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whether they wish any arrangements made before their 
arrival, such as the planting of particulai* plants or seeds, 
&c. The intending visitor would do well to read up before- 
hand as much as possible about the flora and vegetation, 
which will render it easier to carry on work here on arrival. 
The following works may be specially mentioned : — 
Tennent, J. E. : Ceylon. — Old, but very good. 
Ferguson, J. : Ceylon in 1897,— Chiefly economic. 
Cave, H. W.: Golden Tips, London, 1900. 
Paris Exhibition Handbook to Ceylon, 1900. 
Trimen, H., and Hooker, J. D. : The Flora of Ceylon, 
1893-1900 (see especially the Introduction and 
Supplements.) 
Trimen, H. : The Flora of Ceylon, especially as affected 
by Climate, Journ. Bot. 1886. 
Trimen, H. : Remarks on the Composition, Geographi- 
cal Affinities, and Origin of the Ceylon Flora, 
Journ. Ceylon Branch, R. A. Soc., 1885. 
Pearson, H. H. W. : The Botany of the Ceylon Patanas. 
Journ. Linn. Soc. 1899. 
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