June i, 1882.] THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
I have included in the above several " Florists'" plants of interest, but most of these — 
e.g., varieties of Ixora, Begonia, Abutilon, Coleus,Dracama, " Croton" (Codiceum), &c, are omitted. 
Numerous subtropical and temperate seeds have been sent to Hakgala, but I am unable 
to give an accurate list of those which have succeeded there, at present. 
VII. — Herbarium and Library. 
Herbarium.— More than half of the collection of Ceylon plants has been during the year 
mounted on thick paper, and is now very much more convenient for reference and consultation. 
This work will be continued when more paper can be obtained. 
I have also re-arranged a considerable portion and written up the names in accordance with 
the most recent floras and monographs. 
An examination has been made of the duplicate specimens which were suffering much 
from insects. They are now being steadily gone through, cleaned, poisoned, and laid in fresh paper. 
Numerous additional specimens have been intercalated into the collection. 
The general herbarium of exotic plants is being sorted into genera and arranged in cabinets, 
instead of beiug kept tied up in bundles. Some progress has been made in this work, which will 
necessitate a number of additional cabinets, if the whole series is to be so accommodated. 
A selection of medicinal plants was dried and sent to the Museum of the Medical School at 
Colombo, and another set forwarded to the Pharmaceutical Society in London. 
Five parcels of Indian and Malayan plants have been received from the Kew Herbarium, and 
one from Col. Beddome collected in the Cuddapah Hills. 
I made a tour of four weeks' duration in February and March for collecting, visiting several 
parts of the Southern and Western Provinces between Mataraand Katnapura, and made large collec- 
tions. I have also to thank several correspondents in the colony for specimens, especially Mr. H. 
Nevill, C.C.S., and Mr. W. Ferguson, F.L.S., whose investigations on the West coast have added 
several species to the flora of Ceylon. 
The Draughtsman has added fourteen finished drawings to the series of figures of Ceylon 
plants ; he also furnished Mr. Ward with several illustrating the external characters of diseased 
coffee leaves. I find him very neat and efficient at herbarium work, and much of his time has been 
occupied with the sorting, re-arranging, and cleaning of the dried specimens. 
Library. — ! have completed a catalogue of the Library, in which the books and pamphlets 
are arranged under subjects. A copy of this, now being made, will be immediately forwarded to 
the Auditor-General, and it is hoped will be printed in due course. 
The following books have been added to the Library during the year :— 
Bentham and Hooker (til.), " Genera Plantarum," Vol. III.. Part I., 1880. 
De Candolle, A., and others, " Monographia; Plantarum," Vols. II and III., 1879, 1881. 
Dickson, J. II., "Fibre Plants of India." 
Drury, "Useful Plants of India," 185,8. 
Fran chet and Savatier, "Enumeratio Plantarum Japoniss," 2 Vols., 1872 — 1879. 
Hooker's " London Journal of Botany," Vols, for 1843-44 (towards completing set). 
Hooker (fil.), "Flora of British India," Part 8, 1881. (Presented.) 
Horaninow, ' Prodromus Monogr. Seitaminearnm." lS(i2. 
Hooker's " Icones Plantarum," Vol. XIV., Parts 1 and 2, 1862 (in continuation). 
Morris, D., "On Liberian Coffee," 1^81 (pamphlet). (Presented.) 
Moore, F., " Lepidoptera of Ceylon," Parts I. and II. ( do.) 
Owen, T. C, "Cinchona Planter's Manual," 1881. (do. J 
Trillion's "Journal of Botany," Vols, for 1873, 1877 (towards completing the set). (Presented.) 
Roxburgh "Plants of Coast of Coromandel," plates 2o 1—300. 1S1!) (to complete- tlie book). 
"Transactions of the Linnenn Society of London" Vols. XXXIII. — XXX., lst;2-7."> (complet- 
ing the old series). 
"Acta Horti Petropolitani," Vol. VII. (in continuation) 
Also I lie numbers for the year of the following Periodical publications ( moal ly presented) ! — 
Belgique Horticole, Botanical Magazine. Botanische Zeitung, Gardeners, Chronicle, 
Flora, Garten Flora, Indian forester, Nature, Pharmaceutical Journal, .lotiriial of 
Botany, Tropical Agriculturist; and the usual Reports of Botanic Gardens, Cinchona 
Plantations, Indian Forest Department, \c 
