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GARDENS BULLETIN. 
A large issue of the Gardens Bulletin was published in March, 
constituting parts 9-12 of Volume III. This contained an enumeration of 
the flowering plants known to occur in the neighbourhood of Taiping, pre¬ 
pared by I. H'. Burkill and M. R. Henderson, with an introduction analys¬ 
ing the distribution of the species concerned. 
PLANTS OUTWARDS AND INWARDS. 
From Singapore Gardens 9,692 plants and 294 packets of seeds were 
distributed; from the Waterfall Gardens, Penang, 2,420 plants and 105 
packets of seeds. The total number of plants received at Singapore was 1,646, 
and of seeds 120 packets. 
Gifts of plants and seeds have been received from the following individuals 
and institutions, to whom thanks are tendered: Mr. D. R. Boyce, Durban; 
Dr. A. Kerr, Bangkok; Mr. G. Gordon Wilson; Mr. A. T. Hancock; 
Mr. B. K. Saheb; the Rev. G. A. Dexter Allen; Mr. I. H. Burkill; the 
Directors of the Botanic Gardens at Kew, Buitenzorg, Lai Bagh (Banga¬ 
lore), Darjeeling, Upsala, Entebbe (Uganda), and Calcutta; the Arnold 
Arboretum; the United States Department of Agriculture; the Ministry of 
Agriculture, Cairo; the Botanical and Forestry Department, Hongkong; 
the Director of Agriculture, Rabaul, New Guinea; the Director of Agricul¬ 
ture, Manila; the Forestry Department, Entebbe, Uganda; the Manchuria 
Research Society; Messrs. Henry A. Dreer & Co., Philadelphia. 
Mr. Best took charge of two wardian cases of local plants for the Royal 
Gardens, Kew, on his voyage home on leave. In exchange various plants 
were received, brought out by Mr. Best in December. Mr. Lennon also 
took charge of two cases of plants on his voyage to England, but the weather 
was unusually severe, and the plants did not survive. 
Various new ornamental plants were also purchased in England; most 
of these were brought out by Mr. Best. 
LOSSES. 
In Singapore a tree of Mammea americana at the foot of the lake died, 
being much overshadowed by a big Adinobotrys. The-larger of the two 
brazil nut trees on lawn Z was blown down in December ; it has been replaced 
by a young plant. Two plants of Rhodoleia Championi received from Hong¬ 
kong were put out on lawn Z but unfortunately did not survive. 
A young tree of Ficus irregularis near the foot of the lake died, apparently 
owing to the attacks of a boring caterpillar: another tree of the same 
species was saved by cutting off two branches, and afterwards grew vigorously. 
Several fine trees of Albissia moluccana were cut down in the Waterfall 
Gardens, the trees having been killed by the repeated attacks of the black 
lotong monkey. 
Before the Economic Garden was given up, six gutta percha trees planted 
in 1903 on the slope above Cluny Road were measured. The tallest mea¬ 
sured 17 metres in height, and i-i6 m. in girth at 2 m. from the ground. 
The mean height and girth for the six were 14 m. and -92 m. respectively. 
PLANTS OF INTEREST. 
Singapore—A tree of Amherstia nobilis at Government House produced 
three seeds, which were germinated successfully. These are the first seeds 
produced for several years. 
The plant of Warscewicsia cocci tic a at Singapore flowered for the first 
time in July. It is not growing nearly so well as the plant at Penang, which 
