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PLANTS AND SEEDS SENT FROM THE ROYAL SOCIETY'S 

 GARDENS DURING THE YEAR 1872, 



Principally to Foreign Parts. 



March 1st.— To tlie Botanic Gardens, Adelaide. — 2 cases containing G6 

 Plants. 



March 5th.— To Mr. McGinn, Botanic Gardens, Cape Town. — 25 jmckets 

 Seeds. 



March 5th,— To Mr. Wilson, St. George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South 

 Africa. — 25 packets of Seeds. 



March 25th. — To the Royal Gardens, Kew.— 60 packets of Seeds. 



May 31st.— To Mons. J. Verschaffett, Ghent, Belgium.— G Tr-ee Ferns, 

 6 and 8 feet. 



June 18th. — To the Royal Gardens, Kew. — 100 packets of Seeds. 



July 24th.— To the Melbourne Botanic Gardens.— 30 packets of Seeds. 



July 24th. — To Mr. G. Brunning, Nurseryman, St. Kilda, near Mel- 

 bourne. — 32 Plants, 50 packets of Seeds. 



October 2nd.— To D. Manning, Sydney.— 24 Plants. 



December 2nd. — Per "Ethel," to Mons. Jean VerschafFet, Ghent,, 

 Belgium. — 3 Tree Ferns, each about 12 feet in length. 



PLANTS SUPPLIED FOR THE DECORATION OF PUBLIC 

 PLACES, DURING 1872. 



May 7th.— H.M. Gaol, Campbell-street.— 68 Plants. 



May 22nd. — The Longford Church Grounds. — 70 Plants. 



May 22nd. — The High School Grounds, Hobart Town. — 64 Plants. 



May 22nd. — Campbell Town Church Grounds. — 83 Plants. 



May 22nd. — Jew's Synagogue, Hobart Town. — 64 Plants. 



May 30th. — Church of England Grounds, Broadmarsh.— ^84 Plants.. 



May 31st. — Church of England Grounds, Avoca. — 55 Plants. 



June 6th. — The Public Offices, Launceston. — 21 Plants. 



June 10th.— Public School, Bagdad.— 60 Plants. 



July 6th. — Hobart Town City Council for Castray Esplanade. — 17 Elms. 



July 16th.— For Town Hall Grounds.— 100 Plants. 



July 30th.— The Cemetery Grounds, New Town.— 286 Plants. 



F. ABBOTT, JuN. 



