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On August 9th, we despatched 1,919 plants raised from these 
seeds to Ceylon 111 38 Wardian cases, in charge of a gardener Of 
the whole consignment 90 per cent, reached Dr. Thwaites in excellent 
diffir b " ' f' subsequent accounts have been satisfactory, and no 
difficulty is found in multiplying the plants by propagation to any 
On August nth, 50 plants were sent to the Botanic Gardens at 
pSx P erisrr othedelayinthepayment ° f ,he frdght these 
Burm ! Th AU Th St 23rd ’ ?°i >1 f n f S Were sent direct t0 Major Seaton in 
Burmah. These reached their destination in bad condition. 
to ° n 5 f pte ” ber . 2 9 ‘h. a further supply of 100 plants was taken out 
BotanicraM ge ° f Dr ' Dl,thie ’ Superintendent of the 
Botanic Gardens, Saharumpore. These reached Ceylon in good order. 
Sina?Dore ne Th!. h '9 877 ’ 22 t P a ntS Were SCnt t0 the Botanic Gardens, 
5 ®. The Superintendent reports that the climate appears 
suited to their growth. 
in M° n S f eptember 7th ; 37 P lants were sent to the Botanic Gardens 
in Mauritius, and reached the destination in good order. 
arH 15 * h i I0 ° PlantS Were again sent ( ° Dr - Thwaites 
and 50 to Calcutta, m charge of Mr. Morris, Dr. Thwaites’ assistant. 
Both consignments reached their destination sqfely. Of those sent 
to Calcutta a portion was immediately despatched by Dr. King to 
Major Seaton, with whom they are now doing well. It appears 
nCe^’ that n h,le Upw ? rds of 2 ’ 000 P'aMs are safely established 
m Ceylon, smaller parcels are also growing in Burmah, Calcutta, 
Mauritius and Singapore. The plant is now therefore to be regarded 
™,S 1 ^, eSta ^ 1Shed ^ tH f. EaS * Indi6S ' a " d * ith ordinary horti- 
number of young plants!^ ° a ^ m raismg an indefinite 
Beyond keeping a small stock for occasional distribution it do»s 
not appear that this establishment is called upon to take any further 
steps for the propagation and distribution of this plant to India. 
I should add that, on November 21st I8;6, Mr. Cross reached 
New with about 1,000 young plants brought direct from South 
America. Only about three per cent, of these plants survived, and 
they, therefore, contributed but little to our resources for distribution. 
„ Castilloa elastica Rubber of Central America. Sir Joseph 
““ has al 5 ead f stated ' in » latter to the India Office, dated April 
st last, what has been done with respect to this kind. I quote the 
reSvM 6 P n S ! S K : " Tl f c „ uttings brou « hf home by Mr. Cross were 
fan JmT 3 c d 1875 (The seeds 7.000 received previously 
nronn<Et §e fIf lnate '^ Steps Were immediately taken t0 establi sh and 
P opiate -hem, and on August 9th 18/6 32 healthy plants were 
“t t0 i r ? WaiteS ’ 28 of which he subsquently reported were 
well established m Ceylon and doing well.” 
