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;steps for display and 365 old plants returned. The water plants 
in the tanks were re-planted. The large hanging PlatyceriOT 
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 Arachnls hybrids were 
re-potted and new cuttings made. A number of new crosses were 
made, and a few new seeds planted. Six orchid plants were sent 
to the (Governor* a House and 3 r^^turned. 
7. L awns . 
Lawn A - Orass cutting and weeding. 
Lawn B - Grass cutting and weeding. Two Ganne beds burnt, dressed 
with lime, and one of th&a re-planted with new plants which 
are apparently freu from disease. Several Bougainvilleas and 
other i>lant 8 dug and manured; this work is not yet completed. 
One Podocarpus Rumi-thil and one Lenlanchea bancana planted. 
Lawn C — Grass cutting and weeding. One Podocarpus Rurnph ii 
planted in place of 0 very poor Cassia. Palm thicket by Lower 
Office cleaned and cut back. A large Tembusu branch over- 
hanging Lower Office removed. 
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Lawn D - Grass cutting and weeding. ; 
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Lawn L - Grass cutting and weeding. The small sun rockery given | 
special attention, and Haemanthus Katherinae added to the plants 1 
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Lawn F - Grass cutting. The large Kymenaea tree is dead, and is i 
being felled (work not yet finished). The Lake i^nrtly cleaned 
of weeds. | 
Lawn G - One of the culverts in the. Bell, through which water I 
flows into the Lake from Tyersall, collapsed on the i^th after i 
a heavy atom. 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 now culvert can be obtained. 1 
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Lawn H - Grass cutting and weeding. 
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Lavm J - Grass cutting and weeding. Paths round the Sun-dial j 
terrace weeded. 
Lawn K - Grass cuttiXig and weediiig. 
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Lawn L - Grass cutting and weeding. A thicket round Gongea plant j 
cleared. | 
Lawn M - Ginger Rockery, swept and weeded as necessary. | 
Lawn P - Potting Yard: see separate report. | 
Lawn 0 - Bandstand Hill. Flower beds raaintained and paths weeded | 
as usual. Beds along top end bottom of the now coral wall 
planted with Spa thoglotti s orchids and other plants. Ery t hroxy Ion 
n o VQ -g r a n a t e n se { C oc a i n e plant) planted in another now bed. 
Lawn P - One Couroupita guianensio (Cannon -bo 11 tree) moved to 
middle of this area as memorial of Melji festival. For “eport 
on vegetable cultivation in this area, see below. 
Lawn R - Vegetable Garden. At Mr. Sato’s , request , no more new 
