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Hedges along Tyersall Road and the border of lawn R were 
trimmed. 
Bandstand Area . Several varieties of Lantana were re-planted, 
а. -,ci o ■ i«r fo* ealingn of Jatropha for trial. Several beds of, annuals 
v.e e cleared, dug and prepared for re-plan*ing. Tpffthogl^' fs 
pi' , + ■ : me re planted “below the dwarf wall. 
T apioca was re-planted on + he Pi rector f 3 tennis court. 
lu Hooks . The four “bullocks purchased last month have been 
tendeJT t guia'r ly , grazed in Sultana grounds in the daytime and 
housed in the Totting Yard at night. 
$ . Plant Ho u ti es . 
The plants on the steps and orchids in the small plant-house 
•were changed once a week, so far as necessary. The usual maintenance 
ana watering of all plants continued. 
б. Orchids . 
^er arooiuui s pec tab lie (New Guinea; an d Stanhopes eburnea 
(Guiana), both of which flower rarely in Syonan, flowered during 
the month# Inc r;. rt Vanda seedlings flowered for the first time, 
but none of special merit. The stock of young seedlings 
in flasks was maintained as usual and transplanted where possible. 
Seedlings from n few flasks were planted in po + p, A number of 
experi iental pollinations were made, as a mn* + er of botanical 
interest, especially to tes + whet her species of different sections 
of .iris ore inter-fertile. Some new crosses of horticultural 
importance were also made. 
7, Po Mlng Yard . 
General maintenance was continued. Seeds planned include 
Pianthus, "'hftj/x, Radish, Pyrethreem , Allium, Pahudia^ Ihomboi&ea, 
Cherry, Oaauarins equiset ifolia. 
Plants po^ ^ed . Brunfelsia americana , ~runfelsia exinna, 
UrcarTa gambir", Tobacco, Lantana, Psssiflora. . 
Cuttings taken include K upellia grata, Bougainvillea glabra 
vsr. magnifies, Rhodemia, Ramie, Strophanthus hisoidus, Pucuna spp. 
; any unlabelled plants were furnished with labels. 
The propagator was overhauled. 
Plants supplied for p lanting include 18 Casuerina sumatrana 
(with large pots), 17 Casuarina equise tif olia (with large pots), 
10 dpathodsa canpanulata (with largo pots; all lor the military. 
One Jackia was planted near the. Lake and a few Lantanas at the 
Bandstand. 
The Glass House . A number of Begonia cuttings were taken, 
^nthurium seedlings planted in broken bricks are oroving successful. 
Manurial experiments (with fern roots, broken bricks etc.) on 
I^egoniae end ferns ere also proving a success. 
8 . V e g e t ab 1 e Ga rd c n s , 
A further section lawn R was dug deeply T bring up the 
sub-soil to the surf- cc . and olanted with Kachang Bendi. 
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v ew beds of fachang Pan Jang, Timun, r :Vbu flor, Peas and 
Brin.jals we“*e planted in lawns P and 
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In the kurs . ry , an a - ea of f he lo ver ground was ta en over by 
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