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no needs is maintained, with the result that the Gardena have been 
able to supply different kinds of seeds and cuttings to some school- 
teachers, Nipponese officials erul others. 
?he experiments with using nitrogenous manure for sweet 
potatoes have given somewhat conflicting results. tight bens each 
received three applications of ammonium sulphate on one half only. 
Six have been harvested, and in only two cases Uva the manure 
half yielded more than the unmanured half. it appears as 11 o, 
result maybe due in part to differences of soil conditions in the 
different "beds and partly to difference ol response by difie^ 
varieties. A report will be made when the other two bees have 
been harvested. 
ORCHID 
hr. .ivingston maintained the collection of seedlings in the 
laboratory as usual. Seeds of a few new hybrids were seen, and 
a few new pollinations made, chiefly with Ara_c liii i a . . L o wi A 
Pi podium oictum , which rarely flower. Vr* * Holttum made drawing 
oft h es e a p e cie g , and a few others. 
ECONOMIC GARDENS 
The following plants were planted during this month. - 
300 plants of Ramie 
~ 25 ” " Cotton 
30 11 ” 
36 suckers 
32 plants 
40 
Adathoda vasica 
Serai Wangi ( Andropogon nardus ) 
Calotropi e gigantea (white flowered) 
Strophe nthus hiopidus 
A good deal of cotton bolls have been plucked and the cotton 
lint is being sifted from the seeds. 
POTTING YARD 
Cuttings made 
- La'ntana (yellow) Mucuna ep. Tomato, Rhododendron, 
Ipomoea , Cupressus sp. Callitris Introtropica, 
• Fokienia Hodginsii, Atalantia spinoaa. 
Potted Cesuarina e^uistlifolia, Piper nigrum, Brucaa 
sumatrana, Bougr^hvillea (seeding), Da .ura, Sarnie, 
Ivluntingia calabura, Tobacco, Adhatoda vesica, 
Rhododendron. This is the first time Rhododendron 
cuttings have been rooted satisfactorily; they 
were two months in sawdust in the closed propagator, 
In the Glass House a few begonias were propagated and 
potted. A few Maiden hair ferns were also potted* 
A number of plants were collected for the Director *. 0 r 1 
purposes and potted. ^ 
Plants sent, to Tyersell include, many seedlings of cotton 
and also about 40 rooted plants of Galotropis gigantea. 
A few grafts of tomato on Solanum Wright ii were carried ^ out. 
The description of Plumerias was continued, four new ones being 
added to the list. „ A ^ . . . - 
Most of the pot plants, which were neglected, were a -tended 
to, and many cut back. 
A few plsnts including Lantnna (yellow), and a fc African 
daisies were taken for planting in the Botanic Garden. 
GENERAL WORK IN THE GARD’iJJS 
Lawns A, 3, J, H, 
Grass Gutting was done by Kotor Towers on . ~ 
O, l,TY.‘ parts of Lawns X and 0 which had been neglected for 
some 
time were cut with scythes and babats. 
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