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after that is published as possible I propose to revise and publish 

 with consent of the Committee the more popular list which has- 

 been in hand for so long a time, and which has been delayed 

 partly by the press of other work and partly on account of the 

 changes which are being made at Kew in the nomenclature of 

 the species of the Order Asclepiadacese. From the information 

 already given in the Flora of Tropical Africa I might be able to 

 work out the species that we have, but unfortunately there are- 

 many of which we have no specimens, and even if we had them 



1 should still be at a loss to supply the new specific names. It 

 has therefore been suggested that the list should be published, 

 leaving out the Asclepiadaceae, but I have not yet decided to do 

 so. It will depend upon how long it is likely to be before the 

 part of the Flora Capensis containing this Order is published. 



Three Parts of " Natal Plants " have been published during 

 the year, viz., Part 4 of Vol. 4, completing the volume, and Parts 



2 and 3 of Vol. 5, which contain grasses only, Part 4 of Vol. 4,. 

 and Part 3 of Vol. 5, being issued simultaneously. One Part 

 more will complete the 5th volume, and I am pleased to be able 

 to say that with very few exceptions all the known indigenous 

 grasses will be figured when the volume is completed, and in 

 addition some will be figured with which we are not credited in 

 the Flora Capensis. 



At the end of September, 1905, Miss Dean left, and has since 

 married, and in March of the present year I obtained the services 

 of Miss Neuman, and hope to be able to retain her for a time at 

 any rate. She has been engaged in preparing specimens for the 

 Herbarium Cabinets, entering them, looking out parcels for 

 exchange, and various other necessary work, while Miss Franks 

 in all her spare time has been engaged in dissecting and making 

 drawings of the grasses which remain yet to be figured. As in 

 consequence of the native disturbance very little collecting has 

 been done during the best of the season, we have to fall back on 

 our unnamed specimens, many of which have in consequence of 

 press of other work been put aside for the time, and I hope to 

 get many others ready for distribution as soon as the grasses are 

 out of hand. 



J. MEDLEY WOOD, 



Director. 



