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[Page 12]
Sowed one half of the Indian seeds which Lady Brownrigg was pleased to send from Kandy, in a composition of vegetable mould and Yellow Loam.
Received and sowed in flower pots a collection of Cape seeds which H.Gifford Esquire presented, and also mignonette seeds received form J. W. Bennett Esquire together with some vegetable seeds. The first sowing of the mignonette seeds came up very finely and thrive well, but the second although only sown three days after have not appeared.
Removed from the seed potato the flower borders the Geranium capitatum, Cylista scariosa, and Erythrina caffra, which thrive well -
G.G. Fort. The Grape vine having shed its leaves, pruned and trained it upon Trellis work, made cuttings of the branches that were cut of sent some young plants to the Gardens at Cattura vizt. branches that had been tied up six weeks ago.
It is a great loss and disappointment that the collection of vegetable seeds which His Excellency The Governor was pleased to order for the use of this Establishment have not arrived from the Cape as the weather has been more favourable this month for sowing vegetables of all sorts, than we have had for last nine months, and it appears rather strange as there have been several arrivals from the Cape since they were ordered - The only crops are country vegetables such as Brinjale and Bandicas, Onions, Greens, spinage, cucumbers, and Endive -
A very fine large tree of the Terminalia Catappa or country Almond grows in this garden and is supposed to be the oldest of its species in Ceylon, it is now in fruit but not so plentiful nor so good as it produced in the months of May & June.