d* « 
« 
2 . 
Vegetable Pl ots: The beet and the hardiest varieties of 
Sweet' Potatoes in the Gardena area are found to be those having 
deeply divided leaves. In the Gardens there are two such varieties, 
one having redskinned tubers and yellowish flesh, and the other 
pale cream skinned and pale cream fleshed. These yield about 4 
tons per acre. The other varieties seem to be less productive in 
the Gardens. 
In o rder to help the staff who consist mostly of daily paid 
workers, art attempt has been made to grow vegetables, these in 
addition to the plantings of tapioca, sweet potatoes, etc. which 
were being done during the last three months. It is hoped that 
the supply of vegetables to coolies will reduce their cost of 
living ^nd also lessen the inducement to leave the Gardens Depart- 
ment to join others in the neighbourhood. 
On a small plot about 672 sq.ft. Ragi was grown for the first 
time in the Gardens. The season proved too dry for Ragi, and it 
had to be watered specially when young. It is thought a lower 
and nor (2 moist ground would have been better for the plant. The 
yield for this plot was 5 lbs which works about 3oo lbs per acre. 
This low yield tnay be due to the weather and the soil. 
Many persons were supplied with vegetable seeds, and with 
cuttings of Tapioca and sweet potato. 
deo no mic Gardena ; most ox* the available labour force was 
engaged in maintaining the different kinds of useful plants that 
have been planted there. A good deal of cotton lint and indigo 
seeds were harvested. Both the cotton and the indigo seeds were 
made available to the public. 
The recent plantings are 2,000 cuttings of Strophanthus 
hisuidus . 7 long beds of cotton, 8 long beds of Cal o t rop i s "( v/h i t e 
flowered) and 17 beds of S e s ar n um or i ei tale . 
Tsukaea Butai were supplied with the following medicinal 
plants : 
1. Tinospora crisps 
2. CaeaalpiniP jayabo 
3. Datura ppetel 
4. Adhntoda vasica 
3- Andrographie pan leulata 
6. Orthoeiphon atamineus | 
7. Cassia alata (seeds only) 
8. Cassia fistula (seeds only) 
9. Rhyllanthus niruri 
For est Reserves : Che K CADI AN reports that there is some 
unauthorised cutting of trees for firewood. Since there are no 
sufficient guards, it has not been possible to prevent the felling 
of trees. But .on attempt will be made to visit all the squatters 
in the neighbourhood to see if they possess logs of the recently 
felled trees. 
Orchids : The usual work with orchids continued. Lo new 
hybrids flowered during the month. The plants of one of the 
best hybrids of Vanda caerulea were propagated. About f jQ plants 
were removed from the seedling house in the potting yard to the 
nursery fox*' larger orchids at thu former Director’s house. A 
few new pollinations were made. 
Totting Yard / Solarium Wright-11 9 Gourd^Beeds sown) 
Cuttings taken : Brownest mac rophylla , Combretum, Lantanb (8 
kinds). Tomato, Golanum Wright 11 Lslix sp, 
Callitris Intratropica, Cupressus sp. 
Oleander (double pink). 
Plants potted : Piper nigrum, Bougainvillea fortnoaa, 
Casuarina aquiaetifolia. 
&&/r u /» 
