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Impatiens sp. — A very pretty dark pink balsam (Sumatra). 
Scutellaria javanensis (Java) . 
St at ice sinensis. 
Lob el ia n icotia neefol ia . — ( Ceylon). 
Pa l ico u rea ga r 7 en io ides . 
Bryonopsis laciniosa. 
Randia sp. — Shrub with white flowers. (Madagascar). 
Begonia K ewe ns is: 
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Clerodendron sp. — {Cl. disparifolium of Kew, but not the plant of the Malay 
Peninsula known by that name). 
Gomphia decora. 
P ass i flora ambigua. 
Calyptrogyne sarapiguensis. — (S. America). 
Marcgraavia umbellata developed several bunches of buds, which however never 
opened. • 
Dendrocalamus pendulus.- — Both the big clumps of this splendid Bamboo began 
to flower and die at the end of the year. 
Cola acuminata. — Fruited heavily in the Economic Gardens for the first time, 
a'batch of seedlings was raised. 
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Dichopsis oblongifolia. — -Fruited heavily in the Economic Gardens and also in the 
Garden jungle. 
Canioensia maxima , produced fruit for the first time. A species of Canthium 
received some years ago from Uganda, under the name of Matagonda “ Edible fruit” 
fruited this year. It is a shrub with small green flowers, and little round yellow fruit. 
It does not appear to be a very valuable addition to our stock of dessert fruit. 
Plants and Seeds Received. 
During the year there were 7,535 plants and 358 packets of seeds received, the 
donors being Messrs. E. L. HOLMES, Professor SARGENT, Dr. SCHLECHTER, A. D. 
Machado, J. d’A. Pereira, L. Boehmer & Co., H. Dreer, F. Glazebrook, H. Eng 
Watt, C. Curtis, Carter & Co., Damman & Co., T. D. Taite, Hon'ble W. J. 
Napier, H. Cannell & Sons, C. B. Kloss, St. V. B. Down, J. C. Harvey, 
M. Herb, James Veitch & Sons, Mr. T. W. Brown, Mr. Valentine Knight, 
Mr. Beauclerk, Mr. Lyon, Mr. WeberbOur, and the Botanic Gardens of Kew, 
Grenada, Taiping, Manila, Buitenzorg, Washington, Rangoon, Ceylon, Calcutta, 
Sydney, British Guiana, Trinidad, Seychelles, Honolulu, Berlin, Durban, Congo, 
Hongkong, Cairo, Nogent sur Marne and the Arnold Arboretum. 
Plants and Seeds sent out. 
Excluding Para Rubber seeds and plants, 2,491 plants and 236 packets of seeds 
(ornamental and foliage) were sent out. The recipients were Messrs. C. Curtis, 
k. Eng Watt, St/V. B. Down, Dr. Seffer, Dr. Schlechter, H. Dreer, 
A. D. Machado, Miss Gage Brown, Mr. Mariner, Boehmer & Co., V. Knight, 
S. Bidi & Co., A. M. Burn-Murdoch, Mr. Beauclerk, M. Lyon and the Botanic 
Gardens of Rangoon, Buitenzorg, Penang, Lagos, Natal, Brisbane, Ceylon, Trinidad, 
Hongkong, Kew, Jamaica, Calcutta, Madras, Trivandrum, Queensland, Honolulu and 
Sydney. Plants were also supplied to Government House Domain, General Hospital, 
Hospital Grounds at Labuan, Chief Police Officer’s quarters, Municipal Roads and 
Reservoir and Military Gardens at Tanglin and Blakan Mati. This does not of course 
include the plants and seeds sold. 
Herbarium. 
Except a short trip during the Easter Holidays to Johore made by the Director, 
it was impossible to make any botanical expeditions. A collection of 234 specimens 
from Southern India was made by the Clerk Mr. J. S. ISAAC when on leave, and 
presented to the Herbarium; 100 specimens of Philippine plants were received from 
Mr. Copeland of Manila, 25 specimens from Bintang Island from Mr. C. B. IvLOSS 
and 84 specimens from the Botanic Gardens of Buitenzorg. 
Three packets of specimens were sent to the British Museum, two to 
Dr. BeCCARI, three packets to Prince ROLAND BUONAPARTE and 93 fungi in alcohol, 
with drawings made by the Artist, to Kew. I he account of these fungi, the first 
