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tion.) Scientific publications: Natal Plants, Vol. 1 by Wood and 
Evans; Vols. 2-5 by J. Medley Wood. ‘Each vol. of 100 plates 
and descriptions. Study eee is furnished eerie to 
public schools when requested. Formerly combined with the 
Natal ateabevrnrn but aes over in 1913 by the Municipality. 
(See Durban 2.) 
DURBAN (2) 
Tue NataL HERBARIUM AND PLANT PATHOLOGICAL STATION 
Durban, Natal 
Established: 1913. Taken over by the Government of the Union 
of South Africa in 1913 and given its present name. It is an 
out station of the Division of Plant Industry, Department of 
Agriculture. Was formerly combined with the Natal Botanic 
Garden (which see). 
Directors: J. Medley Wood (1913-1915); P. A. van der Bij], 
Mycologist-in-charge (1915-1921); H. H. Storey, Mycologist- 
in-charge (1922-1928); A. P. D. McClean, Mycologist-in- 
charge (1928— 
A collection of many type specimens of species brought together 
by Dr. J. Medley Wood is housed here, and is open to the public. 
The determination of plants is undertaken for inquirers. 
Source of income: Appropriations by the Union of 5. Africa 
Government. Herbarium: A quarantine greenhouse of modern 
type has been built by the South African Sugar Association at the 
Herbarium, and in this building new varieties of sugar cane, im- 
ported from foreign countries, are grown under conditions of strict 
isolation and inspection by Government officers. The pee 
laboratory undertakes the examination of diseases of any crops, 
but its activities have, in recent years, mainly centered mre the 
group of virus diseases of plants. segs Sas of Streak dis- 
ease of sugar cane and maize, of mosaic the same host plants 
and of rosette disease of peanuts have aie wn them to be trans- 
mitted under local conditions by particular insects. This institu- 
tion has a special experimental ground adjacent to the building 
and is equipped with insect- proof g greenhouses for the study o of 
plant virus diseases. 
GRAHAMSTOWN (C. P.) 
MunictpaAL BoTANIC GARDEN 
Curator: E. Lever (1937). 
