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(4) At 4 P.M. I drove out to the Botanical Gardens to get a better knowledge of the plants. I found however that their guide & catalog had been long out of print & none were to be purchased. The director Mr. Burkhill was out but an native assistant said that a large herbarium was housed in the office & annual reports printed. The coca plant from Peru he said grew well & they had used it as a hedge plant successfully. (5) The Teesta is still being repaired & loaded & will not get away until late this week. I spent the day at the