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eat compared with that taken by most seedling rhododendrons. 
rom Canon Ellacombe have been received several plants of great 
interest, especially old-fashioned roses of which he has so fine a 
collection. zn Karl of Ducie sent seeds of Fagus obliqua which 
Fc erminated well, and various plants have been received from Miss 
llen Willmott Sir John Ross of Bladensburg, and Lady Hanbury, 
La Morto 
Besides pipe Veitch among nurserymen, the establishment is 
indebted for valued contributions to Mr. oan of Woodbridge, 
Messrs. Cheal, and Messrs. Slocock of Wokin 
The —— plants flowered for the first pies in the Arboretum 
departm 
saben candidula oa se se. hinaz 
es Stapfiana (also fruited) ... ae 
verruculosa ( ,, BER oe $3 
Corylus essen eee ee ..- Himalaya, 
REPRE z we 9 ..» Manchuria. 
Deutzia longifolia . = ; ..» China. 
Dipteronia sinensis 
=e Be ‘i 
Fagus ——— var. uliginosa nee ... S. America. 
iqua ih He = S 
Hamesinha vernalis’ = as .. N. E. America, 
Magnolia salicifolia os ..- Japan. 
Pinus Armandii oe one cones) - Ss. “Aaa 
Rhododendron pies as ie 3 *s 
pics ste <a one rs 
Ribes shania Gas “uy a es es * 
Rosa sertata : ‘i ae Z 
Rubus paar var. “quinqueflorus 3 ie 
aldianus ie fruited)... ee is 
Gale Boe “kik a ve oo os 
Sinofranchetia sinensis ~<s. A ee “ 
Sid (Sorbaria) arborea ses a 4 
Stachyurus chinensis 
Among plants of interest which tiie howerod”’ once or twice 
before, Aesculus californica, Elliottia racemosa and Styrax Wilsonii 
were particularly good during the past year. 
Waterfowl—The past year has been a very successful one as far 
as the collection of waterfowl is concerned. The number of birds’ 
reared in the gardens was as follows :—Carolina decks 34, 
Sheldrake 6, Cinnamon Teal 5, Common Teal 2, as well as a large 
number of Tufted duck, Moorhens and a few Dabchicks. Four 
Magellanic geese were reared, but only a small number of the other 
species of geese kept in the gardens owing to the destruction of eggs 
by carrion crows. These birds also killed the Toe ees to 
Of other birds one stork was reared and four peafowl. The 
attempt of the Demoiselle cranes to hatch out a bird from the 
solitary egg laid proved abortive. 
