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— Those have been disposed of as follows:- 
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Sent to the Forests, Singapore, ... 60.000 
„ Malacca, ... 4,000 
P. W. 1)., Province Wellesley, ... 0,000 
British Resident, Perak, ... 0,000 
„ Resident Councillor, Malacca, ... 1,000 
Sold to the Public, ... ... 38,000 
Retained as Nursery Stock,... ... 48,000 
Total, ...103,000 
8. — The trees sent to tlie forest consisted of Teak, Mahogany, Seravah, 
Gum Copal, Merbau, Toon, lllipi, Rain tree, and mixed native trees. Of 
tiie plants sold to the public, a large number were Foarcroya (jiganiea or 
Mauritius hemp ; the remainder were principally ornamental trees, shrubs, 
orchids, &c. 
9. — Plant and Seed Exchanges,— The foreign 
plants and seeds were as under : — 
exchanges in 
Received, 
Forwarded,. . . 
( 1,000 plants 
( 200 lbs. seeds 
( 1,500 plants 
(_ 150 lbs. seeds 
The plants brought in from the jungles numbered about 3,000, col- 
lected chiefly by myself when travelling on forest inspection duty, and 
have been utilised in various ways. 
10. — Of tlie plants introduced in previous years, the following shew 
signs of accommodating themselves to the soil and climate of the country 
viz.: — “Coca” ( Erythroxylon coca) which lias flowered and fruited 
lively during the year. From this plant is* produced an alkaloid called 
“ Cocaine,” used in the treatment of asthma, &c., and at present attract- 
ing much attention among medical men. I think it might be grown in 
the Colony with profit. 
11. — The plant which produces the so-called Mauritius hemp is 
a native of South America, and is well adapted for cultivation here. 
Some planters who have tried it have sent large orders for a further 
supply, and have, I believe, ordered machinery from England for its 
manufacture. 
12. — The plauts of Cinnamomum cassia, which produces the Cassia 
hark of commerce, grow very freely in the experimental nursery, and will 
probably become one of the Colonial products in course of time, 
13. — One of turn varieties of Cardamum, introduced during the year 
from Java, has flowered and fruited very freely, and would no doubt pay 
cultivation well. Liberian coffee lias now been carried by cultivators be- 
yond tlie limit of experiment, and I refer to it only as among the plants 
introduced into the Colony by this establishment. The Panama rubbers, 
so admirably cultivated 
the Botanic Gardens. 
by Sir Hugh Low, were also first introduced by 
14. — Plants of the African 
nurserv, have grown well in 
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“ Kola nut,” planted in the experimental 
the alluvial soil there. The plants of 
