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generally rained either in the morning or evening the remaining part of the month.
The Orange, Pumplemos and Lime trees planted last month near the Godowns, thrive well, excepting a few that I allowed the Mohandiram to plant in the Cingalese method, with a view to convince him, if possible, of the advantage of pruning or the necessity of reducing the branches in proportion to the size of the root and which is to be hoped has had the desired effect, as they were told it was the only thing which caused the trees which I planted to live while those which they planted tho' only one third the number of mine were dead from want of pruning.
Received four Orange and one Citron tree a most acceptable donation for this Garden from John Whitchurch Bennett Esquire, and which he the other day received from China, this present there is no doubt will be attended with great benefit and improvement of the Ceylon Orange when engrafted upon native stocks of which there are now some in a forward state. In making the new road met with some large stones which the Cingalese call "kalloo Gall" or black Marble which were easily broken in small pieces, by collecting the underwood and which has been rooted up along the banks of the road and then making a fire over the stones untill they were perfectly heated, and then pouring water upon them I found them useful in building Bridges across the little rivulets which soon from during heavy rain & It also answers for covered drains etc..
Sowed one half of the Collection of Indian and Malacca seeds which Lady Brownrigg had the goodness to send from Kandy: On the River side of the Bungalow hill made a plantation of black Pepper with a view to let it run up some Teak trees which are self sown and very close together: On the summit of the same hill formed a small border of black soil and sand for Cape plants, a few of which thrive well in