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other wajs, to discover more about the behaviour of this 
species* 
(ii) Sword beans * Spraying flower buds with tobacco infusion 
prevented falling of buds and a better yield of fruits 
resulted* 
(iii) Long beans . Careful harvesting, by not destroying the next 
young flower buds, leads to a better yield* 
(iv) Cucumber and Indian melon . An attempt has been made to 
hybridize these two vegetables. Fruits were ripe 19 days 
after pollination, and the seeds will be sown in due course. 
(v) Pumpkin (Labu Merah). Apical stem--cut tings rooted success- 
fully* All flowers of pumpkin plants were hand-pollinated, 
without which fruits do not set* Prom pollination to full 
growth in size takes 14 days and to ripeness 30-35 days. 
In 7 days from pollination fruits have a diameter of 9 
inches. 
(vi) Sweet Potatoes. Three new varieties were added to the collec- 
tion, bringing the total to 14. Careful descriptive notes 
and drawings of all have been prepared* 
8. Lawns * 
Lawn A . Grass cutting and some weeding. 
Lawn B . Grass cutting and weeding. Young Bougainvilleas given 
manure and are making new growth. 
Lawn C . . Grass cutting. One large Araucaria Bidoullii, attacked 
‘at the base by white ants, fell. 
Lawn D . Grass cutting. Thickets near office cleaned and trimmed 
back. Some plants cultivated and manured. 
Lawn £* Grass cutting and weeding* 
Lawn P. 
Lawn G. 
Grass cutting. One bed of Akar Tuba planted, beside the 
existing bed of Sarawak Tuba. 
(Dell) Swept and tidied weekly. One dead tree removed 
and a new forest tree (P arishia insignis ) planted to 
take its place. 
Lawn H . Grass cutting and weeding. 
Lawn J . Grass cutting. 
Lawn K . Grass cutting and weeding* 
Lawn L . Grass cutting. 
Lawn M . (Plant House & rockery). 
Lawn N. (Potting Yard) 
Lawn 0. 
Work was begun on a new low wall of faced coral at the 
junction of two terraces, to provide more space for 
growing small plants in conditions of good drainage, and 
to improve the appearance of the flower beds in this 
area. The flower beds were maintained as usual, and some 
shrubs re-planted. A fine variety of Brunfelsia americana 
and Portlandia grandiflora made good displays of flowers; 
these are comparatively new plants and should be valuable 
additions to our list of flowering shrubs. 
Lawns/ 
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