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smaller tree rear it. The -unde rgrowth in the area was cleared 
and some old tins collected. 
Lawns U & V: Jungles. Municipal Anti-malarial coolies went through 
the Jungle and collected some empty tins which had been over- 
looked in our previous cleaning. The area round the ruhhish- 
hurning yard was cleaned by our labourers, a large aimount of dense, 
growth being removed, and some old rubbish buried. It is hoped 
to plant trees in this area later. 
Lawn VV. G-rass cut. 
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Lawn X . Grass cut. few palms dug and manured, and new palms 
planted. 
Lawn Y . Vegetable Garden. The surrounding area was cleared of under- 
growth where necessary. A large old Raphia palm was felled, end 
two small trees, adding useful ground to the vegetable area. A 
large and unsafe Ficus retusa , on an old oil palm by the Tyersall 
Road boundary, was cut down and removed. 
Lawn Z . Part of the area was mown, the remainder to be done in 
August. A good deal of rubbish remaining from clearances at the 
end of June, was removed. Several large beds were made in the 
Assistant Director’s tennis court, for the purx:)ose of planting 
Gannas and other ornamental plants for which there is no room in 
the nursery. 
9 . General . 
Mohamed Nur and Dr. Purtado conducted several parties of 
Japanese soldiers round the Gardens. Mr. Suzuki of the Yokohama 
Nursery Co. paid a visit to the Gardens. 
10. Botanical Work. 
Mr, Kolttum had less time for this work during the month, as 
his afternoons and evenings were cut short owing to the necessity of 
going to Maxwell Road. He prei^ared descriptions of the Peninsula 
species of the genera Dryopteris, Polystichum, Rumohra, Ctenitis and 
Gtenitopsis, and intends to continue with the remaining genera of 
the Dryopteris sub-family, which is one of the largest in Malaya. 
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Dr. Furtado continued his work on Peninsula Rattans of the genus 
Calamus, and discovered some interesting new species among the material 
examined. 
Vegetable Gardens . 
26 beds were 
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re-conditioned and placed as 
follows: - 
2 beds Brassica 
4 ” Keladi (various) 
2 " Gondem 
2 ” Maize 
2 ” Long purple brinjal 
3 " Sweet potato 
2 Tomato 
1 bed Long bean 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
bed Ragi 
” Snake gourd 
” Yam 
Kachang Sebelangah 
” Gape Gooseberry 
” Bayarn 
" . Cow pea (short) 
’* Wax gourd 
(a) A small area was cultivated and planted out with 10 varieties • 
of Tapioca. 
(b) 4 fresh heaps of compost were manufactured. 
(c) A bed of Trong Daun (Solanum macrocarpum) was established for 
the purpose of grafting a good strain of Tomato* 
(d) The following seeds were collected:- Brinjal (various), Bayam 
