I regret to have to say that the behaviour of visitors is- 

 not always what it should be, plants have been stolen both 

 from the ground and also from the Conservatory, labels removed 

 from their places, and running down the grassed embankments 

 is of frequent occurrence, usually but not always by children, 

 the consequence being that when heavy rains occur the 

 embankments are washed down into gutters causing consider- 

 able trouble in repairs. 



During the year 407 packets of seeds have been received, 

 and 933 packets have been sent away to correspondents, 567 

 plants and bulbs and 1,920 cuttings have been sent away, and 

 367 plants and bulbs have been received. 



Large numbers of bulbils of Agave rigida, var, sisalana 

 have been distributed to growers, at first without charge, but 

 since the great reduction of the Grant we have been compelled 

 to charge for them at current pi ices. Free Grants were made 

 to the following : — 



Loyal Women's Guild ... 



Durban Corporation 



Women's Residental Club 



Convalescent Home 



Technical Institute (Hire) 



Dubau Home ... 



Durban Light Infantry... 



Natal Government Asylum 



Durban and Coast Agricultural Society 



In the Herbarium the specimens have been increased from 

 39,163 as stated in my last "Report to 41,370; of these 29,390 

 are foreign and 11,980 are South African. 



The 4th Part of Vol. V of "Natal Plants" has been 

 published, and now as far as known all the indigenous grasses 

 of the Colony are figured in this work. The Revised List of 

 Natal Plants with the exception of the Order Asclepiadacese has 

 been completed by the writer and published by the South 

 African Philosophical Society, and a number of copies have 

 been sent to our botanical correspondents. 



A number of dried plants collected by Lindheimer between 

 the years 1849 and 1851 have been distributed from the 

 Missouri Botanic Gardens by the Director, Mr. W. Trelease, 

 and about 340 specimens were sent to our Herbarium by him, 

 and are now incorporated in the Herbarium. 



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