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1 he road from Garden Road to the officers’ quarters was remetalled with three inches of 
aterite, gravelled and consolidated for 200 yards and 15 ft. in width, and re-gravelled for 
97 yards. 
The main drive from the office to the band-stand, which is steep and had scoured, was 
patched to a considerable extent. 
1 he Garden road of a length of nearly five hundred yards, running from Tyersali 
Road to Dalvey Road, was remetalled by the Public Works Department. 
Drains and Culverts. 
5.— A mason and coolie were employed nearly the whole year in patching and renewing 
urgently needed work. Two small drains with cemented catchpits were made across the 
road between the plant houses and godown. The side drains from terrace steps towards 
the old aviary for 75 yards length and 6-7 inches wide were renewed. 
The side drains along the four-foot path from the main entrance to the old aviary 
were patched and repaired. The side drain from the main entrance along the drive for 295 
yards was renewed. The large culvert near the officers’ quarters was lengthened and 
a new catchpit made. The cement paths in the plant-house and sheds were repaired and as 
much of the old aviary demolished as time allowed, the bricks being used for repairs. The 
unsightly culverts on the band-stand paths have been renewed and lowered so as to admit 
of a regular even path, and at the same time the side drains on both sides of the path for 
40 yards on each side were renewed. The drain on one side of the main drive from the 
plant-house steps to the band-stand has been deepened and renewed for a distance of 90 
yards. 
New or Noteworthy Plants. 
6. — Among the more interesting novelties which flowered during the year were:- — 
Malayan : — Didymocarpiis pcrdita . — (Pulau Battam). 
Vanda hastifera . — (Borneo). 
Aeschynanthus tricolor. — (Borneo). 
Acschynanthus Lobbiana var? — (Borneo). 
Habenaria xanthocheila . — (Penang). 
Gastrochilus pulchellus n. sp. — (Borneo). 
Globba by achy anther a . — (Borneo). 
Chrodendvon n. sp. — (Borneo). 
Begonia oblongifolia . — ( Borneo). 
Begonia promethea. — (Borneo). 
Pepcromia n. sp. — (Borneo). 
Hapalim appendiculata n. sp.— -(Borneo). 
Schisniatoglottis brevipes . — (Perak) . 
Medinilla speciosa. — (Selangor) , 
Pace a ves pert ilio n. sp. — (Perak). 
Tacca minor. — ( Kelan tan ) . 
Strophanthus Jackianus. — (Sumatra). 
Ceratolobns Iccvi gains . — (Perak) . 
Cypripedium glaucophyliuni . — (Java). 
Saccolabium sp. new. — (Perak). 
Siam : — Aneilema sinicum. 
Habenaria gmicnlata. — (Shan States). 
Rue Ilia sp. 
China : — Lycoris radiata. 
Licuala peltata. 
Christmas Island: — Abutilon Listcri. 
A . auritum, 
Africa : — Tinmen aethiopica. 
Ctinim sp. Accra. 
Cu! casta Manii . — (Flowers and fruits). 
.■1 niaryllis Bellandonna. 
Sanseviera grand icuspis. 
