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Lawn D - Grass cutting and weeding. Young trees planted a 
fev/ months ago dressed v.’-lth fertilizers, and several 
other trees and shruhs dug and manured, A new 
plant of dlucalyptus cory mhosa (Australian Blood-wood) 
planted to replace one that had not made good growth, 
Lav/n E - Grass cutting. The new Sun Rochery weeded regularly, 
and additional hulhs of the new red Zephyranthes 
c ardinalis planted, also 1 Myrtus communis (common 
rnyrtlel 
Lawn F - All the upper "branches of the la?’ge dead Hymnaea tree 
were cut down, and the trunk partly cut. The wood is 
very hard and the work slow; it is not yet finished. 
Branches from Jacaranda and Eugenia trees fell in 
Tyersall Avenue during one of the storms and had to 
be cut up and removed. 
Lawn G (Dell) - An officer from the Hoads Dei:)artrnent inspected 
the place v/here a new culvert is needed, and promised 
to take action as soon as possible. No action taken 
before the end of the month. 
Lawn H - Grass cutting and weeding. 30 seedlings of Ixora 
coccinea var. decolorans were planted in three beds. 
These seedlings are hybrids and will probably include 
some new varieties, which will be selected for proj^a- 
gation after trial. 
Lav/n I - Grass cutting and weeding. The oleanders in the bed 
above the Sun-dial terrace re-planhed (old plants in 
bad condition and needed renewal). 
Lawn K - Grass cutting. One large new hole dug for planting 
a coconut palm. The old coconut iDalms are not in 
good condition, and it is desirable to have a good 
representative of this species in the Gardens. 
Lawn L - Grass cutting. 
Lawn M - Plant House and Ginger Rockery (see separate report). 
Lav/n N - Potting Yard (see separate report). A small Quercus 
tree fell near the entrance to the Potting Yard during 
a storm and was removed. 
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Lawn 0 - Grass cutting and weeding. A new border dug all round 
the bandstand and planted with a hedge of Acalyi^ha siarnensif^ 
(which will be kept low to hide the bottom of the band- 
stand only) and flowering plants in front of it. Two 
Lagerstroemia Indica , j^ropagated from a fine pink 
variety which flowers v/ell in Syonan-to, planted with 
others of this speciesifrom Australia. Pour unsatis- 
factory seedling Bougainvilleas discarded and replaced 
with foui’ others on trial. 12 plants of a new dwarf 
l^ink Ixora planted. Two more beds iilanted v/ith dwarf 
Lantanas on the north-eastern terrace. 
Lawn P - A new Gouroupita guianensis planted to take the place 
of the tree transplanted for memorial purposes on 
Nov. 3x'd* The memorial tree has recovered satisfac torily 
from its removal. (Por Vegetable Garden, see separate 
report ) . 
Lawn Q - Aroid rockery, w'eeded and sivept as necessary. 
Lawn R - Vegetable garden and tree nursery (see separate report). 
