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other wa^B, to discover more about the behaviour of this 
Biiecies. 
(ii) Sword beans. Spraying flower buds with tobacco infusion 
"prevented falling of buds and a better yield of fruits 
resulted- 
(ili; Lo ng beans . Careful harvesting, by not destroying the next 
young flower buds, leads to a better yield. 
( iv ) Cucuiiber and Indian melon . Aii attempt nas been made to 
hybridize these two vegetables. Fruits were ripe 19 days 
alter pollination, and the seeds wiil be sown in due course. 
(v) Puiiipkin (Labu Merah). A)>ical stem— cuttings rooted success— 
lully. All flowers ol pumpkin plants were, hand-pollinated, 
without wfiich fruits do not set. From pollination to lull 
growth in size takes 14 days and to ripeness 30-33 days, 
in 7 days from pollination fruits have a diameter of 9 
inches. 
fvi) Sweet Potatoes. Three new varieties were added to the collec- 
”"tion, bringing the total to lU. Careful descriptive notes 
and drawings of all have been prepared. 
8 . Lawns . 
Lawn A. Grass cutting and some weeding. 
jiSwn .H. 
Lawn C. 
Lawn D. 
Lawij F 
uawn G. 
.awn O. 
Grass cutting and weeding. Young Bougainvilleas given 
manure and are making new growth. 
Grass cutting. One large Araucaria Bidoullii, attacked 
at the base by white ants, fell. 
Grass cutting. Thickets near office cleaned and trimmed 
back. Some plants cultivated and manured. 
Lawn ii. Grass cutting and weeding. 
Grass cutting. One bed of Akar Tub a planted, beside the 
existing bed of Sarawan Tuba. 
(Dell) Swept and tidied weekly. One dead tree removed 
and a new forest tree ( Parishla insignis ) planted to 
tajsie its place. 
Lawn II . Grass cutting and weeding. 
Lawn J. Grass cutting. 
Lawn K. Grass cutting ancL weeding. 
[, awn L . Grass cutting. 
Lawn M. (Plant House 4 rockery). 
Lawn N. (Potting Yard) 
V/ork 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 Brunfels ia amerl cana, 
Portlandia g rendiflora made good displays of flowers; 
these are comparatively new plants and should be valuable 
additions to our list of flowering shrubs. 
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