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and portions resurfaced; the work was still in progress at the end of the year.
Forestry Licences, New Territories.-Fees collected during the year amounted to $4,888.74 as against $4,307.51 in 1925.
NURSERIES, AGRICULTURE ETC.
Fan Ling Experimental Garden.-Two plots of Jute (Corchorus capsularis and Corchorus olitorius) were tried for the first time, the first named grew well and reached a height of 7 feet when it was harvested and retted; samples were forwarded to the Imperial Institute and a report received in due course stated that the fibre was of excellent quality.
Two plots of a large variety of Ground Nuts were planted in an area heavily dressed with vegetable ash and common lime; a heavy crop of excellent nuts was harvested, but so far attempts at inducing the farmers to use the improved variety of nut have not been successful.
One plot of Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) was raised; 33 per cent. of the young plants (which are biennial) survived the heavy summer rains and were healthy at the end of the year. In due course the fresh leaves will be supplied to the Medical Department.
A large number of small lots of improved Papaya (Carica Papaya) seeds and seedlings and young plants of Smooth Cayenne Pineapple were distributed to local farmers.
Little Hong Kong and Kowloon Tsai Tree Nurseries. Large numbers of seedling trees were raised for use on the Island in the former and for the New Territories in the latter.
China Fir (Cunninghamia sinensis) seeds collected locally were sown in both nurseries and gave a high percentage of germination; formerly all young trees were raised from cuttings which were not easily obtainable.
Camphor seedlings to the total number of 12,156 were raised at the end of the year; all were lifted and basketed in readiness for planting in the following year.
Taipo Forestry Reserve.-Further additions were made to the plantations on the lower slopes of the reserve; trees planted were Aleurites montana 1,840, Artocarpus integrifolia 390, and Cinnamomum Camphora 2,300.
At the upper end of the reserve and where the grass is shorter a large area was sown by the broadcast method with seeds of Pinus Massoniana and Pinus radiata.
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and portions resurfaced; the work was still in progress at the end of the year.
Forestry Licences, New Territories.-Fees collected during the year amounted to $4,888.74 as against 4,307.51 in 1925.
NURSERIES, AGRICULTURE ETC.
Fan Ling Experimental Garden.-Two plots of Jute (Corchorus capsularis and Corchorus olitorius) were tried for the first time, the first named grew well and reached a height of 7 feet when it was harvested and retted, samples were *forwarded to the Imperial Institute and a report received in
due course stated that the fibre was of excellent quality.
Two plots of a large variety of Ground Nuts were planted in an area heavily dressed with vegetable ash and common lime, a heavy crop of excellent nuts was harvested, but so far attempts at inducing the farmers to use the improved variety of nut have not been successful.
One plot of Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) was raised, 33 per cent. of the young plants (which are biennial) survived the heavy summer rains and were healthy at the end of the year. In due course the fresh leaves will be supplied to the Medical Department.
A large number of small lot of improved Papaya (Carica Papaya) seeds and seedlings and young plants of Smooth Cayenne Pineapple were distributed to local farmers.
Little Hong Kong and Kowloon Tsai Tree Nurseries. Large numbers of seedling trees were raised for use on the Island in the former and for the New Territories in the latter.
China Fir (Cunninghamia sinensis) seeds collected locally were sown in both nurseries and gave a high percentage of germination, formerly all young trees were raised from cuttings which were not easily obtainable.
Camphor seedlings to the total number of 12,156 were raised at the end of the year, all were lifted and basketed in readiness for planting in the following year.
Taipo Forestry Reserve.-Further additions were made to the plantations on the lower slopes of the reserve, trees planted were Aleurites montana 1,840, Artocarpus integrifolia 390, and Cinnamomum Camphora 2,300.
At the upper end of the reserve and where the grass is shorter a large area was sown by the broadcast method with seeds of Pinus Massoniana and Pinus radiata.
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