All the herbarium specimens of the order Urticaceae were loaned to the 
/ Superintendent of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Calcutta, for working up in 
the Materials for a Flora of the Malay Peninsula. The specimens of the 
genus Canavalia were loaned to Kew. 
Mounting paper being still at a very high price, mounting was in general 
deferred, but cannot be deferred longer as the accumulation of unmounted 
material is becoming unworkable. 
For the gift of books the Department is endebted to His Highness the 
Prince Bonaparte (his Notes Pteridologiques, fasc. VIII), Professor Oakes 
Ames (his Studies in the family Orchidaceae, Vol. VI), Dr. A. O Farwell 
(several tracts on pharmacology, etc.), the Trustees of the British Museum 
(Mr. Fawcett's and Dr. Rendle s Flora of Jamaica, Vol. IV), the Pores. 
Department (valuable manuscript on Malayan economic plants), the Editor 
of the Gardens' Bulletin (his numerous exchanges), and generous departments 
such as the Agricultural Department of the United States, the Botanic Gardens, 
Buitenzorg, etc. 
Botanic Gardens, Singapore. 
Every resident knows how motor traffic has increased in Singapore; and 
the wear and tear upon the Gardens’ roads has greatly increased with it in 
the report of 1912 it was remarked that a few cars then entered the Dardens 
at night; but now, band-nights excluded, from a count the average number 
is found to be 24 with a maximum of 107. On a band-night there may be 
nearly five hundred cars parked on and near the Band-stand, until there is no 
room for more. No count of the numbers of cars which travel over the 
Gardens’ roads by day has been possible. 
The Liane road was re-metalled; but not the other roads which were 
down for repair. There was difficulty in procuring latente. 
The Wormias were cut back at the head of the lake. Further planting 
was done in the Area Z. 
Of changes altering the appearance of the Gardens there were none in 
roco except that one of the beautiful trees of Casuanna sumatrana, near the 
main gate died; and an Agathis by the old office and four other trees were 
blown down on July 8th. The old tree of Cananum commune, which is older 
than the Gardens and stands near the Plant House, began to. exhibit signs 
of disease. The patch of the Gardens’ Jungle attacked by Rosellmia echmata . 
showed signs of recovery in the centre; but the fungus is still on the periphery. 
A d’tch was dug and heavily limed to check its spread southwards ; and liming 
resorted to on the margins generally. The recovery i.. marked by a big and 
verv vigorous growth of the fern Nephrolefiis acuta. An unusual 3 ry spell 
at the close of November produced’ a wealth of colour, making many plants 
flower in profusion. . ^ 
Bv the kindness of Lieutenant-Colonel L. B. Boyd-Moss, c.m.g., d.s.o., 
uid of the officers, the band of the 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment 
nlaved in the Gardens twice monthly, and the Regimental Drums beat 
"retreat” in the afternoon of one day in each alternate week. 
The demand for plants was greater than it has ever been ; and the number 
sent out was 14,253, together with 262 packets of seed. Two wardian cases 
were sent to Kew under the charge of the Assistant Director, containing, 
with ornamental plants, certain Malayan fruit trees asked for by His Excellency 
the Governor of Sierra Leone. 
Labour was used in the following ways : -for pot-plants, at the rate of 
8.90 men per diem; for cleaning roads and paths 11.46, for law c 9 - 5 ^ 
for bedding 5-171 for nurseries 3.53; for sweeping f^ fo oarmg lor 
trees 2.56; for rockeries, 0.09; for cleaning the lakes, 0.69, and misc_ 
ne0l iur.bhnf the 90-oTessive grass. Paspalum platycaule „,was removed from 
the worst local pest. 
