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vegeta'bles are being planted in this area, which is to be 
a nursery for trees of special use or interest. Planting 
of tree seedlings was begun near the end of the month. 
Lawn Q - Aroid Rockery, swept and weeded as necessary. 
Lawn S - Part of Gardens Jungle. One wild Cinnamon tree removed, 
"beTng too near Maranta Avenue. 
lawn T - Grass cutting and weeding. 
Lawns U db V - Gardens Jungle. Some climbers smothering trees 
on th^ jungle edge cut back. Some plants of dwarf wild pepper 
planted on the banka by etige of jungle and Delvey Gate Road, 
to prevent soil wash. 
Lawn W - Grass cutting, Much time spent in digging palms 
throughout this lawn, and cleaning up the bottoms of rattan 
thicicets; the work Just finished at the end of the month. 
i,.awn X - Grass cutting and weeding. The Sun Rockery weeded twice. 
A few trees near the corner of the drive to kr. 3ato*s house 
dug and manured, including the Ceylon ii^bon y and an interest- 
ing fruit tree frota Rew Guinea. One "tree of Radermachera 
amoen a , nearly dead, cut down. A new plant of Tecoma argente a 
planted to replace one which has died. 
Lawn Y - Nursery and Vegetable Garden. See separa+e report. 
'.awii - Vetid^ng and grass cutting, one new plant of O tophora 
Plata planted to replace one which has died. 
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''"'he collection of hybrid Hippeastrum seedlings were kept 
under special observation, end those which flowered transplanted 
to a seoarate bed for further selection later. Seedling 
Bougainvilleas planted on lawn Z made good growth, and were 
pruned. Another hybrid Bougainvillea on lawn 0 flowered for the 
first time and is promising, a rich purple. The work on trans- 
planting Gannas a special nursery in the potting yard. In an 
ath(3tapt to grow them free from disease, was continued, and Is 
giving promising results. Plants believed to be free of disease 
were planted out in the new beds on lawn ’^/ith the h'ippeas'^rums. 
Grafting and bucidiiig experiments were suspended owing to 
wet Weather. 
Many beds wei-e re-conditioned and re-planted wita different 
croi^s, viz.:- 
3 beas of each of the following; Teo Chew Ghoy Bam; 
Sweet Potato, 3 months var. 
3, *' ** ^ *' ’• Long Bean, Kachang Bendi, 
Brinjal, Maize. 
2 ** ’* " Gucuniber, Keladi (experi- 
r/iental treatment of Builders 
Lime on to acid land) 
1 ” ** " *' Coleus tuberosus, Indien 
Millet, Capsicum ^ Water Melon 
vars . 
Two Italian lime and 2 unidentified Citrus trees were 
planted in lawn R. In lawn R 4 vacant vegetable beds were 
re-planted with 42 Oasuarina sumatrana, 24 Cratoxylon formoaum 
and 20 Miliettia atropurpurea. In lawn R it is desired to change 
gradually the vegetable plots for a tree-nursery as the beds 
become vacant or existing crops unproduct Ive. 
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