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AGRICULTURE ETC.
The New Territories Agricultural Show, which was held for the first time in December 1927, was not repeated during 1928 as it was found that better results could be obtained by holding the show early in January in the following year.
The cultivation of foreign vegetables is still on the increase in many parts of the Colony.
Inspection of Nursery Stock and Vegetable Products.-- Thirteen consignments totalling 17,340 bulbs of Narcissus Tazetta were inspected and passed for export to the United States of America and Honolulu, six consignments totalling 195,960 bulbs were inspected and passed for export to Britain and British Colonies.
Ninety-eight consignments of dried and fresh vegetable products were inspected and passed for export to the Philippine Islands.
SEED COLLECTION,
Seeds of the following were collected for local use and for the purpose of exchange:-Callistemon lanceolata, Ficus retusa, Sterculia lanceolata, Tristania conferta, Cassia fistula, Bauhinia variegata, Leucaena glauca, Glyptostrobus heterophyllus, Acacia pennata, Cunninghamia sinensis, Casuarina equisetifolia, Pinus Massoniana, Aleurites triloba, Aleurites Fordii, Aleurites montana, Poinciana regia, Cinnamomum Camphora, Callistemon rigidus, Melia Azedarach, Garcinia oblongifolia, Atalantia Hindsii, Bischofia javanica, Ardisia crispa, Celtis sinensis, Albizzia Lebbek, Melaleuca Leucadendron, Eucalyptus tereticornis, Strychnos angustifolia and Liquidambar chinensis.
EXCHANGE OF SEEDS, &c.
The Department is indebted to the following donors of seeds, plants &c. :-Curator, Lloyd Botanic Garden, Darjeeling, India; Director, Department of Agriculture, Ceylon; Registrar, University of Hong Kong; The Director, R. H. S. Gardens, Surrey; Director of Forestry, Manila; Rev. R. H. Wells; Professor Juan Balme, Mexico; Mow Fong Garden and Messrs. Hsen-Hsu Hu; Woon Yung Chun; H. H. Seth; S. C. Le Tickle; P. J. Wester (Manila); H. Humphreys; W. Dixson (Sydney) and A. Kol (Leningrad, U.S.S.R.).
The following were the principal recipients:-Director, Daghestan Agricultural Plant-Breeding Station, Caucasus; Departments of Agriculture, Bermuda; Ceylon; Java; Assistant Inspector, Department of Agriculture, Vancouver, B. C.; Curator, Lloyd Botanic Garden, Darjeeling, India; Subadar Tota Ram, 4th Punjabi Regiment, India; General Li Fuk Lam; Father E. Teruzzi, Catholic Mission; Elders, Chung Pak Long,
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AGRICULTURE ETC.
The New Territories Agricultural Show, which was held for the first time in December 1927, was not repeated during 1928 as it was found that better results could be obtained by holding the show early in January in the following year.
The cultivation of foreign vegetables is still on the increase in many parts of the Colony.
Inspection of Nursery Stock and Vegetable Products.-- Thirteen consignments totalling 17,340 bulbs of Narcissus Tazetta were inspected and passed for export to the United States of America and Honolulu, six consignments totalling 195,960 bulbs were inspected and passed for export to Britain and British Colonies.
Ninety-eight consignments of dried and fresh vegetable products were inspected and passed for export to the Philippine Islands.
SEED COLLECTION,
Seeds of the following were collected for local use and for the purpose of exchange:-Callistemon lanceolata, Ficus retusa, Sterculia lanceolata, Tristania conferta, Cassia fistula, Bauhinia variegata, Leucaena glauca, Glyptostrobus heterophyllus, Acacia pennata, Cunninghamia sinensis, Casuarina equisetifolia, Pinus Massoniana, Aleurites triloba, Aleurites Fordii, Aleurites mon- tana, Poinciana regia, Cinnamomum Camphora, Callistemon rigidus, Melia Azedarach, Garcinia oblongifolia, Atalantia Hindsii, Bischofia javanica, Ardisia crispa, Celtis sinensis, Albizzia Lebbek, Melaleuca Leucadendron, Eucalyptus tereticor- nis, Strychnos angustifolia and Liquidambar chinensis.
EXCHANGE OF SEEDS, &c.
The Department is indebted to the following donors of seeds, plants &c. :-Curator, Lloyd Botanic Garden, Darjeeling, India; Director, Department of Agriculture, Ceylon; Registrar, University of Hong Kong; The Director, R. H. S. Gardens, Surrey; Director of Forestry, Manila; Rev. R. H. Wells; Pro- fessor Juan Balme, Mexico; Mow Fong Garden and Messrs. Hsen-Hsu Hu; Woon Yung Chun; H. H. Seth; S. C. Le Tickle; P. J. Wester (Manila); H. Humphreys; W. Dixson (Sydney) and A. Kol (Leningrad, U.S.S.R.).
The following were the principal
the principal recipients:-Director, Daghestan Agricultural Plant-Breeding Station, Caucasus; De- partments of Agriculture, Bermuda; Ceylon; Java; Assistant Inspector, Department of Agriculture, Vancouver, B. C.; Curator, Lloyd Botanic Garden, Darjeeling, India; Subadar Tota Ram, 4th Punjabi Regiment, India; General Li Fuk Lam; Father E. Teruzzi, Catholic Mission; Elders, Chung Pak Long,
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