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Dr, E. De Wildeman, and Dr. A. Zahlbruckner, for the generons 
loan of type specimens and other material from the herbaria under 
their charge. 
“T must add my final acknowledgments of the aid ao me by 
Assistants in the Herbarium of the Royal Botanic Gardens; to 
Mr. C. H. Wright, A.L.S., in preparing the manuscript for the 
press and in checking the proofs ; and to Mr. N. E. Brown, A.L.S., 
for working out the geographical distribution: 
“ For the detailed topography the third edition of the ‘ Spezial- 
Karte yon Africa’ (Gotha: Justus Perthes, 1893) has been chiefly 
used,” 
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Witcombe ; February 17, 1913. 
Entebbe Botanic Garden—The report of the work of the 
Botanical, Forestry and Scientific Department of the Uganda 
Protectorate for the year ending 3lst March, 1912,* is published 
in a thin foolscap folio volume containing 26 pages and 17 pages of 
Appendices. 
The section devoted to the botanical department is illustrated by 
several excellent reproductions of photographs of indigenous trees, 
economic plants and views of the arin: Among these are shown a 
fine exa'nple of Antiaris toxicaria (misspelled Antiaria), a tall hand- 
some tree with a long clean trunk and spreading crown, a pone 
department havin fait citerdbefSd during the riod under 
review, little work has been done, but the chief future policy will be 
the encouragement of the exploitation of native timber, which has 
been found to resist the ravages of rot and attacks of white ants 
much better than the imported relate 8 now used. 
The scientific section is now provided with a suitable museum in 
which are housed specimens of isi craftsmanship and collections 
of specimens illustrating the industries and natural resources of the 
country. The results of the examination of various samples of 
rubber obtained in the Protectorate and shown at the International 
pupper Exhibition in London are given in detail. 
report concludes with meterological notes _ — tables of 
Services taken at various stations in the Protectora 
pee 
if, rts Protectorate. Annual Report of the Botanical, Forestry and 
S Diektnenit for the on ended 31st March, 1912. Government 
pase Entebbe, veamts, 1912 
