myself up to tlie close of the year with getting plants together for plant- 
ing. I believe a. portion of next year’s vote will be specially set aside 
for this work, 
8 1 .— Herbaceous Garden.— The Herbaceous Garden referred to in 
my last year’s report has been planted with as large a variety of plants as 
could be got together. The plants are arranged in their natural families 
and will be a great convenience to all interested in plant classification as 
well as to the employes of the gardens themselves. 
35. — -Labelling. — The plants on the lawns and grounds have been 
kept well labelled. The work has had the constant attention thoughout 
the year of one man, and labelling is now possibly better attended to than 
it has ever been previously. 
36. — Lawns. — The grass lawns which occupy about two-thirds of tlie 
total area of the gardens has been maintained in good order at the expense 
of much cutting and sweeping. The ‘leaf fall in the gardens is particular- 
ly heavy, but notwithstanding this, I venture to think that a little less 
sweeping might be done with a view to making available a larger share 
of the small annual grant furnished by Government. 
37. — Office and Herbarium. — After a good deal of difficulty, 
a suitable Clerk has at last been found for tlie Garden Office in the 
person of Mr. Edward Brewer, who entered upon his duties on the 1st 
September of the year under report. He has given me much satisfaction. 
38. — The Garden Police have attended well to their duties through- 
out the year, nothing having been stolen to my knowledge, and there has 
been no prosecution. 
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39. — The Printer has been occupied as explained under paragraph 35. 
40. — The Carpenter has been fully occupied in works of a very mis- 
cellaneous nature, such as making plant-cases, plant-labels, painting 
garden seats, *&c. 
41. — The Herbarium Keeper has been employed curing herbarium 
specimens, mounting specimens, and attending to the wants of the Library. 
42. — The Herbarium, which occupies the largest portion of the build- 
ing which contains the office, lias received during the year an addition of 
eighteen cabinets and two tables. The plant-cabinets have nearly all 
been tilled with specimens collected during the year, chiefly by the Col- 
lectors working under the supervision of the Eorest Department. (See 
Eorest Beport.) A book is kept in the Herbarium, in which is entered 
the number of every specimen received, its native name, and purpose for 
which used. 
43. — Herbarium Specimens sent to the Gardens to be named should 
be forwarded in duplicate or numbered when not required to be returned. 
44. — The addition made to the Library during the year is shewn in 
Appendix JE. Twenty-five volumes comprising various books and reports 
received in previous years have been bound and put in place. It is 
found that a small stove is required to keep away damp from the books, 
as well as from the herbarium specimens. 
