with H.R.H. the Prince of Wales' visit.
HERBARIUM.
The whole of the plant specimens were inspected, repoisoned and sun-dried.
A hundred and one sheets of new Australian specimens and a small number collected locally were mounted.
Specimens of local plants were identified when brought in by visitors to the Colony or local collectors.
A large number of specimens of Chinese druggists medicinal herbs were forwarded by the Department of Agriculture, Van- couver, these were all identified and named and all available in- formation concerning the specimens forwarded to the Department mentioned.
FORESTRY.
Formation of Pine Tree Plantations.--On the hills adjoining Tai Wo Po, 5,000 one year old trees of Pinus Massoniana were planted as an addition to the existing Plantation No. 9A.
Owing to the increasing difficulty of obtaining suitable nursery ground south of the Kowloon Range, the yearly number of one year old Pine seedling raised and planted out is being rapidly reduced; new Pine plantations are now mainly formed by the sowing of Pine seeds broadcast and in situ.
Pine seeds were sown in situ at the following places, 16,590 at 5A Little Hongkong, 3,470 at 7G Mount Davis, 59,725 at 7C Ngau Chi Wan and 49,670 at Tytam Tuk.
On turfed banks below the Taipo and Tsun Wan Roads 40 Ibs. of Pine seeds were sown broadcast.
46 lbs. of Pine seeds were used for replacing failures of seed sown in situ at Cheung Chau, Cheung Sha Wan and Fan Ling.
167 one year old trees of Pinus Massoniana were planted as an addition to the small plantation at the Water Police Station, Tsim Sha Tsui.
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