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grassy banks, along the sides of the main wait, are clumps of 

 showy flowers ; and scattered through the ground are fine stand- 

 ard Acacias, Eucalypti, Goniferce, Psoralea, Swainsonia, Pultencea, 

 Humea, Hakea, &c. Excepting a few specimens of Mahonia 

 Leschenaultii, Ehododendron arboreum, Sapota elengoides, Myrtus 

 tomentosa, Ilex WigMiana and Viburnum acuminatum ; all the 

 rest of the trees in the garden seem to be introduced. 



5. The lower part of the garden is not in good order. It was 

 originally a swamp, and suffers from frost in clear winter nights ; 

 the cold air formed on the slopes of the mountains rolls down 

 into the valley and envelopes the herbage, blighting many 

 tender plants. It is now protected from the high winds by rows 

 of Australian trees, and there is a prospect of Mr M'lvor devoting 

 his energies to it as sdon as the conservatory is finished. As 

 dahlias and many other plants which are not hurt on the upper 

 slopes are killed by the frosts below, and as this evil cannot be 

 entirely averted, it is proposed to make this part a grassy lawn 

 for exhibitions of native produce, with an avenue of 50 feet in 

 breadth leading from the gate to the conservatory. 



6. General Results. — I have great pleasure in observing that 

 the introduction of the seeds obtained through Government from 

 Saharunpore, Darjiling, China, Australia, and the Cape, has been 

 most satisfactory. A very considerable number of timber and 

 forest trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants, have been secured to 

 the country, and thrive remarkably well. This of itself renders 

 the efforts of Mr M'lvor of great importance, especially as the 

 seeds are sufficient for abundant distribution. 



7. Timber Trees. — Amongst the timber trees are the blue gum 

 tree, the deodar, and the Patagonian pine, perhaps I may add 

 the Turkey oak, Turkey box, and the Irish yew, these latter are 

 still of small size. The European pines (Larix and Abies) have 

 not answered well. On the other hand, the Acacia robusta of 

 Australia is in such abundance as to stamp a peculiar feature in 

 the scenery, which is entirely wanting in the drawings of Utaka- 

 mand (Colonel M'Eurdy's) printed fifteen years ago. 



8. Fruit-Trees. — The best varieties of English apples and pears 

 are cultivated. Figs and vines grow well ; also oranges and 

 lemons — these latter succeed remarkably at the branch garden 



