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Cola-nut. — A fresh supply of 285 seeds (from Jamaica) was received from Kew, through the 
Crown Agents, in November, and were distributed among the low-country gardens ; they have 
mostly germinated well. 
Palm i rah Bristles. — In my report for 1891, page 15, I made some remarks on this new 
product from the Northern Province, and on the reckless manner in which young trees had been 
destroyed by stripping the leaves. It now appears that so far from this wanton destruction having 
been put a stop to, it has been allowed to increase, and even to spread to private plantations, whence 
thieves have been taking leaf-stalks at night. From the Government Agent's report for 1893 it 
appears that the shipments of this product from the northern ports to Colombo were in 1891 
9,029 cwt,, in 1892 12,178 cwt., and in 1893 8,743 cwt., of the total value of Rs. 394,896. It is high 
rime that a stop be put to a reckless destruction of the most valuable tree of the northern country. 
Calalhea Allouia. — I recorded the receipt of this vegetable from Trinidad in my report for 
last year. It grows well at Peradeniya, but its tubers here cannot be regarded as a good substitute 
for potatoes, being quite tasteless though pleasant in texture ; they are small, and only 1 lb. 5 oz. 
was afforded by the stool dug up. 
Fruits at Halcgala. — Mr. Clark reports : — 
The various English fruit trees continue to make good growth. They have been carefully manured, and 
pruned of the thin weak wood. As weather permitted, grafting of the superior varieties was taken in hand ; 
200 grafts of the large " Ooty" plum were worked on to stocks of our common kind, and a large number of the 
named varieties of apples were put on to the ordinary one. The English blackberries fruited well, and seemed to 
benefit by the dry weather. The recently imported strawberries also fruited abundantly in April. 
Polygonum sachalinense. — This much-lauded fodder plant has made very poor growth ; on 
three occasions during the year the plants were leafless and dormant. 
Lucerne (Alfalfa). — : Mr. Clark, who sent this variety from Peru in 1891, reports that the 
plot at Hakgala is flourishing. He says :— 
As many as seven cuttings have been made during the year, and, as in Peru it continues to crop for fifteen 
years, it may be considered a valuable fodder for the higher regions, especially the drier ones, of Ceylon. 
10. — Herbarium, Museum, and Library. 
General Herbarium. — Some slight further progress has been made in the arrangement of 
this for ready consultation, but the work requires far more time than I have to spare from more 
pressing duties. There is indeed many years' work here for a botanical assistant. 
The only additions during the year have been from the Royal Botanical Gardens, Calcutta: — 
280 sheets of mounted and named Indian plants. 
80 Bambusecv, named by Mr. Gamble of the Dehra Dun Forest School, whose Monograph of these Grasses 
will be shortly published. 
Ceylon Herbarium. — The Hepaticce, the only group which remained unnamed and 
unarranged, were carefully examined by Mr. J. B. Farmer during his stay here in 1891, and he has 
since his return to England forwarded me a list of his determinations. I have thus been enabled 
to arrange them, and the whole of our series of Cryptogamic plants is now in a condition available 
tor reference. 
The draughtsman has made 23 finished coloured drawings of Ceylon plants during the year, 
and has completed all the remaining plates required for the Flora now in course of publication. 
He has also made drawings of several foreign plants of interest flowering in the garden, including 
Camoensia . 
"Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon. "—The second part of this work was published in 
London early in July. It coutinues the descriptions, &c, to the end of the Rubiacea;. My time 
during this year has been mainly occupied with the preparation of Part 3, which has proved a 
heavy piece of work. It carries on the account to the Balanophoracece (over 700 more species), 
and may be expected to be out by the middle of this year. This work has taken up so much time, 
that beyond the usual periodical visits to the Branch Gardens I have done no botanical travelling. 
Museum.— Two more upright wall cases have been set up in room IV. (Foreign Products), 
and are filled with a collection of Indian fibres. All our museum specimens are now accommodated 
and labelled, but I should like to see the collection much extended. 
Library.— The following are the additions made to the Garden Library during the year :— 
Jackson, Index Kewensis, Parts 2 and 3. 1*93-94. 
De Candollo. Monographic Pluinerogamarum. VIII. ISO.''.. 
V«itch, Manual of O-chidaceous Plants, Part 10. 1894. (Completing the work.) 
Trimep, Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, Part 2. 1894. (Presented by Author, 4 copies.) 
Ilooker, Fl-.ra of British India. Part 20. 1894. (Presented !>>/ the India Office.) 
King, Materials for Flora of Malay Peninsula, Part 6. 1894. ' (Presented by Author.) 
Id., Anonaeea; of British India. 1893 (Aim. Bot. Gard., Calcutta. TV.) (Presented by Author.) 
Pierre, Flore Forest de la Cochin-Chine, Parts 19 and 20: 1*94. (Presented by the 'French Government.) 
Records of Botanical Survey of India. Parts 1 and 2. 1*93-94. (/'reset,;/ h,,' Gorernment <>/' India.) 
Colville. Botany of Death Vallev (California). 1893. (Presented.) 
