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containing descriptions and drawings of the Orchids of North-West 

 Himalaya presented. Various volumes of periodicals and journals 

 have been bound. 



The Herbarium building although repaired is still very unsatisfac- 

 tory. During the latter part of the year the excessive damp and 

 consequent mould on the specimens has been very troublesome, but 

 with the aid of charcoal fires in chatties the Herbarium has been 

 kept as dry as possible. Something however must be done, or the 

 life of the Herbarium will not be a long one, and considering the 

 cramped space for Office and Library, and the urgent need of a 

 room suitable for a store for tools, seeds, bulbs, rubber, and other 

 specimens, this need would be met by converting the Herbarium 

 into a store and erecting a new one on arches instead of a ground- 

 floor on sloping ground. A space of 30 by 20 feet would suffice 

 for a herbarium. 



Owing to arrears and pressure of work, I was not able to suggest 

 any collecting trips, but the garden Overseer paid a visit to the 

 Singapore Gardens and obtained eleven cases of miscellaneous 

 plants, all desirable additions to this garden. 



Rubber Notes. 



13. Including the trees at the old experimental nursery on the 

 hill there are 43 Para trees in the garden; of these seventeen are 

 over three feet in girth, nineteen over and seven under two feet. 

 I had expected there were more. In the absence of MoHAMED 

 Haniff it was necessary to train a man to tap and 21 trees were 

 tapped and 35 lbs. of Rubber obtained. Now that a man can tap 

 without injury, this work will proceed better although the drying 

 process is difficult and long, through smoking being necessary owing 

 to the damp situation of the garden. The old Para tree supplied 

 two pounds of dry Rubber making the grand total from this tree 

 37 lbs. 13^ ozs All the Rubber is not yet dry enough for sale. 



Governor's Hill Bungalow Garden. 



14. The labour band has been very unsatisfactory, but thanks to 

 the energy of the Overseer in charge (Mr. FERNANDO), the grounds 

 have been maintained in good order. 



The Rainfall amounted to inches 124- 17 of which amount 57 41 

 inches fell in the three months of September, October, November, or 

 an average of 19 inches. As might be expected in such inclement 

 weather the vegetable supply fails but improves with the dry season, 

 when unfortunately the want of a water supply is a serious draw- 

 back. 



A few introductions such as Lima and Runner beans are 

 promising and a few seedlings of the Tree Tomato (Cyphomandra 

 betacea) have been raised. 



Vegetables are no longer supplied free, and since last September 

 a sum of $15.37 has been collected for supplies to Government 

 Bungalow. This amount is included in the Waterfall Garden 



