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Remarks on the Composition, Geographical Affinities, and 

 Origin of the Ceylon Flora. — By Henry Trimen, 

 M.B. (Lond.), F.L.S. ... ... 139 



Rice Cultivation under Irrigation in Ceylon. — By E. 



Elliott, Esq., CCS. ... ... ... 160 



Plumbago : with special reference to the Position occupied 

 by the Mineral in the Commerce of Ceylon ; and the 

 Question discussed of the alleged existence in the 

 Island of the Allied Substance, Anthracite. — By A. M. 

 Ferguson, Esq., C.M.G. ... ... ...171 



