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6, — Badulla Gar dux. 
Many improvements are needed here, which want of means prevents me from carrying out. 
As it is, the necessary weeding is as much as the small force of coolies can keep up with ;. the 
paths should long ago have been gravelled, but we cannot afford to purchase anything beyond what 
is absolutely necessary. No manure has been this year available from the town since February. 
The prevention of cattle trespass is here comparatively easy, owing to the situation of the 
garden, and we have little trouble on that score, — a well-grown fence of Madras thorn along the 
most exposed side is very efficient. 
As in other parts, the rainfall here was much below the average, being only 52 23 in., but 
it was well distributed, falling on 120 days, and no month being rainless. 
During the year the cooly lines, which were almost uninhabitable, were repaired by the 
Public "Works Department, as well as the roof of the conductor's cottage. I am glad to know that 
it is intended to build him a new cottage during the present year. The gates were also repaired. 
Most trees grow rapidly here, and in the early part of the year it was found necessary to 
make a thinning-out of the excess, so that those left might take their proper form. This clearance 
has much improved the appearance of the garden. 
7. — Interchange op Plants and Seeds. 
Owing to the causes already referred to, our exchange with other Botanic Establishments from 
Peradeniya has been somewhat less active than usual ; we have both sent out less and received less. 
However, mutually advantageous exchanges have been carried out with the following Botanic 
Gardens during the year : from Kew, Edinburgh, Cambridge, Paris. St. Petersburg, Calcutta, 
Madras, Bangalore, Singapore, Hongkong, Melbourne, Rockhamption (Queensland), Mauritius, 
Natal, Jamaica, Trinidad, and Grenada ; to Kew, Calcutta, Madras, Saigon, 'Singapore, Hongkong, 
Buitenzorg, Melbourne, Jamaica, Grenada, Trinidad, and British Guiana. 
We have also to thank the following for gifts or exchanges : — Major-General Berkeley, 
England ; Baron von Mueller, Melbourne : T. Hanbury, Esq., Italy ; T. Christy, Esq., England ; 
S. le M. Moore, Esq., England ; G. S. Gamble, Esq., Dehra Dun ; T. Griffith, Esq., Nilgiris ; H. 
Brown, Esq , Milanji, Brit. Cent. Africa; Messrs. Dammann, Naples ; and Messrs. Reasoner. Florida. 
Of Ceylon residents we have also to thank the following : — Mrs. Baker, Miss Layarcl, Miss 
Martin, Major-General Clive Justice, Monsignor Zaleski, and Messrs. P. N. Braine, Dodwell Browne, 
W. T. Burrows, H. Fox, A. J. Kellow, F. Lewis, F. C. Loos, junior, J. H. Starev, E. J. Thwaites, 
Major Tranchell, H. Wace, G. Walker, R. Wardrop, and W. H. Wright. 
The following public officers and places in the Colony have been supplied on application 
with seeds and plants gratis : — The Pavilion, Kandy, and the Queen's Cottage, Nuwara Eliya ; the 
Government Agent, Badulla ; the Assistant Agents, Kegalla, Trincomalee, Yavuniya ; the Director 
of Public Works ; the District Engineers of Jaffna, Maradankadawala, Matale, Matara, and Trinco- 
malee ; the Municipal Council, Galle ; the Local Board, Negombo ; the Museum grounds, Colombo; 
the District Judge, Badulla ; the hospital grounds, Kandy, Katugastota, and Madulkele j the 
Superintendent of Police, Kandy ; the Postmasters, Avisawella, Nuwara Eliya, Polgahawela ; 
the Conservator of Forests and the forest bungalow, Ohiya ; the resthouse, Alutnuwara ; ihe 
General Manager, Ceylon Government Railways, and the stations at Ambepussa, Ambalangoda, 
Bandarawela, Galboda, Galle, Gampola, Gintota. Henaratgoda. Kadugannawa. Kurunegala. Kandy, 
Maradana, Matale, and Peradeniya. 
s.— Additions to the Collections. 
It is becoming yearly more difficult to obtain from other Botanic Gardens new plants of 
interest or value. The following lists, however, though shorter than usual, contain a few interesting 
additions to our now rich collections. 
Our vote for purchase' lias been expended in England at Messrs. R. Smith of Worcester 
(shrubs and trees for Hakgala), J. Laing & Co., London (Bulbs, &c), and Cannell & Co., Swanley. 
9.— Notes on Economic Plants. 
Ten. — It is worthy of special note that there has been practically no increase in our export 
for the past year, which amounted to 84,591,714 lb. (against 84,406,004 lb. in 1893) ; indeed the 
shipments to London have actually slightly decreased. This has been undoubtedly due. to the 
unusual dryness of the year, and the deficiency is especially noticeable in the shipments during the 
last quarter. It is however satisfactory to see a rise of about half a million pounds in the export to 
Australia (7,410,782 lb.), and curious to observe that over a quarter of a million pounds of Ceylon 
tea went to India and over 155,000 lb. to China ! To nearly all other countries thai lake our tea 
it is re-exported from England, and over five million pounds were thus disposed of in 1894. 
The average price continues to fall annually (but this year very slightly .and was rather over 
S^cf. for the year. No doubt comparative scarcity kept up prices. As much as 33 per cent, of the 
tea consumed in Great Britain in 1894 was Ceylon-grown. .">."> per cent. Indian, and only Hi pel cent, 
from China. 
