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to the public gardens at Graham's town and Natal, gis well as to 

 private individuals throughout the Colony, who will engage to 

 devote the necessary care and attention to their establishment 

 and growth. From these trees, so distributed seeds may in 

 future years be available in the districts where they are planted, 

 for local distribution. 



" A specimen of araucarias, just received from Australia, will 

 be distributed in the same manner, free of charge. 



" The communications and requests from the country for seeds 

 and plants, and for information and advice on subjects connected 

 tlierewith, have been numerous, and rather on the increase com- 

 pared with previous years. All have been complied with as far 

 as our circumstances admitted. 



" Some progress has been made in labelling the plants with 

 sightly, and durable labels. Two hundred and fifty (250) have 

 been done, and but for the difficulty of getting the labels cast in 

 quantities, a greater number would have been done. The bulk 

 of the plants in the collection should be named at once, leaving 

 those doubtful and insignificant species for gradual accomplish- 

 ment ; to effect this, it is now proposed to request Messrs. Lev- 

 icks and Sherman to procure from Europe two thousand (2,000) 

 labels according to pattern ; this number will be sufficient in the 

 meantime to label all the most prominent plants in the garden. 



" From Dr. Livingstone of the Zambesi expedition, a wardian 

 case, containing plants and some seeds peculiar to the regions 

 the Doctor is exploring, have been received, most of which are 

 doing well. None ofthe seeds of what is presented as a valuable 

 fiber (sample received) have, it is to be regretted, germinated. 

 A distribution of the seeds and plants was requested by Dr. Liv- 

 ingstone. Seeds of the finer yielding plants have been sent to 

 India, Kew, Australia, Natal and Graham's Town. Specimens of 

 the plants have been sent to Australia and Natal, and a further 

 distribution will be made to England and Lidia. A collection of 

 seeds of economical plants has been forwarded to Dr. Livingstone 

 during the year. 



" From the financial statements annexed, it appears that the 

 receipts of the institution during 1859, were, in the whole, 

 £849 9s 4d ; the expenditure, £677 5s lOd; leaving a balance 

 at the Cape of Good Hope Bank, on the 31st of December, of 

 £172 3s 6d. 



"The estimated expenditure for 1860, is £926, which will be 



