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flaskB, which made good progress. A nuraher of new pollinations were 
made. No new hybrids flowered during the month. 
7. 
Vegetable Gardens . 
The following beds were re-conditioned and plaxited ; 
Long -Bean 
Kangkong 
Bayam 
Bendi 
Cucumber 
Luffa eequtangula 
Ceylon Spinach 
Talinum ...... 
4 beds 
k ” 
ft 
• • • 
4 
2 
2 
1 bed 
1 '' 
1 
H 
ft 
Brinjal (various) ....... Imbeds 
Maize 4 
Maize 4 
Momordi ca 2 
Shallot 1 
Lettuce, Yates 1 
T ubers . 
8 beds Keladi (various) 
4 beds A 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. Four fresh 
heaps of compost were manufactured. 
Pests. Shoots of Brinjal plants badly attacked by stem-borers 
were pruned. Bendi fruits attacked by ants were treated with Pysect 
dx^sting powder. Mine Papaya fruits were eaten by squirrels this 
month. 
Seeds distributed & collec'^ed . Fresh seeds were issued to 
officers of Nippon Airn^ (Military Police Changi), teachers of Govern- 
ment Schools, Agricultural Department, Food Cont]?ol Office, and several 
private vegetable gardeners. 
Seeds collected:- Braasica, Yam Bean, Long Bean, Kidney Bean. 
Four-angled Bean, Maize, Snake Gourd, Momordica, Brinjal (various), 
Baxam (various). Papaya, Ohillie and Kangkong. 
Sweet Potatoes . Special notes are being made on the Garden’s 
collection of varieties of sweet potatoes (about 12 kinds) and draw- 
ings 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 
Early Horn Roots 
Leaf Crops 
Lettuce 104 plants 
Brassica 132 
Talinum 53 bundles 
Kangkong 55 
Be sella 39 
Indian Lettuce 
111 bundles 
Sweet Potato tops 
15 bundles 
Tubers 
A good deal of: 
Artichoke, 
Sweet Potato, 
Tapioca . 
A small quantity 
* 
Keiadi A 
Elephant Yam. 
Fruits 
Brinjal 4^<.6 
Snake Gourd 
155 
Tomato 74 
Luffa, smooth 
41 
Luffa, angled 9 
Cucumber 34 
Momordica 22 
Papaya 24 
Chillie 
Gooseberry 
8. Lawns . 
Lawn A. The large Ganna 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 frc»n Holland Road. Other 
Ganna beds were also weeded. Grass cut as usual. 
Lawn B. Weeding and grass cutting only. 
Lawn G. Weeding and grass cutting only. 
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