Ocjihm Herbarium. — This fine collection has been kept steadily up to date, and many a<idi- 
lional specimens mounted and laid in. 
I have been too much occupied with writing to do much collecting daring the year, the only 
district personally examined being the country about Naula and Lenadora, which possesses a rather 
peculiar flora. The plant-collectors, liowever, have made tours in the Lagalla and Rakwana 
Districts, and in tJie latter were accompanied by the Draughtsman. This oflicer has during the year 
made twenty-eight complete drawings of Ceylon plants and twenty-five of Orchids cultivated at 
Peradeniya. 
Museum find Lahordtorij. — An additional wall-case was put up in Room 1\'. 1 hope to ttnd 
time to finish off the arrangement of this room, which is devoted to Foreign specimens, during the 
coming year. 
At the end of the year Mr. F. W. Keeble, of Caius College, Cambridge (Frank Smart Scholar), 
arrived, and has commenced work in the Laboratory. 
" Handbook to the Flora of GVy^^y/,." — The first part of this book was published in London 
(by Messrs. Dulau) on 15th May, and consists of an 8vo. volume of )^2<S pages and a quarto atlas of 
25 coloured plates. The book has been well got up ; printers, lithographic artist, and colourists 
having all done their jDart to my satisfaction. The volume contains a full account of all the Ceylon 
plants (about 500) contained in the first 42 Natural Orders, i.e., to the Anaca/'diacece. 1 expect the 
second Part to be out in a few months time, and this contains about 000 more species (to the end of 
the Rubiacece), accompanied with 25 more coloured i)lates. The drawings for Part 3 are in the 
hands of the lithographic artist, and I am engaged on the descriptions of the plants. When this 
Handbook is completed I believe that Ceylon will be in possession of an account of its native 
vegetation more detailed and complete than that of any other British Colony. 
