59. Besides these local exhibitions, the Gardens alsd participated in : 
The Penang Gardening Society Show, Penang; 
The Jesselton Gardening Society Show, Jesselton; 
Bazaar of the Sarawak Society for the Blind, Sarawak; 
The Indonesian Orchid Society Show, Bandung; 
The Philippine Orchid Society Show, Manila; 
The Siam Society of Plant Culture Exhibition, Bangkok; 
The Pakistan Flower Show, Karachi; 
The Chelsea Show, London; 
City of Glasgow Flower Show, Glasgow; 
The American Orchid Society Show, Oregon, U.S.A.; 
Orchid Society Show of Greater St. Louis, Mississippi, U.S.A. 
Acknowledgement is made to Messrs. B.O.A.C./Qantas/A.I.I. for assistance 
in flying exhibits to some of these exhibitions. 
XXVII. SINGAPORE GARDENING SOCIETY 
60. Mr. H. M. Burkill and Mr. A. G. Alphonso were respectively 
President and Vice-President of the Society till June when both retired by 
rotation. Dr. N. K. Law, a private citizen and medical practitioner in 
Singapore, became President. Many of the regular monthly meetings of the 
Society during the year were held, in the Botanic Gardens. 
XXVIII. MALAYAN ORCHID SOCIETY 
61. Mr. A. G. Alphonso was Honorary Secretary of the Society for 1962. 
Mr. Bajuri bin Sappan was honorary secretary to the Society’s panel of judges. 
The Gardens gave strong support to the Society’s monthly exhibitions and 
activities. Regular descriptions of new hybrids were prepared for publication 
in the Malayan Orchid Review, 
XXIX. MALAYAN NATURE SOCIETY 
62. Mr. H. M. Burkill was on the Central Committee for the years 
1961/62 and 1962/63. The Singapore Branch of the Society held its meetings, 
both, in the Botanic Gardens and in the Singapore Nature Reserves. 
XXX. ADVISORY 
63. Planting schemes for the compounds of new schools increased the 
outside advisory work of this Department. Some 40 schools sought advice and 
help. Visits and advice, as well as planting material, were also made to the 
Reformative Training Centre at Ulu Bedok, the new Customs Station at Pasir 
Panjang, the District Office at Jalan Teck Whye and St. Andrew’s Orthopedic 
Hospital. Assistance was also extended to the public and commercial 
organisations who sought specific information on a wide variety of botanical 
and horticultural matters, and on economic plants. 
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