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Donations. Mr. Ludlam, 250 pine trees and parcels of pine seeds. Mr. Drake, 30 Native trees and Cupressus maerocarpa seed. Mr. Harding, Napier, 6 packets broom seed. Mr. Mantell. a large collections of pine trees, shrubs, and seeds. Mr. Guilfoyle, Melbourne, 1 packet seeds. Mr. Mason, Hutt, 24 shrubs T. Lang and Co., Melbourne, 71 trees. His Honor Sir Eedmond Barry, Chancellor of the University of Melbourne, 3 cases plants, 124 sp. also seeds. Boyal Gardens, Kew, 12 cases plants. Mr. E. Donald, Wellington, 50 Native trees (totara). Mrs. Kvngdon, New Plymouth, 1 Qaultheria rupeslris. Colonial Government, 23 species of conifer seeds from California and India. Plants sent from the Gardens. 3 cases New Zealand plants, Sir E. Barry, Melbourne. 1 case ferns, Hon. J. Bonar, Westland. 1 case New Zealand plants, Major Palmer. 5 cases New Zealand plants, Eoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2 cases New Zealand plants, Dr. Hector (for Kew). 1 case New Zealand plants, Colonel Peilding. 71 pine trees, Lunatic Asylum, "Wellington. 144 New Zealand plants, ditto. 50 pines, W. Wray, for Cemetery Eeserve, Patea. 25 pines, Wellington Gaol.

List of Plants purchased from T. Lang and Co., Melbourne, 22nd April, 1875. 6 Abies canadensis. 2 Picea flexilis. 6 „ menziesii. 3 Pinus rigidus. 6 Cedrus deodara. 6 Ketinospora filifera. 6 „ atlantica. 6 „ squarrosa. 6 „ libani. 6 „ pisifera. 12 Cupressus benthamiana. 6 „ plumosa. 12 „ undeana. 6 Thujopsis dolabrata. 6 Picea balsamea. 6 „ lsetevirens. 6 „ fraseri. 6 „ borealis. 3 „ cephalonica (apollonis). 6 Araucaria imbricata. 12 „ nordmanniana. 6 Prumnopitys elegans. 12 „ pectinata. 6 Taxus elegantissima. 6 „ pinsapo. 12 Pinus austriaca. 4 „ pindrow. 12 „ laricio. 2 „ magnifica. 25 Abies excelsa. Total ... ... ... ... ... 219 Purchased from Ferguson and Son, New South Wales, 17th, June, 1875. Araucaria raoulii ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 „ cookii ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 „ cunninghami ... ... ... ... ... ... 25 „ „ glauca ... ... ... ... ... 12 „ bidwillii... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 Ficus macrophylla... ... ... ... ... ... ... 44 Magnolia grandiflora ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 Total ... ... ... ... ... 153 From Duncan and Son, Christchurch, 28th April, 1875. Pinus maerocarpa ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 Abies hookeriana ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 „ alba ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 Pinus austriaca ... ... ... ... .. ... ... 50 „ resinosa ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 „ pungens ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 „ rigida ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 Total ... ... ... ... ... 92 From E. Donald: 100 Pinus halepensis, 100 Pinus sylvestris ... ... 200 „ Mr. McNab: 24 Araucaria excelsa ... ... ... ... 24 Total ... ... ... ... ... 224

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