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troamia flos-reginae , 22 Millettia atropurpurea , 
12 BuHiil Ian thus malacceneis , 10 Oossypium sp. 
(Tree Cotton), 10 Podocarpus polystachyus , 
2 Italian lime, 1 Gasaia aXata, 1 Manila Ken^, 
1 Cocoa tree, 1 Ramie (Boc^*r^eria 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 Solanurn melongeria seeds the Garden possessed, 
were provided to the Japanese officer-in-charge of the Muni- 
cipal Agricultural Department for trial in an exxjerimental 
station in Japan. Various specimens of the Lesser and Greater 
Yams were also provided as photographic material, 
A simple trial is in progress to test the manurial proper- 
ties of copra cake. 
10. Mr. Holttum^s 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 former published 
work on the species formerly referred to Dlplazium, now to be 
united with 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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