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tree of Jarnacia, the Palmyra palm, Timber-tree seed and ornamental shrubs , Polemi- 
cal Gardens, Java, 6 plants of the Cubeb Vine ; Botanical Gardens, Sydney, 8 packets 
seeds of Araucaria and Australian Palms ; Botanical Gardens, Mauritius, i case confin- 
ing about 2otb Logwood seeds ; Botanical Gardens, Jamaica, 19 packets West Indian 
Palms and other seeds; Botanical Gardens, Ceylon, a collection of 55 plants and 1 pac- 
ket seeds, including 'the new vegetables— Arracachaesculenta, Ipomaea chrysorrlnia or 
Kumra, the Tree*T omato, and Ceylon ferns, &c. ; Botanical Gardens, British Guiana, 
seeds of Indian Rubber plants, West Indian Palms, Rain-tree, &c. ; Botanical Gardens, 
Hongkong, loo kinds of various seeds chiefly that of vegetables grown in China; 
Botanical Gardens, Saharampur, 123 packets seeds, of which number 97 were vegetable 
and 26 various shrubs ; Botanical Gardens, Calcutta, 238 seedling bamboos ot sorts ; 
L. BOEHMER, Esq., Japan, a collection of 153 Japanese plants, specially selectee ly 
the Ilon’ble J. F. DlCKSON, C. M. G., when on a tour in Japan ; R Derry, Esq. 
Malacca, seeds of water lilies, vegetables, &c., in all 8 packets; the Consul-General 
for the Netherlands, a packet of seeds of a tree yielding vegetable fat ; A. k. AYRL, 
Esq., Singapore, a plant of the beautiful Pteris serrulata vanegata ; (1. t EC HE, Esq., 
Moulmein, 18 Burmese orchids and 30 ferns; A. Laurie, Esq., Ceylon, 31 plants 
Hibiscus of sorts; Mr. Angus, Singapore/ 50 bulbs the Pharmaceutical Society ^of 
Great Britian, 2 packets of seeds of Cape Aloes, &c. ; Hon ble J. 1 . DlCKSON, C.- M. b., 
Singapore, 1 fern. r „ r 
The following were purchased during the year: — trom Messrs. CARTER & Co., 
London, 120 kinds of annuals and 108 kinds of vegetables; Messrs. Barr & Sons, 
London, «i kinds' of.bulbs, chiefly of flowering plants ; Messrs PAUL & Sons, London, 
64 rose plants assorted ; Mr. B. S. WILLIAMS, London, 188 kinds of annuals , Messrs. 
CANNEL & SONS, London, 86 rose plants assorted. 
36. The following have been the principal recipients: — > . 
Royal Gardens, Kew, 38 plants and 13 packets seeds ; Botanical Gardens, Bris- 
bane, 43 packets seeds ; Botanical Gardens, Melbourne, 118 plants and 39 packets 
seeds; Botanical Gardens, Hongkong, 25 packets seeds; Botanical Gardens, Maun- 
tlus, 54 plants and 30 packets seeds ; Botanical Garaens, Adelaide, 37 plants and 
26 packets seeds ; Botanical Gardens, Cape of Good Hope, 26 packets seeds ; Bot- 
anical Gardens, Natal, 43 packets seeds ; Botanical GardensgSaharampur, 39 packets 
seeds ; Botanical Gardens, Cambridge, 8 packets seeds ; Botanical Gardens, British 
Guiana, 4 packets seeds ; Botanical Gardens, Java, 12 packets seeds ; Botanical Gat- 
dens, Ceylon, 164 plants and 39 packets seeds; Botanical Gardens, Calcutta, 18 pack- 
ets seeds; Botanical Gardens, Bangalore, 26 packets seeds; Botanical Gardens, 
Trinidad, 13 packets seeds; Botanical Gardens, Jamaica, 13^ packets seeds ; Botanical 
Gardens, Saigon and Reunion, 209 plants ; Botanical Garden, Agri-Hoiticultural 
Society,’ Calcutta, 13 packets seeds; Acclimatization Society, Mauritius, 4 packets 
seeds ; Mr. YANKIERSBILEK, Mauritius, 4 packets seeds; Agri-Horticultural Society, 
Moulmein, 4 packets seeds; A LAURIE, Esq., Ceylon, 36 plants Captain GREEN, 
20 plants ; G. PeCIIE, Esq., Moulmein, 34 plants; W. Bull, Esq., London, 200 
plants ; Henry Walker, Esq., Sandakan, 65 plants and 7 packets seeds ; L. BOEHMER, 
Esq., Japan, 25 plants. 
EX-ESTABLISHMENT. 
Government House Ground f, 
' The ^rounds surrounding Government House have been extensively overhauled 
during the year, as will be seen from the following details : — 
37. Old Orchards . — In the old orchards, the greater number of the fruit trees 
had, owing to non-pruning, grown together in such a way as to act highly injurious 
to each other and diminish the fruit crop. 
38. To remedy this, a liberal pruning and thinning became necessary, and the 
termination of the fruit-farms admitted of this being carried out. The orchard was 
found to contain, moreover, many common jungle trees, dead trees, and numerous others 
with stag-horn tops, 1 . £., with the extremities of the branches dead. 1 he oichaid, 
therefore, required much labour to put it to right, and advantage was consequently 
taken of the absence of His Excellency and family in the Native States, to command 
all the available labour, which I daily* Supervised and directed, and by this means the 
orchard as well as the grounds generally have had attention. 
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