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Pancratium and Zephyranthes have been used in the borders round 
Plant-houses i and 3. 
The Bathing pool (no longer available for bathing) has been improved 
considerably by a cleaning out, by additional planting of water-lilies and by 
a new sluice. Impatiens Curtisii and I. Holstii do very well on its rockeries, 
and Staurogyne grandiflora has flowered in great profusion. 
Warczewiezia coccinea flowered in the Gardens for the flrst time. 
Ouvirandra fenestralis gave seedlings. Rhododendron Teysmanii flowered 
in the fern rockery. 
Five trees were lost none irreplaceable. 
It ha' become popular with v'sitors to feed the monkeys which visit the 
Gardens, nd large numbers of cars drive round the Lower roads in the 
evening, even to well above 100 a night between 5 and 7 p.m. The use of 
the Upper roads by cars has been forbidden since a serious accident occurred 
in March. That all manner of visitors should drive to the very top of the 
Garden had for long appeared undesirable on account of the damage done 
thereby to the roads and a notice board was put up in 1915 where the Upper 
South road takes off to direct them along the Lower Roads : but since the 
accident these upper roads have been closed and blocked by drop-posts. They 
have been narrowed and are good paths for pedestrians. 
The number of plants sent out was 3,429, together with 87 packets of 
seed: of the plants 1,377 were officially plantings in Government ground 
outside the Gardens. 
Government House Domain. 
The year’s work in the Domain has been a valuable one because under 
close supervision an accurate measure of the labour required has v een 
obtained, 
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales planted a Royal Palm on th_ 
lawn. 
Roadside Trees and Parks, 
The arrangement with the Municipality of Singapore by which help is 
given with their roadside frees and park-lands is gradually taking shape ; and 
that with the Municipality of Georgetown. Penang, is in full working order. 
Not a little new planting has occurred in both Settlements upon Government 
land. Many officers have the use or control of land on the understanding 
that they do not remove trees without permission: but as no inspection has 
existed, trees in the past have been removed unsanctioned. An inspection 
can be provided for now on the filling of the post of Assistant Curator, Parks. 
Angsana disease has removed all the Pterocarpus trees from the Tanglin 
Barracks grounds, except three which are isolated. 
Other Work. 
The Director of Gardens, and the Assistant Curator, Waterfall Gardens, 
Penang, have been gazetted Inspectors under the Agricultural Pests 
Ordinance. 1918. with the intention that they should assist in the exclusion 
from the country of plants liable to bring in with them pests; and also they 
are empowered to give certificates of freedom from disease on plants 
exported to countries where such certificates are demanded in order to 
obtain import. 
Much work was done for the Malaya-Borneo Exhibition chiefly 
in laying out the grounds, loaning plants, carrying through the Horticultural 
Section and furnishing two stands one to advertise vegetables and the other 
to advertise fruit trees. Also a considerable amount of decorating of public 
places both in Singapore and Penang was done by the Department during, 
the Royal Visit. 
Singapore, 2 yth February , 1923. 
I. H. BURKILL, 
Director of Gardens . 
