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The Secretary of State for India has, in the first place, endeavoured 
to introduce the plant from this country—leaving for after considera¬ 
tion the propriety of getting specimens sent direct from Eio Janeiro 
to India. The plants in this country have been supplied from 
various sources. The original specimen, cultivated by Sir William 
Hooker in Glasgow, came from Liege, and the Messrs Lawson have 
imported recently a quantity of specimens from Belgium and 
Germany. In the Loyal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh we are in¬ 
debted for specimens—first, to Sir William Hooker; and, secondly, 
to Dr Gunning of Palmeiras, Eio Janeiro. Sir Eobert Christison 
has taken a warm interest in the subject, and has aided much in 
procuring specimens. Mr M‘Nab found that by cutting the root of 
the original garden plant he could propagate it easily, and in this 
way he secured a large stock. He gave to the Botanical Society 
of Edinburgh a notice of his mode of cultivation. This account 
was printed for the India office, and copies of it were extensively 
distributed. The specimens from Eio Janeiro were treated in a 
similar manner. 
The plants were sent to India in Wardian cases, sometimes under 
charge of gentlemen of the forest department going to India, and 
sometimes without anyone in charge. The results have been very 
successful. 
The Duke of Argyll has forwarded to me a report by Dr G. King, 
superintendent of the Botanic Garden, Calcutta, to whose care the 
cases were consigned. 
From Dr G. King, Superintendent , Botanic Garden , Calcutta , to the 
Secretary to the Government of Bengal. 
“ I have the honour to report, for the information of Government, 
the arrival from England of five consignments of Ipecacuanha 
plants. Five of these consignments, consisting of a single case 
each, were brought out under the care of Messrs Walton, Whittall, 
Jellicoe, Ferrais, and Gamble, officers newly appointed to the 
Forest Department. The sixth, consisting of three closed Wardian 
cases, came as deck-baggage on board the Suez Canal steamer, 
‘City of Mecca,’ under the special care of no one. 
“ As will be seen by the following tabular statement, the total 
number of plants despatched from England was 277. On arrival 
