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of Singapore (one case, two boxes), Calcutta (one case), and Mauritius (one box); and Messrs. F. 
Sander & Co., St. Alban’s (two cases). 
Packets of seeds have been received from the Botanic Gardens at Kew, Calcutta, Darjiling 
Madras, Penang, Buitenzorg, Melbourne, Port Darwin (N. Australia), Hongkong, Jamaica, and 
Trinidad; from the Acclimatization Society of Queensland; and from Mr. J. Gammie, Bengal; 
Baron von Mueller, Melbourne ; and Messrs. Reasoner, Florida. 
The following I’esidents in Ceylon are also to be thanked for exchanges or donations of plants 
and seeds : — Lady Havelock, Mrs. Baker, Miss Booth, Mrs. N. G. Campbell, Mrs. Wickwar ; and 
Messrs. T. Farr, J. Ferguson, J. Fraser, T. C. Huxley, A. J. Kellow, A. C. Lawrie, F. Mackwood, J. 
Morris, C. Palliser, E. J. Thwaites, G. Wall, W. R. Waller, A. Whyte, and W. G. Wood. 
The Gardens in exchange have sent out during the year eight Wardian cases and ten boxes of 
living plants to the following To the Royal Gardens, Kew (three cases, two boxes) ; to the Botanic 
Gardens, Calcutta (two cases), Singapore (two cases, one box), Glasgow (one box), and Cambridge (one 
box) ; to Messrs. Bull, Chelsea (one case and several packages); Messrs. Veitch, Chelsea (two boxes); 
Messrs. Sander, St. Alban’s (two boxes); and Mr. Griffith, Nilgiris (one box). 
Packets of seeds have been despatched to the Botanic Gardens at Kew, Paris, Cambridge, 
Calcutta, Singapore, Hongkong, Mauritius, Trinidad, and British Guiana ; also to Messrs. Bull, 
Chelsea, and Mr. Wilson, Soerabaya, Java. 
The usual gratis distribution of plants and seeds of useful or ornamental character has been 
made on application to the following public places and persons in the Colony : — Queen’s House, 
Colombo ; Pavilion, Kandy ; Queen’s Cottage, Nuwara Eliya ; the Government Agents of Kandy and 
Badulla; the Assistant Agents of Matale, Nuwara Eliya and K^galla ; the Mayor of Colombo ; the 
District Engineers at Katugastota, Mihintale, and Maradankadawala ; the Forest Officers at Ratna- 
pura and Nuwai’a Eliya ; the Police Stations at Haldummulla and Ragalla ; the Hospital grounds 
at Kandy, Matale, Lindula, Kelebokka and Nuwara Eliya ; the Station gardens at Gampola, 
Watawala, Watagocla, and Katukurunda ; the Post Office compounds at Nuwara Eliya and Uda 
Pussellawa, and the Resthouse, Horton Plains. 
7. — Additions to the GoUectmis, 
For the reason given in the last section, our list this year is not a large one. There are 
however a few valuable additions ; and there has been a considerable increase in our collection of 
orchids, which is wholly due to the liberality of Messrs. Sander, of St. Alban’s, who have sent 
two valuable consignments of fine plants. 
The vote for purchases of plants has been exjDended on a collection of roses from Messrs. 
Cannell, a selection of seeds of ornamental garden plants from Messrs. Carter, a collection of hardy 
ferns for Hakgala from Messrs. Veitch, and a variety of seeds and bulbs (also for Hakgala) from 
Messrs. Boehmer, of Yokohama, Japan. 
8. — Notes oil Eeoiioinie Plants. 
Tea. — It is not necessary for me to make any observations on this great and increasing 
cultivation, the excellent condition of which remains in all respects unchanged. The exports for 
the commercial year ending with September reached over 43| million (43,864,233) pounds, an 
increase of more than 11 million over the previous twelve months, whilst for the calendar year 
1890 it was nearly 47 million (46,901,554) pounds, or nearly 13 million more than in 1889. The 
average price per pound for the year 1890 in the London market was lid. _ It is encouraging to 
observe that the export to Australia (over 2| million pounds) has nearly doubled ; and that a direct 
export to America (over 204,000 pounds) has commenced. Over 75,000 lb. have also been shipped 
direct to the European continental ports of Hamburg and Bremen, and this it is hoped is but the 
beginning of far larger exports to these markets in the future. 
Coffee. — Nor is there any occasion forme to do more than note, for comparison with previous 
years, the diminished export of this once leading product — 90, 104 cwt. for the commercial year, 
or 8(‘),009 cwt. for 1890. 
Cinchona Bark was exported to the amount of 8,686,243 lb. during the commercial year 
(8,728,836 for 1890). This is still a very large quantity, though the smallest since 1883. No 
revival of this cultivation in Ceylon has taken place, or seems likely to do so. 
Cacao. — The Customs returns give the export for the commercial year as 18,268 cwt., a 
considrable increase over the previous year, and, it may be suspected, somewhat too high.* The 
• In the Keport for the year 1890 of the Planters’ Association Committee the exports of cacao are given as 
15,942 cwt. only. 
