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Dr. Schlechter, Messrs. Vanden Gucht, Beaufort, (Chinde E. Africa), Hemings (Fiji), 
Harvey (Mexico), Chatter jee, Pereira. F. Pears, and others. 
The number of plants and seed-; received and sent out this year tar exceeds that 
on any previous year in the records of the Gardens. The increase in the demand 
for plants from these Garddhs is due not only to the development of the British 
tropical colonies, especially Africa, New Guinea, Seychelles and the Malay 
States, but also to the fact that these gardens are now considered to rank among the 
most important of the equatorial tropical stations of the world, so that all questions 
and requirements of tropical cultivated plants are referred to this department 
from the various foreign Colonies as well as from those of Britain. This not only 
entails a very large stock of cultural plants being kept, but increases the correspon- 
dence enormously, so that this Department Has probably by far the largest corre- 
spondence of any in the service. 
Plants in Flower. 
The following plants flowered in the Gardens, lor the first time, Millettia Albiflora , 
(tree) from Pahang, M. atropurpurea , Napoleona imper falls (shrub) West Africa, 
Bassia sp. Getah Souiitai, Sumatra, Kickxia africana (tree) Africa, Mascarenhaisia 
elastica (Rubber tree) Madagascar, Webera asiatica (shrub) Ceylon, Allamanda 
viola cea .(shrub) Brazil, Passiflora Watsoniana (climber), Posoqueria longiflora , and 
P. latifolia (shrubs) South America, Pavelta Madagascar ie-nsis (shrub) Madagascar 
Abutilon sp. Madagascar, Landolphia hendsloiii (Rubber vine) Africa, Ichnocarpus 
fvutescens (climbing shrub) Penang, Dipterix odorata Tonquin Bean, Homalhim 
grandifloriim (Tree) Singapore, Coflea sp. Abbeokuta coffee, C. Laurentii robustd 
Congo Coffee. Aristalochia Duchartrei , (climber) South America. 
Saccolabium fissum (Orchid) Lankawi, A. secundiflor urn Sinkep, Ccelogyne 
kingii Perak, Rena nthera cocci nea , R. I mschootiana Indo-china, Vanda limbata 
Celebes, Calanthe microglossa n. sp. Sumatra, Sabal gla ucesceus (Palm) Prinidad, 
I guanura sp. “ Teruno " Din dings, Zamia pumila America, Carludovica humths 
S. America. Calamus Lin deni Philippines: 
Cola acuminata and Allamanda Williamsi fruited for the first time. 
Library. 
The following books and periodicals were added to the Library : — 
Niederlin, G. — The State of Nicaragua ; presented by the Author. 
Agricultural and livestock Statistics, presented by the Government of S. Australia 
A public Institution devoted to the Ex- Issued and presented by the 
tension of American Commerce 
I he Worlds Commerce 
Conversion tables of Weight & Measures 
Merck, E. — Recent clinical reports on Iodopin ; presented bv the Author. 
Morrison, W. K. — Bee keeping in the West Indies. 
Alford-Nicholls, Dr. H. A. — The harmfulness of Bush fires ; presented by Imperial 
Department of West Indies. 
Seedling and other canes in the Leeward Islands; presented by Imperial Depart- 
ment of West Indies. 
Pieters, A. J. and Charles, V. K. — The seed coats of certain species of Brassica ; 
presented by U. S. A. Government. 
Howard, L. O. — The Economic Status of Insects, presented by V. S. A. Govern- 
ment. 
Wildeman, Ede.- — Observations sur les Apocynacees a latex ; presented by the 
Author. 
Hackel, E. — Neue Graser ; presented by the Author. 
Wright, H. — Observations on Draccena reflexa ; presented by the Author. 
Heim, Dr. — Recherches des Dipterocarpees ; presented by the Author. 
Angler, A. — Monographien Afrikanische Pllanzen und Gattungen Vol. III. IV. 
V. ; presented bv the Author. 
Dyer, Sir W. T. — The flora of tropical Africa; presented by the Author. 
Sack, j. — Einiger Pflanzenstoffe ; presented by the Author. 
Cook, Theo. — Flora of the presidency of Bombay ; presented bv the Author. 
Benson, C. — Sugar Cane of Madras; presented by U. S. A. Government. 
Report on the United States Philippine Commission; presented by U. S. A. Govt, 
Berichte Land und Forstwirtschaft in Deutsch Africa. 
Appel, 0. — Paul Knutb, presented by the Author. 
Ph i 1 adel p h i a C o m m e r c i a 1 
Museum. 
