steps for display and 3^5 old plants returned. The water plants 
in the tanks v/ere re-planted. The large hanging Platycerium 
fern was provided with new wooden supports, 
6. Orchids . 
128 seedlings were transferred from the glass-houses to the 
main orchid nursery. The selected Vanda and Arachnis hybrids were 
re-potted and nev/ cuttings made. A number of new crosses were 
made, and*a few new seeds planted. Six orchid plants were sent 
to the Governor’s House and 5 returned. 
7. Lawns . 
Lawn A - Grass cutting and weeding. 
Lawn B - Grass cutting and weeding. Two Ganna beds burnt, dressed 
with lime, and one of them re-planted with new plants which 
are apiDarently free from disease. Several Bougainvilleas and 
other plants dug and manured; this work is not yet completed. 
One Podocarpus Humph 11 and one Deplanchea bancana planted. 
Lawn C - Grass cutting and weeding. One Podocarpus Humph il 
planted in place of a very poor Cassia. Palm thicket by Lower 
Office cleaned and cut back. A large Tembusu branch over- 
hanging Lower Office removed. 
Lawn D - Grass cutting and weeding. 
LaTO E - Grass cutting and weeding. The small sun rockery given 
special attention, and Haemanthus Katherinae added to the plants 
in it. 
Lawn F - Grass cutting. The large Hymenaea tree is dead, and is 
being felled (work not yet finished). The Lake partly cleaned 
of weeds. 
Lawn G - One of the culverts in the Dell, through which water 
flows into the Lake from Tyersall, collapsed on the 4th after 
a heavy stom. It was excavated and the old iron pipe found 
to be broken. The sides of the water channel were supported 
with wood and iron sheeting until a new culvert can be obtained. 
Lawn H - Grass cutting and weeding. 
Lawn J - Grass cutting and weeding. Paths ^ round the Sun-dial 
terrace weeded. ) 
Lawn K - Grass cutting and weeding. 
Lawn L - Grass cutting and weeding. A thicket round Congea plant 
cleared. 
Lawn M - Ginger Rockery, swept and weeded as necessary. 
Lawn N - Potting Yard: see separate report. 
Lawn 0 - Bandstand Hill. Flower beds maintained and paths weeded 
as usual, Beds along top and bottom of the new coral wall 
planted with Spathoglottis orchids and other plants, Srythroxylon 
novo-grana tense (Cocaine plant) planted in another new bed. 
Lawn P - One Couroupita guianensis (Cannon-ball tree) moved to 
middle of this area as memorial of Meiji festival. For report 
on vegetable cultivation in this area, see below. 
Lawn R - Vegetable Garden, At Mr. Sato’s request, no more new 
