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D.A. GRIFFITHS AND S.P. LAU

in future planting programmes:

Native Country Remarks

Botanical Name

Tristanea conferta Australia

Celtis sinensis Hong Kong

From 100 to 150 ft. high... etc. grows very rapidly and well in H.K.

A fine tree which grows well and can be propagated readily from seed which is produced in abundance.

Many trees were planted on the roadsides 2 years ago which have grown very rapidly. Two rows bordering the side of the Peak Road would also have done well if they had been attended to in pruning during this and last year.

Despite the prevalence and destructive power of typhoons Mr. Ford was able to report in 1879:

"The general appearance of the Gardens has been decidedly in advance of previous years. The collection of Cacti continues to thrive well. On the sides of the walk next to the Fountain Terrace the trees of Grevilea robusta now form a very effective avenue. The trees were planted when they were one year old, in 1876 and they are now about thirty feet high. Near the Fernery in the Old Garden a collection of Orchids indigenous to Hong Kong has been made. Many of the more beautiful and interesting plants of this Colony have been introduced to the Gardens and I am now continuing this work.... The collection of coniferous trees in the New Garden has been partly rearranged... the Palms have quite filled the ground, and excepting very dwarf kinds, no

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66 D.A. GRIFFITHS AND S.P. LAU in future planting programmes: Native Country Remarks Botanical Name Tristanea conferta Australia Celtis sinensis Hong Kong From 100 to 150 ft. high... etc. grows very rapidly and well in H.K. A fine tree which grows well and can be propagated readily from seed which is produced in abundance. Many trees were planted on the roadsides 2 years ago which have grown very rapidly. Two rows bordering the side of the Peak Road would also have done well if they had been attended to in pruning during this and last year. Despite the prevalence and destructive power of typhoons Mr. Ford was able to report in 1879: "The general appearance of the Gardens has been decidedly in advance of previous years. The collection of Cacti continues to thrive well. On the sides of the walk next to the Fountain Terrace the trees of Grevilea robusta now form a very effective avenue. The trees were planted when they were one year old, in 1876 and they are now about thirty feet high. Near the Fernery in the Old Garden a collection of Orchids indigenous to Hong Kong has been made. Many of the more beautiful and interesting plants of this Colony have been introduced to the Gardens and I am now continuing this work.... The collection of coniferous trees in the New Garden has been partly rearranged... the Palms have quite filled the ground, and excepting very dwarf kinds, no

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66 D.A. GRIFFITHS AND S.P. LAU in future planting programmes: Native Country Remarks Botanical Name Tristanea conferta Australia Celtis sinensis Hong Kong From 100 to 150 ft. high... etc. grows very rapid- ly and well in H.K. A fine tree which grows well and can be propagat- ed readily from seed which is pro- duced in abun- dance. Many trees were planted on the roadsides 2 years ago which have grown very rapidly. Two rows bordering the side of the Peak Road would also have done well if they had been attended to in pruning during this and last year. Despite the prevalence and destructive power of typhoons Mr. Ford was able to report in 1879: + + + + + "The general appearance of the Gardens has been de- cidedly in advance of previous years .The col- lection of Cacti . . . . continues to thrive well, On the sides of the walk next to the Fountain Terrace the trees of Grevilea robusta . now form a very ef- fective avenue. The trees were planted when they were one year old, in 1876 and they are now about thirty feet high. Near the Fernery in the Old Garden a col- lection of Orchids indigenous to Hong Kong has been made. Many of the more beautiful and interesting plants of this Colony have been introduced to the Gar- dens and I am now continuing this work.... The collection of coniferous trees in the New Garden has been partly rearranged . . . the Palms have quite filled the ground, and excepting very dwarf kinds, no +

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D.A. GRIFFITHS AND S.P. LAU

in future planting programmes:

Native Country Remarks

Botanical Name Tristanea conferta Australia

Celtis sinensis Hong Kong

From 100 to 150 ft. high... etc. grows very rapid- ly and well in H.K.

A fine tree which grows well and can be propagat- ed readily from seed which is pro- duced in abun- dance.

Despite the prevalence and destructive power of typhoons Mr. Ford was able to report in 1879:

+ +

"The general appearance of the Gardens has been de- cidedly in advance of previous years .The col- lection of Cacti . . . . continues to thrive well, On the sides of the walk next to the Fountain Terrace the trees of Grevilea robusta . now form a very ef- fective avenue. The trees were planted when they were one year old, in 1876 and they are now about thirty feet high. Near the Fernery in the Old Garden a col- lection of Orchids indigenous to Hong Kong has been made. Many of the more beautiful and interesting plants of this Colony have been introduced to the Gar- dens and I am now continuing this work.... The collection of coniferous trees in the New Garden has been partly rearranged . . . the Palms have quite filled the ground, and excepting very dwarf kinds, no

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