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otherwise by natives or colonists, and I therefore take this 

 opportunity of again asking for contributions of this kind, 

 which will be duly and thankfully acknowledged. 



Parcels of specimens, if within the limit of size and weight, 

 will pass free through the post if addressed O.H.M.S., Curator 

 Colonial Herbarium, Botanic Gardens, Berea, Durban. Printed 

 direction labels will be sent on application. 



A photo of the Herbarium accompanies this Report, and I 

 am glad to say that the building is commodious, and, better 

 than that, it is, from its height above the ground and the 

 asphalt platform on which it is built, quite dry, so that the 

 specimens are not in danger of damage from damp. 



My two assistants are still with me, and their time is fully 

 occupied, as in addition to the ordinary work of mounting and 

 arranging the specimens, the drawings and dissections for 

 " Natal Plants " occupies the whole of their spare time, Miss 

 Lauth still keeping to the grasses, and Miss Franks, with some 

 assistance from Miss Lauth, to the miscellaneous plants. 



J. MEDLEY WOOD. 



