flasks, which made good progress. A number of new pollinations were 
made. No new hybrids flowered during the month. 
7. Vegetable G-ardens . 
The following beds were re-conditioned and planted 
Long Bean 
Kangkong 
Bayam 
Bendi 
Cucumber 
Luff a aequtangula 
Ceylon Spinach 
Talinum ....... 
• • 
4 be da 
4 ’’ 
U 
k 
2 
2 
1 bed 
1 ” 
1 
tf 
Brinjal (various) 4 beds 
Mai^e 4 
Maize 4 
Momordi ca 2 
Shallot 1 
Lettuce, Yates 1 
Tubers . 
8 beds Keladi (various) 
4 beds S: 6 ridges of Sweet Potato (various) 
4 beds of Tapioca 
2 beds of Jerusalem Artichoke 
1 bed Coleus tuberosus. 
Routine ; Citrus plants received dressing of N. P.K. Pour fresh 
heaps of compost were manufactured. 
Pests . Shoots of Brinjal plants badly attacked by ston-borers 
were pruned. Bendi fruits attacked by ants were treated with Pysect 
dusting powder. Nine Papaya fruits were eaten by squirrels this 
month. 
Seeds distributed <Sb collected t Fresh seeds were issued to 
officers of Nippon Arniy CMii^'tary Police Changi), teachers of Oovern- 
ment Schools, Agricultural Department, Food Control Office, and several 
private vegetable gardeners. 
Seeds collected;- Brassica, Yam Bean, Long Bean, Kidney Bean. 
Pour-angled Bean, Maize, Snake Gourd, Momordica, Brinjal (various), 
Baxara (various), Papaya, Chillie and Kangkong. 
Sweet Potatoes . Special notes are being made on the Garden^ s 
llection of varieties of sweet potatoes (about 12 kinds) and draw- 
of all are being prepared. 
Harvest Record. 
Pods 
Sword Bean 193 
Long Bean 
18 bundles 
Bendi 231 
Four-angled 
Bean 629 
Lima Bean 
Carrots 14 
iSarly Korn Roots 
Leaf Crops 
Lettuce 104 plants 
Brassica 132 ** 
Talinura 53 bundles 
Kangkong 55 
Basella 39 
Indian Lettuce 
14 bundles 
Sweet Potato tops 
15 bundles 
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Tubers 
A good deal of: 
Artichoke, 
Sweet Potato, 
Tapioca . 
A small quantity 
of « 
Keladi * 
Elephant Yam. 
Fruits 
Brinjal 446 
Snake Gourd 
155 
Tomato 74 
Luf fa , smooth 
41 
Luffa, angled 9 
Cucumber 3U 
Momordica 22 
Papaya 24 
Chillie 
Gooseberry 
8. Lawns . 
Lawn A . The large Canna bed was completely cleaned, dug and manured, 
re-planted and later weeded. Several Cerbera trees were planted 
at the back of it to complete the screen from Holland Road, Other 
Canna beds were also weeded. Grass cut as usual. 
Lawn B . Weeding and grass cutting only. 
Lawn C . Weeding and grass cutting only. 
