tree of Jarnacia, the Palmyra palm, Timber-tree seed and ornamental shrubs ; Botani- 
cal Gardens, Java, 6 plants of the Cubeb Vine ; Botanical Gardens, Sydney,' 8 packets 
seeds of Araucaria and Australian Palms ; Botanical Gardens, Mauritius, i case contain- 
ing about 20Tb Logwood seeds; Botanical Gardens, Jamaica, 19 packets West Indian 
Palms and other seeds; Botanical Gardens, Ceylon, a collection of 55 plants and 1 pac- 
ket seeds, including the new vegetables — Arracachaesculenta, Ipomaea chrysorrhiza or 
Kumra, the Tree Tomato, and Ceylon ferns, &c.* ; Botanical Gardens* British Guiana, 
seeds of Indian Rubber plants, West Indian Palms, Rain-tree, &c,<nJotanical Gardens, 
Hongkong, 100 kinds of various seeds chiefly that of vegetables grown in China; 
Botanical Gardens, Saha ram pur, 123 packets seeds, of which number 97 were, vegetable 
and 26 various shrubs ; Botanical Gardens, Calcutta, 238 seedling bamboos of sorts ; 
L. Boehmer, Esq,, Japan, a collection of 153 Japanese plants, specially selected by 
the PKm’ble J. F. DlCKSON, C. M. G., when on a tour in Japan ; R. Derry, Esq., 
Malacca, seeds of water lilies, vegetables, &c., in all 8 packets; the Consul-General 
for the Netherlands, a packet of seeds of a tree yielding vegetable fat ; A. F. Ay r K y 
Esq., Singapore, a plant of the beautiful Pteris serrulata variegata ; G. PECHE, Esq., 
Moulmein, 18 Burmese orchids and 30 ferns; A. Laurie, Esq,, Ceylon, 31 plants 
Hibiscus of sorts; Mr. Angus, Singapore, 50 bulbs ; the Pharmaceutical Society of 
Great Britian, 2 packets of seeds of Cape Aloes, &c. ; Hon'ble J. F. DlCKSON, C. M. G., 
Singapore, 1 fern. 
The following were purchased during the year : — From Messrs. CAR TER & Co., 
London, 120 kinds of annuals and 108 kinds of vegetables; Messrs. Barr & SONS, 
London, 551 kinds of bulbs, chiefly of flowering plants ; Messrs PAUL & SONS, London, 
64 rose plants assorted ; Mr. B. S. WILLIAMS, London, 188 kinds of annuals ; Messrs. 
CANNEL & Sons, London, 86 rose plants assorted. 
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36. The following have been the. principal recipients: — 
Royal Gardens, Kevv, 38 plants and 13 packets seeds; Botanical Gardens, Bris- 
bane, 43 packets seeds ; Botanical Gardens, Melbourne, 1 *8 plants and 39 packets 
seeds ; Botanical Gardens, Hongkong, 25 packets seeds ; Botanical Gardens, Mauri- 
tius, 54 plants and 30 packets seeds ; Botanical Gardens, Adelaide, 37 plants and 
26 packets seeds ; Botanical Gardens, Cape of Good Hope, 26 packets seeds ; Bot- 
anical Gardens, Natal, 43 packets seeds ; Botanical Gardens, Saharampur, 39 packets 
seeds ; Botanical Gardens, Cambridge, 8 packets seeds ; Botanical Gardens, British 
Guiana, 4 packets seeds ; Botanical Gardens, Java, 12 packets seed^; Botanical Gar- 
dens, Ceylon, 164 plants and 39 packets seeds; Botanical Gardens, Calcutta, 18 pack- 
ets seeds ; Botanical Gardens, Bangalore, 26 packets seeds ; Botanical Gardens, 
Trinidad, 13 packets seeds; Botanical Gardens, Jamaica, 13 packets seeds; Botanical 
Gardens, Saigon and Reunion, 209 plaints ; Botanical Garden, Agri-Horticultural 
Society, Calcutta, 13 packets seeds; Acclimatization Society", Mauritius, 4 packets 
seeds; Mr. Yankiersbilek, Mauritius, 4 packets seeds; Agri-Horticultural. Society, 
Moulmein, 4 packets seeds ; A Laurie, Esq., Ceylon, 36 plants ; Captain GREEN, 
20 plants ; G. Peche, Esq., Moulmein, 34 plants; W. Bull, Esq., London, 200 
plants ; Henry Walker, Esq. ;i Sandakan, 65 plants and 7 packets seeds ; L, Boehmer, 
Esq., Japan, 2 $ plants, 
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EX-ESTABLISHMENT. 
Government House Grounds. 
The grounds surrounding Government House have been extensively overhauled 
during the year, as will be seen frcrni the fov owing details : — 
37- 1 Old Orchards . — In the old orchards, the greater number of the fruit trees' 
had, owing to non-prunii grown together in such a way as to act highly injurious 
•to each other and diminish the fruit crop. 
38. To remedy this, a liberal pruning and thinning became necessary, and the 
termination of the fruit-farms admitted of this being carried out. The orchard was 
found to contain, moreover, many common jungle trees, dead trees, and numerous others 
with stag-horn tops, i. c., with the extremities of the branches dead. The orchard, 
therefore, required much labour to put it to right, and advantage was consequently 
taken ol the absence of His Excellency and family in the Nat ve States, to command 
all the available labour, which I daily supervised and. directed, and by this means the 
orchard as-well as the grounds generally have had attention. 
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