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REPORT. 
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Melbourne Botanic and Zoological Garden, 
10th January, 1861. 
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I have the honor of transmitting to you my Annual Report on the labors and 
proceedings in this establishment during the year 1860. 
I. — Hobticultueal Depaetment. 
The reciprocal interchanges with kindred establishments have been maintained 
and extended. Contributions of plants, or more particularly of seeds, have been received 
from the Royal Gardens of Kew, from the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide, Algeria, 
Amsterdam, Berlin, Boston, Bremen, Breslau, Brisbane, Capetown, Christiania, Copen- 
hagen, Darmstadt, Edinburgh, Geelong, Giessen, Hamburg, Hobarton, Launceston, 
Madras, Mauritius, Montpellier, Munich, Paris, Petersburg, Portland, Strasburg, St. Jago, 
Subaorumpoor (India), and Vienna. 
For effecting the interchanges with the continental gardens we are indebted 
chiefly to Dr. W. Sender of Hamburg. 
To a stUl larger number of botanic gardens abroad collections of seeds have 
been forwarded on reciprocal arrangement, whilst also extensive supplies were provided 
to the inland public institutions and to contributors towards this garden. The packages 
of seeds, irrespective of the vast quantity required for our own borders and nurseries, 
distributed during the year, amormted to 51,920. Further, 31,455 -plants, comprising 
many thousand seedlings of pines, young elms, poplars, white cedars, Gleditschias, 
weeping willows, and other useful or ornamental trees, and 36,474 cuttings, were supplied 
from these gardens, mainly to the public reserves and gardens of Victoria, whilst twenty- 
two Wardian cases, filled with plants, were shipped to gardens beyond the colony. 
The distribution of plants from our open nurseries is chiefly confined to the month 
of May, in order to avail ourselves of the ground for early restocking our nurseries for 
next year’s supply. The nursery branch of the establishment can readily be extended, as 
the first main labor of forming oirr garden and planting our reserves will ere long be 
completed. 
One hundred and ten public institutions have been supplied during the year with 
flowers and boughs for decorations, and flowers were further granted on many occasions 
for artistic or scientific objects. 
It is gratifying to me to express publicly my thanks to the numerous donors, who, 
by the transmission of plants or seeds, evinced so friendly an. interest in promoting the 
labors and enriching the possessions of these gardens. Their names are appended : — 
Allan, Huon Island. 
Allitt, W., Portland. • - ' 
Alloo, Jokn. 
Anstey, George, Adelaide. 
Appcluis, Carl, Erfurt. ■ 
Ball, James. 
Bailey, E., Hutt Valley, New Zealand. 
Bannier, T. 
Barbeau, T. 
( " Bardon, W. H., Mount Korong. 
Barker, Mrs., Cape Schanck. 
Barkly, Sir Henry, Toorak. 
Barwood, Mrs. T. E., Richmond. 
Bcilby, T. W., Dandcnong. 
' Beissel, Gottlieb. 
Bennett, T. H., Calcutta. 
