June i, 1882.] 
THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
and bids fair to become a success. Our flue old trees in Pdradeniya supplied during the year over 
4,000 nutmegs for these estates alone. 
Planting enterprise is rapidly pushing its way into other parts of the East, and not a few 
pioneers go out from this colony. Thus Ceylon seems likely to become a sort of centre for the 
new districts in the Malay Peninsula and iu Borneo, for our emigrants naturally refer here to 
supply their needs. Thus to North Borneo have been forwarded from the Gardens cocoa, nutmeg, 
pepper, cinnamon, vanilla, ipecacuanha, citronella grass, and many fruit trees, and a similar 
supply to Johore. 
V. — Interchange of Plants and Seeds. 
The Gardens have maintained the usual relations with other Botanical Establishments in 
the way of mutual exchange. 
Wardian cases havebeen received from the Gardens of Kew (G), Calcutta (2), Singapore (2), 
British Guiana and Buitenzorg (2), also from Messrs. Bull (2) and Messrs. Veitch of Chelsea. 
We have despatched cases to the Royal Gardens, Kew (2), the Imperial Gardens St. Petersburg, 
and the Gardens of Calcutta (3), Singapore and Java. Also to the Colonial Secretary of Fiji, the 
Commissioner of the Andaman Islands, the Collector, Tanjore, and Messrs. Bull of Chelsea. 
Small packets of plants and seeds have been received from the establishments of Kew, 
St. Petersburg, Ootacamund, Calcutta, Saharunpore, Buitenzorg, Brisbane, Adelaide, British 
Guiana and Jamaica ; and from the cinchona plantations of Darjeeling, Neddiwuttum and Java. 
Seeds, &c, have been sent to Kew, Calcutta, Ootacamund, Bangalore, Singapore, Brisbane, 
British Guiana, Jamaica and Trinidad, and to other Foreign and Colonial Government officials. 
The Gardens are indebted to the following for gifts of seeds or plants during the year : — 
Rajah Brooke, Sarawak ; Sir J. Kirk, Zanzibar ; H. Low, C.M.G., Perak ; Col. Beddome, Madras ; 
Major Seaton, Moulmein ; Dr Hance, Whampoa ; Sir F. von Mueller, Melbourne ; Dr. Schwein- 
furth, Cairo ; Mr. A. B. Moens, Java ; T. Christy, London ; &c. And, iu Ceylon, to : — 
Mrs. Baker; Messrs. T. Berwick, CCS. ; T. S. Dobree ; B. Ffanshawe ; W. Ferguson, F.L.S.,; 
W. S. Fraser ; M. F. Rainsford Hannav ; E. M. Hay ; T. C Huxley ; Lee, Hedges & Co. ; H. Nevill, 
CCS. ; J. V. H. Owen j C. J. Scott ; W. M. Smith & Co. ; J. Taylor ; W. H. Wright ; and the 
Ceylon Company, Limited. 
Ornamental trees and other plants and seeds have been supplied gratis to the Government 
Agents, &c, at Anuradhapura, Chilaw, Negombo, Puttajam and Vavuniya-Vilankulam ; the 
Municipal Council, Kandy ; the Provincial Road Committee, Kurunegala ; to the Police Barrack?, 
Kaudy ; and the Cemeteries of Badulla and Matale. 
VI. — Additions to the Collections. 
The following are some of the more important or interesting foreign species introduced into 
Perddeniya during the year : — 
DICOTYLEDONS. 
Talauma Hodgsoni, Ilk. f. & Th. Himalaya. (Calcutta.) 
pumila, Bli (Magnolia, Amir.) Java, China. (Veitch.) 
(lynocardia odoratn , li. Br. Nikkim, Burniali. The seeds of this afford the Ohaulmoogra oil of 
Indian medicine. (Calcutta.) 
PUtOSporinn imdidulnm , Vent. N. S. Wales, Victoria (Brisbane.) 
Pavonia Mahoyana. Brazil. (Bull.) 
multifont. Brazil. (Bull.) 
Hibiscus tricolor. Japan, (de Cock, Ghent.) 
Malpiijhia urens, L. W. Indies. (Brisbane.) 
Canarium bengalense, Roxb. Silbot. (Calcutta.) 
Sapindut Suponaria. L. The Soap Berry. Jamaica. (Jamaica.) 
Rhus vemicifera, DC. The Wuruzi or Uruuoki of Japan, used in the famous lacquer of that couutrv. 
(Mrs. Baker.) 
Mangifera sylvatica, Roxb. Sikkim, Khasyn. (Caloutta.) 
Millcttia racemosa, Benlb. S. India. (Beddome.) 
HerminieraElaphroxylon t Qt.8sP. Trop.Africo. The Ambashor Pith-troo of the Nile (Schweinfurth ) 
