53. Awards were gained by: 
BGS — 
1723/7 Dendrobium Murray Henderson ‘Molek’, Award of Merit 
(M.O.S.) on 29th March, 1963. 
2705/1 Renontanda Prince Norodom Sihanouk ‘Merah\ Award of Merit 
(M.O.S.) on 29th March, 1963. 
54. Many blooms were sent for exhibition both overseas and locally, 
for details of which see Sec. XXVI. At the public section of the orchid 
enclosure about 100 potted plants in prize blooms were on display. These were 
changed weekly. 
EXTENSION WORK 
XXV. SUPPLY OF PLANTING MATERIAL 
^ tota * 17,278 plants were sold to the public bringing in a revenue 
of $17,573.50. Of this 4,000 plants were orchids realising $13,667. Orchid 
sales were $3,682 less than in 1962, and about $2,500 of this must be 
attributed to the inability of the Botanic Gardens to sell plants at the Malayan 
gn-horticultural Association’s show at Kuala Lumpur in September. Sales of 
other plants were slightly improved on the previous year. 
56. The Gardens continued to supply planting material free of charge 
to Government Departments, charitable institutions, state-aided schools and 
other official or quasi-official organisation, a total of 3,239 plants bein^ 
provided. 5,481 foliage pot plants were also loaned out for decoration a*t 
various functions; this number was more than twice the 1962 figure (2,717). 
XXVI. EXHIBITIONS AND SHOWS 
1 ™ ost im P ortant exhibition was that associated with the 4th 
WorldOrchid Conference held in Singapore in October. It was staged at the 
lurt Club and was an immense success, which in part must be attributed to 
the considerable contribution of plants and personnel by the Botanic Gardens. 
b P!, 01150 , was Show Mana g er > an <3 was on the Working Committee 
with Mr. BurkiU and Mr. Bajuri. Many members of the Gardens staff assisted 
m the organisation, judging and in setting up and dismantling afterwards 
The Botanic Gardens and the Penang Waterfall Gardens put up a joint 
whLh f hL Ma aySian 0r i Ch ! d Spe ?i 6S and a ^ uantit y of the latest hybrids, for 
which they were awarded a gold medal. Full details of this show will be 
publications 16 Maaym ° rchld Review and in many other horticultural 
58. This exhibition was staged before the Conference proper, and when 
the tourist element of the thousand over registrants had moved on to 
pastures new, the remainder got down to work in the Victoria Memorial Hall 
ror the papers and business sessions of the Conference. Mr. Burkill had the 
honour or reading the first paper titled The Role of the Singapore Botanic 
Gardens in the development of Orchid Hybrids in Singapore’. Mr. A. G. 
tj P °, nS ,° prcsen ^ ed a P a P er 0X1 ‘Malayan Scorpion Orchids and their related 
Jhe b M»L' Pr °/f eC J m , gS c 0f . the Confere nce will be published by the organisers, 
the Malayan Orchid Society, at a later date. 
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