ANNALS OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, 
PERADENIYA. 
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. 
THB subscription rate is, for regular residents in Ceylon, 
Rs. 2*50 per annum, post free, payable in advance to the 
Director, RoyalBotanicOardens,Peradeniya; for residents 
in other countries, Rs. 6 pOr annum, post free, payable in 
advance to tbe above, or eight shillings, payable to Messrs. 
DULATT & CO., 37, Soho Square, London, W. 
The “ Annals ” will appear at irregular intervals, as matter 
is ready for publication, probably averaging 250 pages per 
annum, and when a volume of convenient size has been 
formed the Title Page and Contents will be issued. Indi¬ 
vidual Numbers or Papers may be purchased from the 
Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya, or from 
Messrs. DULATT & Co., at prices marked upon them (con¬ 
siderably exceeding the subscription rate). 
The “ Circular ” of the Royal Botanic Gardens, containing 
more popularly written articles on planting, agricultural, 
and botanical topics, may be received with the Annals by 
adding cents 50 to the Ceylon residents’, and Re. 1*50, or 2s., 
to the foreign residents’ subscription. 
NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORS. 
AH contributions should be addressed to the Director, 
Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya, Ceylon. They must be 
clearly written on one side of the paper only (Papers in 
French or German must be type written), and the figures 
must be ready for reproduction, and planned so as to 
properly fill a plate. 
Each Contributor is entitled to receive gratis twenty-five 
separate copies of his Paper, and may, by giving notice 
when returning proofs, purchase others at the rate, approxi¬ 
mately, of two cents per page (including covers, if required), 
and 20 cents per full-page plate, for each copy, provided not 
