III. Asia.

• Agri-Hort. Society, Madras; wardian case containing Schleickera trijuga and other plants.
• Aitchison, Dr.; collection of seeds from Kashmir, Eremurus himalaica, seeds Malcolmia strigosa, bulbs, &c.
• Beddome, Lieut.-Col., Madras; seeds of Bentinckia, prickly bamboo, Musa spp., and palms.
• Duthie, J. F., Saharunpore; roots Nymphæa pygmæa; seeds Abies smithiana, Chamærops Fortunei, C. martiana, and others.
• Ellis, R., Forest Dept., Punjab; various seeds Delphinium brunonianum, &c.
• Ford, C., Hong Kong; wardian case Rhodoleia, Arundina chinensis and Alsophila tomentosa.
• Gammie, J., Darjeeling; trunks Cycas pcctinata, Hemitelia decipiens, page 22 and other tree-ferns; seeds Ilex insignis and Luculia gratissima.
• Gardiner, Col. P. F., Hazara; corms saffron crocus of Kashmir (Crocus sativus, var. kashmirianus), several bulbs, &c.
• Hance, Dr. H. F., Hong Kong; various seeds.
• King, Dr., Calcutta; seed collections Rhododendron and Coniferæ, set of seeds from Sikkim, seeds of Euchlæna (Reana) luxurious, Chamærops martiana, Nipa fruticans, and Cycas Rumphii, large collection of Indian ferns, including Nephrodium cochleatum, N. sligmosum, and N. flaccidum.
• Murton, H. J., Singapore; wardian case of Durio zibethinus, of Ptychosperma singaporensis and seeds of same, case of orchids and box of palm seeds.
• Scheffer, Dr., Buitenzorg; wardian cases of various plants, inclusive of Shoreu, Orania regalis, and P holidocarpus Thuri, seeds Soya hispida, &c.
• Thwaites, G. H. K, Ceylon; wardian cases containing Arundinaria griffithiana, Boucerosia umbellata, Diospyros quæsita, Dipterocarpus hybridus, and D. glandulosus, &c., seeds of Nepenthes, tubers of Ipsea spcciosa.