The 



Gardens' Bulletin 



5TRAIT5 SETTLeneiNTS 



Vol. II Issued July 4th, 1919 No. 4. 



CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Hevea versus Fungi ••• ••• •• ... 109 



The Gardens' Hevea Tree No. 1844, H. confusa, Hemsl. 113 



Mango pest3 in Singapore ••• ••■• ••• ••• 115 



Fungi from Singapore, and also from Penang •.. ... 116 



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



A Progress report on the Cultivation of the Greater Yam, 



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



It needs want to make people change their Food-habits ... 135 



How to prepare maize for bread or pudding ... ••• 137 



" Plants and Seeds inwards" of the Botanic Garden, Singapore 137 



Rainfall in the Botanic Gardens, Singapore, in 1918 ... 138 



Rainfall in the Waterfall Gardens, Penang, in 1918 ... 140 



Summary of Rainfall ••• .-• ••. ... 142 



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