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sent to the Gardens from v Mexico, during 1913, Dioon spinulosum , Nolina 
recurvata (Beaucarnea recurvata) two Amaryllids and Randia Musssenda — all 
successes. Mr. KaWATE, Director of the Experimental Garden in the Ogasawara 
Islands, has sent a very useful collection of ferns. From Mr. L, G. Regnard in 
Mauritius have been received Acant ho phoenix nobilis, Grevillea Hilliana and Parkia 
timoriana (Inga timoriana), and from the Botanic Gardens, Cambridge, Buddleia 
variabilis and Melaleuca hypericifolia — all successes. Mr. Regnard has sent seeds also 
of many other palms ; but it is not known yet how many will grow well. A Cassia of 
considerable beauty has been obtained from the Residency, Pahang, under the name of 
“ Cassia blanca/ 5 and several desiderata from the Superintendent of the Government 
Gardens, Thaiping; and from the Royal Gardens, Kew, two wardian cases have been 
received containing many desiderata, chiefly succulents. 
For the gift of seeds of local origin the Gardens are endebted to Messrs. St, 
V. B. Down and J. Snodgrass. 
Wardian cases were despatched during the year to the Royal Gardens, Kew, to 
Messrs. Sander & Sons, and to Mr. C. CURTIS. 
One hundred and thirty (approximate) packets of seed were sent out as ex- 
changes or gifts, and 50 (approximate) packets of seeds were sold. 
Four hundred and eighty-two plants were sent out as exchanges or gifts, and 5,090 
plants were sold. 
The following plants flowered in the Botanic Gardens for the first time ; — - 
Capparis micrantha , Eria cepi folia, Porphyroglottis M axwelliee , Schismatoglottis 
coertdescens , and Sterculia carthaginis. 
Economic Garden. 
A large map of the Economic Garden is in preparation with a view to the 
division of the area into numbered blocks, and to ascertaining how much of the 
irregular planting should be rectified for experimental work. As many of the blocks 
as possible will be treated commercially. Some foreign trees have already been cut 
out of the rubber land. 
The old rubber experiments have now no more to teach ; and as extra work is 
caused by adhering to the rotation in tapping entailed, they will be abandoned hence- 
forward. The main future work will be an attempt to select the best seed parents ; 
and in order to grow from them, the area has been cleared of all but sago palms which 
was in secondary jungle between the nine and the five-year old rubber. 
A few experiments done in the Economic Garden have been mentioned above. 
Acquisitions to the Economic Garden during 1913 have been: — Feijoa sellowana 
from Mr. L. G. REGNARD; a large race of Spondias dulcis from Mr. Dupont 
(Seychelle Islands); Aleurites montana from the Hongkong Botanic Garden; 
Prosopis jidiflora from Mr. J. F. C. Rock (Honolulu); Artocarpus odoratissimes from 
the Department of Agriculture, Manila; a Bornean Bassia from Mr. ONG SOON Lee 
(Singapore); and four fibre Musas from the Department of Agriculture, Manila. To 
the donors of the above and also to the donors of seeds, etc., as follows, the 
acknowledgments of the Committee are recorded: — Messrs. G. P. Owen, seeds of a 
race of Achras sapota ; F. R. Long, seeds of.Gambier; W. E. van Rijnberk, seeds 
of Copernicia cerifera ; Professor H. H. W. PEARSON, seeds of the Tsammu 
melon of South Africa; the Director of Agriculture, Kuala Lumpur, suckers of Agave 
and Furcreea ; and the Superintendent of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Calcutta, 
seeds of Swietenia Mahagoni. 
In consequence of the clearing of secondary jungle from the back of the Director’s 
house, an Alligator Pear tree growing there, fruited freely and a supply of young 
plants has been raised from its seeds. 
1,880 lbs. of rubber were made. 
83,200 seeds of Hevea brasiliensis were sold. 
5,100 seedlings of Hevea brasiliensis were sold. 
18 packets of other economic seeds were sent out. 
2,824 economic plants, other than Hevea, were sold. 
Waterfall Gardens, Penang. 
The Municipal Band played in the Gardens twice during the year after the 
dinner hour, and large numbers of visitors attended to listen. 
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