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Mr. C. D. Graham, Kildare—Seeds from Macedonia. 
Mr. G. Elisha, Canonbury Park—Mesembryanthemums. 
Mr. T. H. Burroughs, Stamford—Various trees and shrubs. 
Prof. J. H. Wilson, St. Andrews—Hybrid Passifloras and 
Begonias. 
Mr. A. Monk, New Jersey—Seeds of Gentiana crinita. 
Sir I’. Crisp, Bt., Henley—Various economic plants and 
palms. 
Major Howard, Richmond—Seeds from Kilamatende,. East 
ca. 
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commerce; Ilex paraguayensis,' which yield Paraguay tea; 
Clematis Stanleyi; Pouteria suavis; “Tefi’’, (Eragrostis abyss- 
inca); Befaria sp. from Sierra Nevada; Juniper seeds from Spain 
and seeds of Cytisi and Pinus canariensis from Teneriffe. 
. A number of plants raised for British Military Cemeteries in 
France, including 250 Eucalypti, Canadian Maples, and other 
trees and shrubs were sent to the Director, Graves Registration - 
and Enquiries, G.H.Q., France. 
During the year a number of nursery borders and some flower 
beds in the public grounds were devoted to the cultivation of 
vegetables, such as potatoes, turnips, parsnips, cauliflowers, cab- 
bages, carrots and bees 
Arboretum.—The difficulties arising from the shortage of 
labour, to which reference was mad 
plants which have been 
time, labour and mone 
The grass on many of the lawns, in normal times kept closely 
mown, was left to grow, thereby contribufing to the large stack 
of excellent hay which, in spite of the dryness of the early 
summer, was secured. 
Little damage has been done by storm during the past year 
as compared with 1916, but two fine trees were destroyed by 
lightning—one a large sweet chestnut near the North Gallery, 
the other a common oak near the Azalea Garden. The first was 
barked so thoroughly that it died by autumn, whilst the trunk 
got together with such an expenditure of 
