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fornia. While this species is said to produce a fruit less palatable 

 than the bread fruit {A. incisa), the seeds when roasted have the 

 flavor of chestnuts. 



PLANTS PROPAGATED, DISTRIBUTED, ETC. 



During the yenv there has been a very great increase in the number 

 of plants propagated and distributed by the Gardens and Grounds. 

 The following shows the character and magnitude of this branch of 

 the work : 



PLANTS PROPAGATED DURING THE SEASON OF 1901 AND 1902 FOR USE ON THE 



GROUNDS AND FOR DISTRIBUTION. 



Name. 



Alternanthera . . 



Amaranthus 



Abutilon 



Ageratiun 



Acalypha 



Ampelopsis vine 



Asters 



Antirrhinum 



Begonia 



Coleus 



Celosia 



Chrysanthemum 



Carnation 



Canna 



Centaurea 



Cineraria 



Cosmos 



Clematis 



Dahlia 



Dianthus 



Euonymus _ 



Fuschia 



Ferns 



Geranium 



Guava 



Heliotrope 



Iresine. 



Namie. 



Grapes (foreign) 



Lemon 



Mignonette 



Marigold. 



Nasturtium 



Olive 



Pandanus 



Pansy _ _ 



Phlox _. 



Pyrethrum 



Roses 



Eicinus - 



Poppy 



Petunia 



Salvia 



Swainsonia 



Stevia 



Sedum 



Shrubs 



Tobacco. 



I Tea 



Vinca _.- 



Vines __ 



Verbena 



Miscellaneous . - 



Total. 



Number of 



varieties. 



67 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 9 

 1 

 3 

 2 

 1 



15 

 3 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 1 

 1 

 1 



13 

 1 

 5 

 2 



17 

 4 



70 



Number 

 of plants. 



691 



1,373 



547 



1,039 



213 



2,307 



147 



2,492 



857 



229 



5,342 



764 



691 



327 



2,749 



352 



371 



2,213 



14, 416 



4,500 



29,341 



1,243 



2,165 



2,704 



1,953 



137,796 



ANNUAL, FLOWERING PLANTS ON GROUNDS. 



Aster.. 780 



Dahlia 85 



Dianthus 963 



Feverfew 200 



Gladiolus 1 , 020 



Rudbeckia 600 



Roses : 1,800 



Antirrhinum 313 



Ageratum 100 



Begonia 100 



Celosia 232 



Carnation , 2, 700 



Cosmos 270 



Heliotrope . 187 



Mignonette 547 



Marigold 250 



Pansy 1.400 



325 



250 



72 



293 



Phlox 



Poppy 



Petunia 



Swainsonia 



Total 12, 387 



BEDDING PLANTS ON GROUNDS. 



Abutilon 750 



Acalypha . 432 



Alternanthera 2,740 



Camia . . 654 



Coleus 2, 300 



Cuphea 50 



Geranium ... 1, 200 



Iresine 650 



Salvia . 



Amarantluis. 

 Centaurea _ . . 



Cineraria 



Sedum ._:... 

 Verbena 



973 

 375 

 756 

 634 

 934 

 300 



Total - 12,748 



