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(Simarubaceae), and the important East African rubber vine, 
Landolphia Kirkii, Dyer. 
A list of living plants introduced by Kirk from East Africa, 
some particulars of the garden he founded in Zanzibar, and his 
opinion on the advisability of establishing botanic stations in 
that region will be found in the Kew Bulletin, 1896, pp. 80-86, 
where also it is stated that almost every economic production 
of East Africa has at one time or another received attention from 
Sir John Kirk, _ 
Besides his botanical work, he was an active member of the 
Royal Geographical Society and numerous notes and sketch- -maps 
y are to be found in the volumes of Proceedings and in 
the Journal of that Society. 
ohn Kirk’s political achievements this is not the 
place to speak in detail, but it should not be forgotten that the 
practical suppression of the Slave Trade in East Africa was due 
almost entirely to his persistent efforts. 
The first living contribution to Kew from Dr. Kirk was 
a parcel of seeds on March 3rd, 1860. After this regular con- 
signments of plants and seeds of many kinds were received, 
the total number recorded being 75. Sir John was equally 
zealous with respect to the introduction of plants of economic 
interest to Zanzibar and to the mainland, and many Wardian 
cases and packages were despatched from Kew at his request. 
The following i is a list of some of the plants received from him 
and it is of interest to record that no less than seventeen of his 
introductions were figured in the Botanical Magazine. 
Aloe brachystachys (Bot. Mag. t. 
73 
ie Kirkii (Bot. Mag. t. 7386). 
pendulifiora. 
Clerodendron cephalanthum 
Mag. t. 7922). 
Clerodendron macrosiphon (Bot. 
Mag. t. 6695). 
Cri 
(Bot. 
um Bainesii. 
»,  Hildebrandtii (Bot. Mag. t. 
6709). 
rinum Kirkii (Bot. Mag. t. 6512). 
Dioscorea spp. 
meee oor gy Kirkii (Bot. Mag, t. 
276). 
Site gh Car Hildebrandtii (Bot. 
Mag. t. 8592-3). 
Quartinianus (Bot. Mag. 
- & 
Clotiown spp. 
or SEDs 
Fbise plane (Bot. Mag. t. 
24). 
aestr Kirkii. 
Impatiens Oliveri Bee's Pag ‘ iy 
ultani. (Bot. Mag. 
6643). 
Keramanthus Kirkii (Bot. Mag. t. 
271). 
Kniphofia Kirkii. 
Landolphia spp. 
Monodora Myristica (Bot. Mag. t. 
3059). 
Musa Livingsto 
$s Schtardiea Go. PI. t. 1777). 
Neobenthamia gracilis (Bot. Mag. t. 
7221). 
Ochna Kirkii. 
Orchids 
Palms. 
Pandanus spp. 
Polystac Ache Kirkii. 
Sansevieria Kirkii (Bot. Mag. t. 
7357). 
Stapelia 
Reephec ths Kom 
Tacca ak ae ye Mag. t. 
oculcas Boivinii (Bot. Mag. t. 
6026). 
ab Loddigesii (Bot. Mag. 
t. 5985). 
