The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 6
Wagatea spicata.—
Wagatea spicata.—
Mr. G. M. Woodrow, Superintendent of the Botanical Gardens, Ganesh Khind, Poona, has sent to Kew seeds of Wagatea spicata, a scrambling thorny shrub, native of the Concan, and interesting on account of the beauty of its foliage and flowers. The pods have been found by the Government analyst to contain 15 per cent, of tannic acid, and some tons have been sent home to test their value for tanning.
Seeds were distributed from Kew to Demerara, Dominica, Jamaica, Trinidad, and other correspondents.
— | Ward's Cases. | Packets of Seeds. | Stove and Greenhouse Plants. | Herbaceous Plants. | Trees and Shrubs. | Number of Recipients. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Britain | — | 868 | 5,313 | 1,094 | 1,248 | 106 |
Continent | — | 81 | 714 | 88 | — | 21 |
Asia | 10 | 105 | 640 | — | — | 8 |
Africa | 4 | 11 | 238 | — | 218 | 7 |
America | 8 | 195 | 424 | 8 | — | 18 |
Australia and New Zealand. | 4 | 105 | 287 | 12 | 118 | 8 |
26 | 1,365 | 7,616 | 1,202 | 1,584 | 168 |