13 



Plants and bulbs received : — 



Agri-Horticultural Society of Madras, 39 plants, 12 species 

 Botanic Gardens, Mauritius 



Sydney 

 Govt. Experimental Farm, Natal 

 La Mortola 



Sander & Son, St. Albans 

 James O'Brien, London 



23 



, 6 „ 



45 



, 7 „ 



25 



, 2 „ 



6 



„ 3 „ 



85 



, 16 „ 



326 



,, ornamental 



408 Packets of seeds and 419 plants were received during 

 last year, with the following result : — 



PLANTS. 



Dead on arrival 



... 54 



Died afterwards 



26 



Still in pots 



... 169 



Planted in Gardens 



... 150 



Previously in stock 



... 20 



419 



Failed to germinate ... 

 Germinated, but died 



afterwards 

 Still in pots 

 Annuals and vegetables 

 Not suitable tor climate 

 Duplicates ... 



89 



38 



157 



50 



30 



44 



408 



Plants have been supplied free as under :- 



Durban Hospital 



Berea Police Station ... 



Marine Residence 



Durban Corporation ... 



Government Asylum, Maritzburg 



Loyal Women's Guild 



Durban Home 



Church Ground, Newcastle 



£3 







2 







5 







12 11 







4 11 







2 8 







3 4 







4 16 







£37 10 



Pineapples. — In my last Annual Report (p. 29) I alluded to 

 a pine described by Mr. J. C. Harvey, and which is known in 

 Mexico as the "Spineless Guatemala," and was said to be an 

 excellent high class fruit weighing about 71bs. I obtained three 

 plants by the kindness of Mr. Harvey, who forwarded them by 

 parcels post, they have now recovered from their long trip, and 

 we hope that they will bear fruit during the summer season, 

 but whether the fruits will reach 71bs. weight in Natal may per- 

 haps be doubted, but in this connection I may say that a few 



