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containing descriptions and drawings of the Orchids of North-West 
Himalaya presented. Various volumes of periodicals and journals 
have been bound. 
The Herbarium building although repaired is still very unsatisfac- 
tory. During the latter part of the year the excessive damp and 
consequent mould on the specimens has been very troublesome, but 
with the aid of charcoal fires in chatties the Herbarium has been 
kept as dry as possible. Something however must be done, or the 
life of the Herbarium will not be a long one, and considering the 
cramped space for Office and Library, and the urgent need of a 
room suitable for a store for tools, seeds, bulbs, rubber, and other 
specimens, this need would be met by converting the Herbarium 
into a store and erecting a new one on arches instead of a ground 
floor on sloping, ground. A space of 30 by 20 feet would suffice 
for a herbarium. 
Owing to arrears and pressure of work, I was not able to suggest 
any collecting trips, but the garden Overseer paid a visit to the 
Singapore Gardens and obtained eleven cases of miscellaneous 
plants, all desirable additions to this garden. 
Rubber Notes. 
13. Including the trees at the old experimental nursery on the 
hill there are 43 Para trees in the garden; of these seventeen are 
over three feet in girth, nineteen over and seven under two feet. 
I had expected there were more. In the absence of Mohamed 
Haniff it was necessary to train a man to tap and 21 trees were 
tapped and 35 lbs. of Rubber obtained. Now that a man can tap 
without injury, this work will proceed better although the drying 
process is difficult and long, through smoking being necessary owing 
to the damp situation of the garden. The old Para tree supplied 
two pounds of dry Rubber making the grand total from this tree 
37 lbs. 13^ ozs All the Rubber is not yet dry enough for sale. 
Governor’s Hill Bungalow Garden. 
14. The labour band has been very unsatisfactory, but thanks to 
the energy of the Overseer in charge (Mr. FERNANDO), the grounds 
have been maintained in good order. 
The Rainfall amounted to inches 124' 17 of which amount 5 7*4 1 
inches fell in the three months of September, October, November, or 
an average of 19 inches. As might be expected in such inclement 
weather the vegetable supply fails but improves with the dry season, 
when unfortunately the want of a water supply is a serious draw- 
back. 
A few introductions such as Lima and Runner beans are 
promising and a few seedlings of the Tree Tomato (C yphomandra 
betacea) have been raised. 
Vegetables are no longer supplied free, and since last September 
a sum of $15.37 has been collected for supplies to Government 
Bungalow. This amount is included in the Waterfall Garden 
