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‘ 5* Orchids . 
About 180 seedlings of 6 different hybrids were transferred to 
pots from f las ‘"-S. Seeds of one new hybrid were sown. The stock of, 
young seedlings in the glass-houses now amounts to about 2500 pots. 
From these 50 pots were transferred to the main orchid nursery during 
the month. In the main orchid nursery a considerable number of plants 
were re-potted, and all were overhauled and sprayed twice with Tuba 
root. Pests are now again under control and the display of 
should lioon equal the display before hostilities began. No new hybrids 
flowered during the month. 
6. Vegetable Oe^dens , 
Two areas are devoted to vegetables, the greater part of the old 
Oardens nursery and an area opened during the past 2^ years on lawns 
: and R. The latter area was extended by digging up more of lawn R. 
furing the month. 10 men were employed in the Old Nursery and 5 men 
n lawns P. and R. Mr. N. Lange was in general charge of the work. 
beds were re-conditioned during the month and of these 48 were 
. .***plfc ‘‘_ed* 
Harvest Recor ds. Brinjals 700 (including some small kinds), snake 
gourds 73, Ta 1 in unT^l bundles, Bayam 152 bundles, Ceylon spinach 75 
b u.ies. Sweet potato tops 63 bundles, Sword beans about 100 pods, 
Papayas 4, Cucumbers 57# Ladies Fingers 104 pods, Four-angled beans 170 
pods, Endive 15 plants, Kangkong 20 bundles. Lettuces 29 plants, 
Qjiiiuese cabbage 33 plants and stnall quantities of Bitter cucumber, 
Angled-Loofah, Velvet beans. Long beans. 
A number of Papayas and Snake gourds were stolen, and guards have 
now been posted at the Tyersall entrance to prevent this. 
A large basket of fresh vegetables was sent dally to the residence 
of General Yamashita. 
Seeds were collected of Bayam (several varieties), Brinjal (several 
varieties). Ladles Fingers, Cucumber, Long beans, Red beans. Velvet 
beans, Chillies. 
Pest control was thoroughly carried out with satisfactory results. 
Every morning and evening a number of men are employed in hand-picking 
beetles and caterpillars. Regular spraying with lead arsenate, tobacco 
infusion, Tuba root and kerosene emulsion, according to the pests con- 
cerned, is carried out dally. All brinjals and some other fruits are 
bagged with paper to prevent attack by fruit-flies. 
Fruit, Part of the new area dug on lawn R. was planted wlth^about 
40 banana suckers and 12 young plants of limes and grape-fruit. Two of 
the banana suckers plan'^'ed on lawn P, in June 1941 flowered during the 
month. Several papayas have reached the fruiting stage. 
7. Survey, Indexing Sk Labelling of plants in the Gardens . 
fiamidon was employed in checking the plans of the trees , palms and 
.shrubs in the various lawns, checking labels and correcting them where 
necessary (under Dr. Furtsdo’e direction), arranging for new labels to 
be made where necessary, adding new records on the plans and on index 
cards in the case of new plants. Lawns J. (Sfe H. , were entirely checked 
during the month, and also some plants on lawns A. , B. , A Z. The des- 
truction and removing of a number of plants and of labels during the 
war period has ma€\, this work more dix'ficjlt and also more important. 
69 new labels wei^e painted, ana 33 labels re-painted; in addition, 
numerous aluminium labels were macie during the month. 
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