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THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
[June 2, i8go. 
His Excellency the Et. Hon'ble the Governor, 
&c, &o., &c. 
Sir, — I have the honor to enclose herewith agree- 
able to Your Excellency's directions two separate 
reports on the condition of the plants received 
from China and England, having finally examined 
and removed them from the cases in which they 
were contained. I was sorry to find them in such 
a bad state, particularly those from China. The 
circumstance of the plants which are noticed in the 
eolumns of the said report having lived in the cases 
since January, and now to be in condition clearly 
proves that although they received great injury on 
the way ; they were not much assisted by ex- 
perienced attention at Galle. Had they been sent 
to the Boyal Botanic Gardens immediately on their 
arrival there, better hopes than now might have been 
entertained of a greater number, it being upon all 
occasions necessary to remove plants from confined 
cases, as early as possible, the soil contained therein 
becoming after a certain time inactive, sour and per- 
nicious to vegetation ; but the utmost energy shall 
not be spared in my endeavour to recover those 
that still have life. 
I have the honor to be, Sir, Your Excellency's 
most obedient humble Servant, 
J. G. Leae. 
Royal Botanic GardeD, Peradenia, 26th April 1839. 
A Beport on the Condition of the Plants con- 
tained in 4 cases from China for the information 
of His Excellency the Bt. Hon'ble the Governor. 
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The soil containing the above plants was too much 
of a description approaching to clay than otherwise, 
but its being retentive of moisture was well adapted 
to the package of plants from China but not to their 
growth ; they appeared to have been constantly 
saturated with water, on their voyage or since— 
a system that could not prove otherwise than injuriou. 
(particularly in the above description of soil) to the 
health of the plants. With the exception of the 17 
annexed, the roots of the whole were more or less 
decayed and rotten and but few can be reasonably 
supposed to survive the injury produced thereby. 
J. G. Leae, 
Actg. Supdt. 
Royal Botanic Garden, Peradenia, 
Ceylon, 26th April 1839. 
His Excellency the Rt. Hon'ble the Goveenoe. 
Sir, — In reference to your Excellency's enquiry 
of the 3rd inst., respecting the London Vines and 
Melon seeds, I have the honor to state for your 
Excellency's information that the former which I have 
previously the honor to report alive are still doing 
