SEEDS HOW BEST TO BK SENT OTT. 107 



that is, at the beginning of the rainy season. Those 

 intended for cultivation in the plains during the 

 cold weather, should arrive in October and Novem- 

 ber, while such as are to be sown in the Himalayas 

 need not be there before March, or even April. 



The seeds obtained from various sources may 

 be sent in separate parcels as intended for warm 

 or for cool climates, as for Bombay, Madras, Cal- 

 cutta, and Saharunpore, or for the Hills of Maha- 

 bhaleshwur, Neilgherries, Darjeeling, Mussooree, 

 and Simla. Wherever practicable, the Botanic Gar- Measures a,i- 



visable for 



dens or their nurseries seem the most suitable situa- 

 tions for the first cultivation of the various seeds or 

 plants which may be introduced, but the Gardens 

 of the several Horticultural Societies at the Presi- 

 dencies might be equally advantageous wherever 

 they are desirous of joining in the experiment. 

 Whenever a plant has become established, or its 

 seed has ripened in one garden, these should be 

 distributed to the others which have been enume- 

 rated, or to the several branch Horticultural Socie- 

 ties which have been established, or to individuals 

 who are inclined to pay the requisite attention to 

 such pursuits. The several gardens in different 



parts of India ought also to interchange their several 



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