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TEL, ADDRESS: 
"admin." 
DARWIN. 
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA. 
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/ 
Northern Territory Administration, 
Botanic Gardens, 
DARWIN, 
IN REPLY 
Wr09 29/4/40 
The Director, 
Botanic Gardens, 
SINGAPORE. 
S.S. 
I 3 ear 311*5 
I desire to acknowledge the receipt of your 
donations of Palm seeds, listed hereunder and now tender 
my best thanks to you. 
Orania Philippinensis. 
Borassus Machadonis. 
Coloeoceus Caroliniensis. 
Hormanbya Merrillii* 
Rhapatablaste hexandra. ^ 
Nenga Wendlandiana. ^ 7 J 
Pinanga fuffuracea. - ^ 
2 . We would be glajKto purchase a few plants 
each of A mherstia nobilis and Garcinia Mangos tana , as 
we have been unsuccessful in raising these from seeds. 
Would you please advise where these could 
be obtained, or, if you could supply, please quote price 
for a half dozen of each. It is proposed to have them 
forwarded by air transport* 
Yours faithfully, 
(H.E.Hill)* 
Asst/Curator . 
