

contents of volume ii. 



Botanic Gardens, History of, 



Botanic Gardens ... •-. ■•■ ••■ •.• 30& 

 Mr. Lawrence Niven, Superintendent of the Botanic Gardens, 



Singapore, 1860-1875 ... ... ... 177 



. Plants and Seeds inwards of the Botanic Gardens, Singapore ... 137 



The establishment of the Botanic Gi.rden3, Singapore ... 55 



The second phase in the history of the Botanic Gardens, Singapore 93 



The size of a first class Botanic Garden ... ... ... 445 



Economic Plants 



A possible ancient migration of useful plants westward in Asia ... 444 



Yielding condivtents and drugs. 



Betel ... ... ... ... ... ... 294 



Cola nitida at Singapore ... ... ••• ••• 306 



Notes on Cola trees in the Economic Garden, Singapore .. 74 



Yielding dyes. 

 A note upon Plants grown for blue dyes in the North of the 



Malay Peninsula ... ... ... ... 426 



Yielding fibres. 

 Hibiscus Sabdariffa var. altissima .. ... ...242,441 



Paper ... ... ... ... ... 262 



Yielding foods. 



Fruit and nuts. 



Some trials of food plants in the Economic Garden (Rozelle) ... 242 



The Brazil-nut tree in Singapore ... ... ... 435 



The Rozelle, Hibiscus Sabdariffa ... ... ... 73 



Grain 

 An experiment with Sorghum vulgare, the Great IMillet or Juar 



from the Bombay Presidency ... ... ... 423 



Manuring of rice ... ... ... ... 304 



Paddy in the Economic Garden ... .. ... 199 



Some trials of food plants in the Economic Garden (Ragi) ... 206 



Greens 

 Some tests of Garden vegetables in Singapore (Lettuce) ... 9,421 



do. do. do, (Tomatoes) ... 10 

 Legumes 



Acclimatisation trials of Lima beans, Phaseolus lunatus ... 121 



Some tests of Garden vegetables in Singapore (Lima beans) ... 11 



do. do. do. (Peanuts) ... 12 



do. do. do. (Soybeans) ... 12 

 Some trials of food plants in the Economic Garden (Lima beans) 238 



do. do. do. (Sword bean) ... 300 

 Roots 

 A progress report upon the cultivation of the Greater Yam, 



Dioscorea alata, in the Botanic Gardens, Singapore ... 129 

 A report upon the experimental cultivation of the Greater Yam, 



Dioscorea alata, in 1917 ... . ... 37 



Dioscorea alata, the greater Yam .. ... ... 158 



Some cultivated yams from Africa and elsewhere ... 86 



Some tests of Garden vegetables in Singapore (Radishes) ... 8 



do. do. do. (Yautias) 13 



Staking yams ... ... ... ... 301 



The correct botanic names for the White and the Yellow Guinea Yams 4-38 



