I 
troemia flos-reglnae , 22 Millettia atropurpurea, 
12 Burk il Ian thus malaccensls, 10 Oossypium ep. 
(Tree Cotton), 10 Podocarpus polystachyus , 
2 Italian lime, 1 Cassia alata, 1 Manila Hen^, 
1 Cocoa tree, 1 Ramie (Boehraeria 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 Sf)lanura raelongena seeds the Carden possessed, 
were provided to the Japanese officer-in-charge of the Muni- 
cipal Agricultural Department for trial in an exi^erimental 
station in Japan. Various specimens of the Lesser and Greater 
Yarns were also provided as photographic material. 
A simple trial is in progress to test the manurial proper- 
ties of copra cake. 
10. Mr. Holttum*8 botanical work . 
Mr. Holttum 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 with Athyrium. Mr. Hol''‘t\jm also continued his writing 
of a semi-populer 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. 
