12 



W. Wood, Zulu! and ... ... * I 



J. Wilson, Durban ... ... ... 2 



W. S. Armistead ... ... ... 5 



490 

 Plants were received as under : — 



Botanic Gardens, Mauritius ... ... 72 



,, ,, Cambridge ... ... 47 



„ ,, Port Darwin ... ... 2 



Zanzibar ... ... ... ... 18 



Captain Kessler ... ... ... 12 



H. E. Stainbank, Maritzburg ... ... 6 



M. Matthews, Weenen ... ... ... 9 



166 



During the year 1 898 we received 231 plants and 610 

 packets of seeds, the results of which are as under : — 



PLANTS. 



Dead on arrival ... ... ... 14 



Died afterwards ... ... ... 10 



Planted in Gardens ... ... ... 30 



Still in pots, chiefly orchids, palms, and 



bamboos ... ... ... 153 



Previously in stock ... ... ... 24 



231 



SEEDS. 



Failed to germinate ... ... ... 90 



Germinated, but died afterwards ... ... 61 



Distributed ... ... ... ... 22 



Previously in stock ... ... ... 130 



Still in pots ... ... ... ... J00 



Annuals and grasses ... ... ... 207 



Only suitable for cold climates ... ... 100 



710 



We sent away during the year packets of seeds to the 

 following correspondents : — 



Botanic Gardens, Sydney ... ... 42 



„ „ Melbourne ... ... 42 



,, ,, Brisbane ... ... 42 



„ Ballarat ... ... 42 



,, „ Adelaide ... ... 42 



Port Darwin ... ... 42 



