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Lawn D - Grass cutting and weeding. Young trees planted a 
few months ago dressed with fertilizers, and several 
other trees and shrubs dug and manured. A new 
plant of ISucalyptus corymbose (Australian Blood wood) 
planted to replace one that had not made good growth. 
Lawn K - Grass cutting. The new Sun Rockery weeded regularly, 
and additional bulbs of the new red Zephyranthea 
cardinalis planted, also 1 Myrtus communis (common 
myrtle ) 
Lawn F - All the upper branches of the large dead Hymnaea tree 
were cut down, and the trunk pertly 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 Roads Department Inspected 
the place where a new culvert is needed, and promised 
to take action as soon as possible. Ko action taken 
before the end of the month. 
Lawn H - Grass cutting and weeding. 30 seedlings of Ixora 
coccinea var. deoolorans were planted in three beds. 
These seedlings are hybrids and will probably Include 
some new varieties, which will be selected for propa- 
gation after trial. 
Lawn I - Grass cutting and weeding. The oleanders in the bed 
above the Sun-dial terrace re-planted (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 palms 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). 
Lawn y - 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 Acalypha siamensii 
(which will be kept low to hide the bottom of the band- 
stand only) and flowering plants in front of it. Two 
Lagers troemia indica . propagated from a fine pink 
variety which flowers well in Syonan-to, planted with 
others of this species. from Australia. Pour unsatis- 
factory seedlir^ Bougainvilleas discarded and replaced 
with four others on trial. 12 plants of a new dwarf ! 
pink Ixora planted. Two more beds planted with dwarf ' ! 
Lantanas on the north-eastern terrace. 
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Lawn P - A new Couroupita guianensis planted to take the place 
of the tree transplanted for memorial purposes on 
Nov. 3rd. The memorial tree has recovered satisfactorily 
from its removaL (For Vegetable Garden, see separate 
report). 
Lawn Q - Aroid rockery, weeded and swept as necessary* 
Lawn R - Vegetable garden and tree nursery (see separate report). 
