SYOKAK BOT.WICAL GARDENS. 
Monthly Report for December, 2602 > 
!• Herbariian* 
Che* Mohamed Nur re-arraiiged 3451 specimens of the follow- 
ing families; Leguminoaae , Roeaceae, Saxlfragaceae , Crassulaceae , 
Droseraceae, Hamamelidaceee , Rhizophoraceae and Comhretaceae. 
Kiah raounted I69 specimens arid dried 37 specimens. 
Five Nipponese officials came to consult the herbarium^ 
concerning fibre plants, chiefly Ramie. 
Dr. Furtado continued his work on Calamus. He revised the 
specific keys of 3 sections and prepared descriptions of 18 
species. 
Dr. Furtado conducted 6 Nipponese officials round the 
Gardens, most of tiiera being pharmacists, interested in medicinal 
plants, and one interested in plants yielding perfumes. 
Dr. Furtado also dealt with purchase and distribution of 
rice, sugar and salt to the Gardens employees, with assistance 
from ilr. Abdul Wahab. 
2. Library . 
1026 books were cleaned and 4 books varnished. Dr. 
Furtado re-arranged some books and changed the index cards 
accordingly. 
3. Labelling of Plants . 
55 new painted labels were made, and 6 sign-boards for 
Bukit Timah Forest Reserve. 45 labels were also re-painted. 
87 aluminium labels were made. 
4* Potting Yard . 
4kl plants wei^ potted or re-potted. 549 cuttings were made 
of plants needing propagation. 4 new marcots were made, 2 of 
a new seedling Bougainvillea and 2 of Gambler, which it is 
intended to plant on lawn J. 28 new hanging basket plants were 
prepared, 14 of these being large plants in large new baskets 
made from terabusu wood cut from trees in the Gardens. Seeds 
were sown of Hydnocarpus anthelmintlca (used against leprosy), 
Bentlnckla nlcobarlca (palm) and Cassia didymobotrye (new 
flowering shrub). 527 vegetable seedlings, chiefly Brinjals, 
were re-potted. 158 new plants (including 20 in hanging baskets) 
were sent to the plant-house for display and 40 plants returned 
from plant-house to potting yard for re-po’^ting. The following 
plants were supplied: - 
for Government House 
for Marquis Tokugawa 
for Military purposes 
at requesu of 
Mr. 8a tow 
1 large Platycerlurn fern 
2 ” Asplenium fern 
12 basket plants (6 kinds) 
2 Asplenium ferns in baskets 
5 Royal Palms 
6 Royal Palms 
2 Casuarina 
1 Ravenala (Traveller’s tree) 
5. Plant House. 
332 new flowering plants were arranged for display on the 
