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Veitchii, and Albertiana ; also of helesia tetraptera (the 

 Caroline snowdrop tree), Parkinsonia aculeata (the 

 Jerusalem thorn), Adansonia digitata (Monkey bread or 

 Baobob), a tree remarkable for its great size of trunk, 

 sometimes measuring 80ft. in circumference, Nyssa 

 aquatica and capilata, and several species of American 

 forest trees, including Sycamores, Ashes, Betulas, etc. 

 Hitherto the greater number of the introduced plants have 

 been procured by exchange, effected by sending Norfolk 

 Island pines and Tree ferns (Dicksonia antartica) to 

 Europe. By late advices, however, we learn that the 

 Tree Fern can now be purchased in London for less than 

 the freight from Tasmania, and that the Norfolk Island 

 pine is propagated by cuttings, in France, to such an 

 extent as to keep the Home market fully supplied. So 

 few Tasmanian plants would now be accepted as ex- 

 changes that we shall have to depend principally on 

 purchases for any future acquisitions to our collection. 

 The North American cranberry, Paccinium racroearpum, 

 which has been in the Garden for some time, has this 

 year " set " several dozen fruit. This valuable plant, 

 which is suited for growing in bogs unsuited for any other 

 culture, is very prolific when properly cultivated. It i^ 

 worthy of a careful trial in our lake districts, where it 

 would probably thrive. Cones have been produced on 

 Cedrus deodara and Auricaria Bidwilii for the first tinie, 

 and from the formei' several dozen seedlings have been 

 raised. The pi'inted labels, first used upwards of two 

 years ago, have stood fairly well. 



The estimated number of visitors to the Gardens was 

 67,000. 



