far ,e could supply only those of Cagniaaifita, J^f u 
batsa mifera . Andrographls _j^ijailgta , .rings. al.£a, a tu8 
audition planting material of Ortho bij : 1 £11!?. , StsUt-Jv. — 
and Tithonia div. rsifolia . 
7 Sulta na • 2 beds of Strouhanthu., 1~ plants of .lluntn, 27 px»nts oa 
'^uceaV'Tbeds of Hozelle, and 3 beds of a caffe-rent Ai*^cuu*er'* planted. 
X;, addition, several seeds of Androgrspius ana tobacco w«. e t o- u 
The other vegetables are reported below. 
t» vexe ables; The vegetable pxots were maintained as ui,luu ''“Vo. 
ides o/suoplyi^ seeds to the local people, a .a also pro*. ■ ox tg vegetate * 
to all our people. The labourers ..ere supplxeu each ni about p ,.stxea oi 
co uaunal pious over cu Uxi^a oi tapioca! -x 1 * ,, * A 
of Ua^ae, 31 bsas or Uyeet Potato, o beds oi Aelaux, <t ouaa o* 
13 beds or Kangicong were planted. 
o aftnerai oric‘ Motor mower® were worked in Lawn® A. B f G, b 9 o t 0, P , 
r . f scy tT^f tadbab: I sere used in B, 3 , X 40. Uaana bed. «nu olnr.ts 
in the SlntioSed lawns many ah climber, that we r. J*£? oleanBd . 
.m ud plants were also removed. Drains in Lawns a, i ;■ *> timber wd 1 
•?lL new shelters near the office were covered up Wi ^h amb.- ana 
turf.' 'The plants in the tropical show houses were changed from time 
tine bo as to maintain the attraction of the px-ces. 8ome flo,,erl ? * ' 
Srxine * A snelte *s in the Gardens' Kampong were cleaned twice d .x « 
the ’ th- rains on the night of 26th January two trees brofce do: r a >d 
ic was found tuat both had been weakened by splinters passing 
fiten ritw the shelling in February 2602. ^s the trunxs 
,,ere an obLac' to roar, traffic, they were cut and removed in the same 
i ht bp usiwr »h..: Oarderc ' coolies. 
IP, babou: ere; All 
thf 
d r' 
labourer® were given a 2 to increase i n tris 
t ) the large incre. s© granted in October last to 
mth # this in additi - 
the cool Le a draw in le- ;i ' ti an a dollar a da\ • , -» ^ f*« n - 
.■he health was on the whole very good, the people suit*, ring o 1. fro- 
minor ailment®. 
i 
l1 ’ 1 \ uri t> t montane, Dioacorea pentaphylla, croton 
. - igofera, Ganna (Fride of X.L. ^ » Xilaun ho.. ,, 
Gorchorus oiitorius, ilhouodendron (J lota;, 
uutvx , .... .. u - Ubiacua US. *» * 9 » 4), Khodooe..uron _ 
. : ,o roaua and tubers of aaorphopiialiua, 
iu.u another species. , 
Plante ,ox ... - ■ ap., A talantia, Fukiena, hibiscus (« l 
Ixthonia » nna a i*ew Antiiurj-ui^i®. 
e , * x , ' 1 OfU' *i® .ere f\irnifii:®d with new tern root®. 
■ jur ola •« of Hho do dexu irons were pianteu at the Plant ncuse. 
Jv, ujisui cessful attempts at grafting tonatoe on to faoli.nui.) 
( -*aat 
) -.1 jot J VI 0I*tJ tl^i lilt, t _ . it InAAO UtOritl 
J 0r>B» pollination of Garna® and also oi Arrauidaeas were 
r, ttenpte i. 
to n-i: .ids- The orchid collection of seedlings and larger plants • “ 
It usual? The collection of spathoglottis plants were re-potted. 
^fe.v^new ^pollinations were made, chiefly of Lendrobiura {?^^I fTtL 
f 1 ?sT ti ! ?e r iu y 2ver 1 tio 8 y^arsi d aml wSKtlSid W«V HblTTUM. Three new 
hybrids flowered for the first time; Vanda Su^trana ♦ ^raoteXs II^Kerx.ui S a . 
v..t.n-. ioHeuhine + V. Hookeriana-ti oa <uium ana /a lua boopen + dostphxne. 
Of the la rt t.vo, several plants flowered, two being selectea for t-ropa> a mu, 
the oth .'b discarded. 
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HOLT TOM 9 S BOTAIflG/tL A OKK . . . 
Mr."' KOLTTOM oo“ leter^hi® series of drawings of charaoterxstxc 
fee tiu-es of Uul.yan fur an.l continued to wr^te general account: ^ of tne 
^ Qjj | of i _ .g i" 4^1aya. jogHi* ol Malay© * yra®Be® t 
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