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ing duplicate living plants from the Kew collections, and ship- 
ping them to us this spring. He sailed on February 16th, and 
ing offered it to Dr. Britton while at Kew last autumn is highly 
appreciated. Mr. Nash will also 
and carry out some studies on grasses in the Kew herria: 
Work on the contract awarded by the Commissioner of Parks 
Devlin, iy building the driveways and paths in 
the winter, and except for final sodding, sowing and planting is 
now essentially finished. 
Work is now going forward on the laying of over half a mile 
of waterpipe to supply the propagating houses, stable and nurse- 
ries located on the eastern side of the Garden, the line extending 
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will i fadilitate fe operation of these departments. 
Mr. Samuel Henshaw, late Head Gardener, has been commis- 
sioned to visit the West Indies, by means of money pars 
scribed last year by members of th ‘den, purpose of 
curing specimens of desirable plants not yet represented in the 
collections. He sailed late in January Barbadoes, planning 
or 
to visit a number of the West Indian Islands, including Jamaica 
and Trinidad. It is expected that he will return by the middle 
of April. 
By means of a special appropriation made by the Executive 
Committee of the Board of Managers, Mr. Percy Wilson, Mu- 
