BANGALORE GARDEN. 335 



In the early part of 1856, Sir William Hooker, Director of the 

 Koyal Gardens, Kew, and the late Dr Eoyle, of the East India 

 House, were solicited to assist in procuring the services of a 

 skilled superintendent for the proposed garden. An agreement 

 was also forwarded, specifying the terms upon which the super- 

 intendent was to be selected. 



To avoid delay, a maistry gardener (Heera Lai) was engaged 

 on a salary of Ks. 25 per mensem ; and the gentlemen forming 

 the committee (Superintendent Bangalore Division, Secretary to 

 the Commissioner and Dr Kirkpatrick), adopted preliminary mea- 

 sures, with a view to preserve all the more interesting botanical 

 specimens, and to make the grounds generally as attractive as 

 possible. An elegant cottage, to serve as the dwelling and office 

 of the superintendent, was completed at a cost of Es. 2000. The 

 garden wall has been built at a cost of Es. 540 ; the- walks have 

 been gravelled and increased to 24 feet in width ; and two large 

 manure pits have been prepared. 



After a delay of six months, and the interchange of several 

 communications, one gardener of great merit having thrown up 

 the appointment on account of the state of India, Mr New, who 

 had been in charge of certain portions of the Eoyal Gardens, 

 Kew, and who possessed high testimonials from the Committee 

 of Management of the Belfast Garden, was selected by Sir "Wil- 

 liam Hooker. Mr New reached Madras on the 4th, and Banga- 

 lore on the 10th April 1858. He brought two valuable cases of 

 plants from the Eoyal Gardens at Kew, containing novelties 

 from Australia, &c. About the same time two Wardian cases 

 were received from the Botanical Garden, Calcutta, and one from 

 Sydney ; for the latter the garden is indebted to Mrs Pearse. A 

 large collection of fruit trees has been received from the Govern- 

 ment garden at Utakamand, including China limes, Malta 

 oranges, &c. 



In 1858-59 the disbursements were Es. 6512-0-2, of which, 

 however, Es. 1980 were expended on buildings, and for other 

 similar purposes, which will not recur. In this, the second year 

 only of the gardeu, the large sum of Es. 801-11-8 has been rea- 

 lised by sales of produce at low rates. The rest of the expendi- 

 ture being met by grants from the Treasury. In future years 



