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autumn use, have been again planted to ascertain their value for 
use in spring. Of most of the typical kinds photographs have been 
taken. In the present year collections of Peas, Lettuces, Beets, 
and Leeks will be subjected to critical examination, and experi¬ 
ments will be made on the comparative value of artificial manures. 
The collection of herbaceous plants has been rearranged and largely 
added to. The Council have also procured collections of some of 
the more ornamental kinds of these plants and florists’ flowers, 
including Delphiniums, Poeonias, Pyrethrums, Iris, Eanunculus, 
Crocus, &c., which have been separately planted. A rockery, 
for the stone of which the Council are indebted to their Treasurer, 
Mr. Henry Webb, has been formed opposite the entrance to the 
great vinery, and planted with rock plants, many of which of great 
interest were presented by the Eoyal Gardens, Kew ; the Boyal 
Botanic Garden, Edinburgh ; Mr. G. E. Wilson, Mr. George Maw, 
and others. Trials have been made of various kinds of Zonal Pelar¬ 
goniums (which were successfully grown, both in pots and planted 
out in the open border), also of varieties of Canna, Begonia, Epacris, 
China Asters, Stocks, and various sorts of hardy annuals, of all of 
which full reports have been prepared. 
The liberality of Mr. Elwes, a Member of Council, who has pro¬ 
cured the seeds of many plants from the Sikkim Himalayas, will 
enable the Council to distribute some of these, which are of great 
beauty and rarity, among the Fellows in the course of this year. 
The Council are desirous of opening up correspondence with 
persons residing in the Colonies and abroad who would send home 
seeds and plants, and they hope that all who can facilitate their 
efforts in the introduction of new plants will communicate with the 
Assistant Secretary to that effect. 
520 packets of cuttings of fruit-trees, 1695 plants, 195 packets 
of cuttings of plants, and 15,850 packets of seeds have been distri¬ 
buted among Fellows during the past year. 
The mode of heating the glass houses has been altered, and on 
economy in the consumption of fuel thereby effected. 
A new carriage entrance to the garden has been opened. 
At South Kensington repairs to a considerable extent have been 
carried out, but much remains to be done in this respect. 
The Saturday promenades recommenced on the 19th January 
last. 
The ordinary receipts for the year have exceeded the expenditure 
by £11 17s. 2d., to which must be added the sum of £336 19s. 7d., 
