90 The Penang Gardening Society held its annual show in Georgetown 
25-27 November. The Malayan Orchid Society and the Botanic Gardens 
put up a joint non-competitive exhibit of cut blooms which replicated in a 
small way the exhibit slaged at Chelsea for the World Orchtd Congress m 
the preceding May. The Governor of Penang was so taken with the exhibit 
that he instructed the President of the Penang Gardening Society to send 
congratulatory letters to both the Malayan Orchid Society and the Botanic 
Gardens. Mr. A. G. Alphonso assisted in judging competitive sections ot the 
show. 
91 The Gardens also sent flowers to the Florida Federation of Garden 
Clubs Flower Show, the Jesselton Flower Show, the Glasgow Flower Show, 
the Royal Commonwealth Society’s Flower Show at Sydney, the Selangor 
Orchid Society’s Show and the Federation of Malaya Orchid Society s Show. 
XXV. SINGAPORE GARDENING SOCIETY 
92. Mr. H. M. Burkill and Mr. A. G. Alphonso were respectively 
President and vice-President for the year 1960/61. Regular monthly meetings 
were held, six of which were in the Botanic Gardens, and two by courtesy 
of the Yang di-Pertuan Negara in the Istana Negara Domain. The Botanic 
Gardens staff also arranged eight meetings for members’ gardeners at which 
practical demonstrations were given. 
XXVI. MALAYAN ORCHID SOCIETY 
93. Mr. A. G. Alphonso served on the committee for the year 1960/61. 
The Gardens continued to contribute descriptions of new hybrid families for 
publication in the Malayan Orchid Review. The Gardens collaborated with 
Dr. Yeoh Bok Choon in the preparation of A List of Malayan Orchid Hybrids, 
J 893-1960. A number of Gardens’ hybrids were displayed at monthly meetings. 
94. The Botanic Gardens staff learnt with great regret of the death 
of Mr. John Lay cock on 3rd December at the age of 73 years. Mr. Lavcock 
was a friend of long standing of the Botanic Gardens and it was his en- 
thusiasm for collecting orchid species from the various countries he was 
able to visit which was one of the basic starting points for the hybridisation 
of orchids in Singapore over 30 years ago. His collaboration with Dr. 
Holttum, then Director of the Gardens is today producing remarkable returns, 
and will, we are certain, continue to do so. Mr. Laycock was one of the 
founding fathers of the Malayan Orchid Society. 
XXVII. MALAYAN NATURE SOCIETY 
95. Mr. H. M. Burkill served on the main committee of the Society 
and on the Committee of the Singapore branch. Many field outings were 
held, some of them into the Nature Reserves. 
XXVIII. FILM PRODUCTION 
96. Two studios were at various times engaged on shooting scenes for 
film stories. Particularly as the actors are usually in exotic attire, this is a 
source of much interest and attraction to visitors, especially those from 
overseas. 
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