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troemia flos-reginae , 22 Millettia atpopurpurea , 
12 Burkil Ian thus malaceensis, 10 Oossypium sp. 
(Tree Cotton), 10 Podocanpus polystachyus , 
2 Italian lime, 1 Cassia alata, 1 Manila Hen^ , 
1 Cocoa tree, 1 Ramie (Boehmeria nivea). 
The advent of the rains caused a considerable reduction 
in production, particularly in fruit-crops. 
Many sets of seeds of local vegetables; including the good 
collection of Solanum melongena seeds the Carden possessed, 
were provided to the Japanese off icer-in-charge of the Muni- 
cipal Agricultural Department for trial in an experimental 
station in Japan.' Various speciraens of the Lesser and Greater 
Yams were also provided as photographic material. 
A simxjle trial is in jDrogress to test the manurial proper- 
ties of copra cake. 
10 . Mr. Holttum*s botanical work . 
Mr, Tlolttum continued his work on ferns, dealing with the 
difficult genus Athyrium, He examined and described 5 Malaian 
species, and correlated this study with his fonner published 
work on the species formerly referred to Diplazium, now to be 
united v/ith Athyrium. Mr. Holttum also continued his writing 
of a semi-popular account of local orchids, both wild and 
cultivated; he almost completed an account of the larger 
terrestrial orchids, and made a number of original drawings. 
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