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Gardens. The only plants put oat in the same year which 

 have since died, are Apios tuberosu, Benthamia fragifera, and 

 Dacrydium cupressinum. 



In the early part of the year I have been accustomed to 

 make a collecting trip into some suitable district of the Colony, 

 but in the year just concluded I did not feel well enough to 

 undertake the journey. Mr. Wylie, the head gardener, 

 therefore, with the consent of the Committee, went in my stead, 

 and, in addition to collecting a large number of specimens for 

 the Colonial Herbarium, some of which proved to be new, he 

 obtained numerous plants and seeds for distribution, and 

 exchange with other institutions, some of which have already 

 been sent away, and a large number are still on hand. 



No change has been made in the European staff, and Mr. 

 Wylie, the head gardener, with his assistants, Mr. J. Harmon 

 and Mr. H. Rutter, continue to give complete satisfaction. I 

 may say that Mr. Wylie and Mr. Harmon have completed 13 

 years' service, and Mr. Rutter nearly six years. 



The following free grants of plants have been made during 

 the year : — 



Sydenham Police Station 

 N.G. Railways 

 Adam's Mission Station 

 Bellair Cemetery 

 Berea College 



Plants, fruit, flowers, etc., have been sold, sent away in 



exchange, and granted free to public institutions to the amount 

 of a little more than £1,240. 



Packets of seeds were received during the year as 

 under : — 



PACKETS. 



Royal Gardens, Kew ... ... ... ... 14 



,, ,, Jamaica ... ... ... ... 2 



Imperial Botanic Gardens, St. Petersburg ... 53 



Botanic Gardens, Bangalore ... ... ... 12 



Grenada ... ... ... 5 



Madras ... ... ... ... 28 



Najpur ... ... ... ... 2 



Brisbane ... ... ... 54 



£ s. 



d 



3 10 







26 15 







10 1 







4 U 







8 2 







£52 19 







lions: Kong- ... ... ... 6 



Melbourne ... ... ... 25 



M. Max Cornu, Paris 6 



Messrs. Reasoner Bros., Florida ... ... ... 8 



,, Damman & Co., Naples ... ... ... 299 



