95 



7-— Among the new plants of interest introduced were Palm-. 

 Cocos datil, Yatay, Calamus paspalanthus, Damotiorops propinqua, 



■,j< ■ ■ ■ 



Choetes. Among Ferns, Asptdium erythrosorum , A. descunnopinnatum 

 and viridescens, Sophoroids, Gymnogramme lotta, and Lygodinm japonica 

 from Japan. A collection of succulents from Hamburg, and 

 of Nymbheas and Cypcrus papyrus from Dreer of 

 ' " s(Keladi)ofCuba. 



8. — During the year 6,371 plants and 438 packets of seeds 

 were received, beside the usual stock of flower seeds purchased. 



Messrs. Gibbs, Stephens, St. V. B. Down, Choa Kim Keat, 

 Micholitz, Hoe Eng Watt, Von Uslar, Loher, P. S. Falshaw, 

 M. Lai rent, Snow, Beauclerk, Col. Power, R. Little, 

 Dr. Gimlette, Bidwill, J. C. Harvey, E. M. Holmes, Professor 

 Sargent, Dr. Schlechter, Boehmer & Co., Sanders & Co., 

 Herb & Co., Danman & Co., Dreer & Co., and the Botanic 

 Gardens of Saigon, British Guiana, Baroda, Cuba, Rangoon, 

 Berlin, Trinidad, Guiana, Madras, Washington, Sydney, Annam, 

 Hamburg, Arnold Arboretum, Nogent sur Maine, Hanoi, and 

 Philadelphia. 



9. — There were, excluding Para Rubber plants and seeds, 

 1,964 plants and 314 lots of seeds exported. The recipients were 

 Dr. Preuss, Chief Surgeon, Luang, Prabang, Mr. J. Harvey, 

 Mr. A. D. Machado, Mr. Woodford (Solomon Islands), Mr. 

 Dreer, Mi. Choa Kim Keat, Mr. Chatterjee, Messrs. Sanders 

 & Co., Mr. Hoe Eng Watt, Col. Power, Mr. Bkai ci.ekk, 



.iams, Mr. 

 . Per 



Mr! Goodfellow, the Botanic establishments ot 

 ayaney, Jamaica, New Guinea, Penang, Teynampett, Christmas 

 Island, Hamburg, Washington, Trinidad, Melbourne. British 

 Guiana, Port Darwin, Fiji, Kew, Cuba, Thaiping, Berlin, Hanoi, 

 S- Nigeria, as well as the Royal Engineers Hospital, Blakan Mati. 

 ^ilau Pisang and Raffles Lighthouses, General Hospital, Govern- 

 ment House, P.W.D. Grounds. 1 : h ; rt. KM.S.. 

 Residency Malacca, Ordinance Office Pulau Brani, Kandang 

 Kerbau Hospital, Colonial Secretary's Bungalow, etc. 



10.— As it was impossible for the Director to make any 

 - this year, except one to Malacca and Province 

 } V f esley, no grea t amount of collecting could be done. A large 

 flection of herbarium was received from the Manila Botanic 

 hardens, and a large number from the Buitenzorg Gardens. Indian 



