m 



only one of wliicli is allowed to be harvested over each yeaf. 

 During the fifteen months' period under review, two areas were 

 dealt with — one in January, 1912, and the ether in January, 1913, 

 and the yield was as follows: — 



1912 Area (Xo, 3), 39,119 lbs. at Is. Gd. per lb. ... £2,933 18 6 



1913 Area (No, 4), 23,972 lbs. at 2s. 6d. per lb. ... 2,996 10 



63,091 lbs, £5,930 8 6 



The Department is indebted to the Police generally, and the 

 Clanwilliani Police particularly, for assisting Forest Officers in 

 the suppression of Buchu thefts. 



Private individuals are beginning to see that the Government 

 Buchu areas, in consequence of being worked in a systematic and 

 judicious manner, are realising a handsome revenue to the State, 

 and there are evidences that private individuals, on whose farms 

 the shrub is found, are making attempts to foster its growth and 

 protect it from the devastating veld fires so common in many 

 districts at certain seasons of the year.'^ 



At the last Drug-Auctions held in Mincing Lane on the 

 28th May, 23 bales of Buchu were offered, the i:»rices ranging from 

 2s. 2d. to 5s. 2d. per lb. according to quality. 



Some further information on the Buchus appeared in Keiv 



Bulletin^ 1912, p. 326. j. m. h. 



Presentations to Museums. — The following miscellaneous 



specimens have been received in addition to those previously 

 recorded in the Bulletin : 



Mr. T. W. Adams, Greendale^ New Zealand. — Cones of Pinxis 



tuhcTcitlata, 



Pi'ofessor C- S. Sargent, F.L.S., Arnold Arboretum, U.S.A. 



Fruits of Ttizyplms sativa from China. 



Mr, John Christie, Marh Lane, London, E,C. — Photomicro- 

 graphs of stem of Bamhtisa vulgaris and of fibre of Broussonetia 



papyrifera. 



Mr. E. N. Kent, Hemel Hempstead. Six specimens of fancy 



woods as used for making brush-backs. 



Major Sir E, Grogan, Bart., Santiago, Chile,— Plants of 

 Yareta {Azorella sp.), Mount Tacora, Andes. 



Mr. A. G. Campbell, Richmond, Surrey. — Photograph of 

 Gebang Palm {Corypha Gehanya), Java, 



Mr. T- Burbidge, Chiswick. — Sample of oak from River Moksha, 



Russia. 



Mr. W. R. Price, Pen Moel, Chepstow. — Collection of woods, 

 fibres, fabrics, etc., from Eormosa and Loochoo Islands. 



Conservator of Forests, Nairobi, British East Africa. — Fifteen 

 specimens of indigenous timbers, 



Mr. W. P. EUmore, Leicester.- — Twelve bundles of willow rods 

 as used for basket and chair-making, 



J. M. II. 



