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BYCihuh BOTANICAL CUrUVAic 
Monthly Report for Novemb er £ 6 04 
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j- • Administra five ■ ^chft lcjy^ btafi' : There was no change in tno adminis- 
trative and the technical staff of the Department. Dr. PtLxiW 0 (Tokuninri) 
ana Ar. ; vi GUN (the cy ok i-oy uiiin jointly oi* Aics Gardens and ziic 
Auseuma } looitei al ter the Departiflent 1 e administration and financed 
respectively* 
i’he oi-i "ice routine *vas carx-iea on o^ Che dUk/v^MI and dr* 
J2»3f BClVOiiL iiVii • 
r* uu * T iOivu onxiS ana liir. T. BGN^AU non relapses oi* malaria: and 
uhc hUn >*ae incapaci tated dor two days due to an eczeian on ilia foot* 
Otherwise the nealth oi the office staff was on the tdiole -uod* 
the attendant FiwJtCQ id- 30(J2ui resigned aau ills place was taKen oy 
OUkld 3±** .al -do* 
2* Herbarium: Che NtlE rearranged 3 # 0f > (> specimens oi' Urchlbace&e in the 
general Herbarium, incorporating in it the Hongkong specimens of the 
family. 
3ir« FHkTADO assisted Dr. AAT, H\BI£ in his study of Palms and Aroius. 
Over 80 specimens and drawings of plants we re determined in the 
Herbarium and the required information was supplied concerning the 
specimens , 
3. oeeaB : Che XlAK was busy mostly collecting and drying seeds of 
vegetables and other economic plants so that they may be available for 
the public. he also prepared 100 packets of each of the below mentioned 
easily grown vegetables: 
Indian 3p i na c h ( Bay an), Er e c h t i tea ( i’ur.ab a - dumb a i pux i ) , 
Climbing Spinach (Gondola) and Tallnum or ^ava Spinach 
These were distributed among the Nipponese visitors. 
deeds of And rograohia (Akar Chi re ta ) , Tobacco, compact Condam , 
P ap a y a , Cucu* ab er , Brin j a 1 a , del e ngang ( Cassia ala ta ) , Koc hubo ng ( Da 
met al ) , Xachang Kara, iachang Panjang, and Sawi were also supplied to 
some visitors* 
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4* library ; Hr. BOIh.iiC continued, the inspection ana the fumigation of 
boo wS* dr* BCi 'MAUau.c-ui continued tiie checking of the Library catalogue 
anu making changes in the entries needed due to rearrangement oi* tne 
Docks in the shelves. 
_ mB from boons 
infer: 
• LSr .i .C/bcJt&PU’f and hr. BGTuwixd also helped ad typing 
^nation required by the vx&itors to the Lilnary, 
3* forests ; Che PtL.Liib.N continued to be in charge of the two forest 
Kcserves. Two more bridges were repaired m **ran j x . 
Vege tab le riot s: The Vegetable plots were rnaint. ined not only with 
the a^ea of demons tm tin*. to the public a variety of the consoones t and 
easily grown vegetables and for the pur ose of keeping a stock of seeds 
for the public, but ; Iso w th the object of au; plying vegetables to the 
entnire staff including tiie comushas. 
7. Labo ur : The labourers were supplied iree each with 6 Katies of 
leafy vc a tables, 4 cobs of maize and a r oft i iru a tcl t 6 katies of tapioca, 
•ost of these vegetables were grown on communal plots, the rest being 
grown in experimental plots. The labourers are .Too encouraged to 
employ their Bt>are time in growing individual plots around their houses 
enu in the Cuitana so tnat the,} r.a,} have for the -selves and their 
children enough fruits, leafy vegetables and tapioca. 
The coolie lines and surroundin s were cleaned and tidied u t 
thrice during the montn. 
The health 01 the labourers ana their* families have* been 00 the 
whole very satisfactory* 
*• Host of the a v. iln :1c lr.bou-r force was occupied in maintaining 
existing economic plants, toat is, in weedin', digging, Ac, around 
As r^nd in collecting s? da, cotton, etc. he foil owin were 
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