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Police Auxiliary Work : Sight Hojoins and three Miscellaneous Workmen 
a" the Gardens are serving ns members of the Police Auxiliary Force 
(lUisatsu Kyozyodan) and as. such they are called upon f re quently to do 
work concerning passive defence. During this month Mr. ESPECKdRMAN ( a 
Syokutyo in the 3 Division) an I Dr. FURTADO (a Kumityo in K Division) and 
his assistant Ohe JU RAIMI (xalboin) had to do a good deal ©f work in calling 
for and verifying the -worker* e books, and in their absence employers 1 
certificates, to see if any of the persons were affected by the Male 
iSrapl oyrae nt Or di na no e . 
In this connection the h^usehol ere had also to be told not to get 
alarmed at this inquiry since the object of the ordinance, as explained in the 
preamble, is to direct the able bodied males between 15-40 years ©f age to 
more useful work as juoged from the food production ami the military point of 
view, leaving th^ less useful and non-fatiguing work for the males not 
falling in the above mentioned category, and to the female workers. In the 
three Kumis in the Gardens and around it, no one has been affected by the 
ordinance. 
Further we had to inform the people that though the Government would 
very much appreciate if female workers were to step in and fill up the 
vacancies created by the males affected by the ordinance, as explained by 
the official announcement, it will not violate the social or religious 
oustjuu of the local communities by compelling the female population to do 
work in offices, factories, etc. 
10. Propagating Yard : 
Seeds Sown - Canna, 2 hybrids. 
Cuttings - Geophila (from Penang), Atalantia (suckers), Ruta graveolens, 
Petraeovitex, Petrea arborea, Ravenia spectabilis. Rhododendron 
indicum, Stephanotis, Lonicera Japonica, and a few unlabelled 
plants from Penang. 
Plants Potted - Lagerstroemia tomentosa. Hibiscus Nos. 95 , 87, 90, 79, 83, 
102 $ 81, 85, 75.Mucuna Bennettii, Cactus sp. 
In the Glass House practically all the begonias, ferns, and succulent 
plants were re-potted. y J - 
Plants planted outside include Ravenia spectabilis, Zephranthes (hybrid 
Cooperanthes (hybrid), and Rhododendron (hybrids). 
Attempts at grafting tomato on Solanura (Santo Gaja) were made. 
A number of cross pollinations between a disease-resistant Canna and 
other varieties were made. Many flowers of Arrabidaea rotundata were 
crossed with A. magnifies and one good fruit resulted. 
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11. O rchids : 
month. 
A 
The orchid collection was maintained as usual during the 
nu: iber of plants were re-potted. A few new pollinations were mnrl 
of plants which rarely flower. 
B. Mr. HCdihJ rf S BOTANICAL WORK 
ter/” .OLIVIJ l continued his study of the grasses native in Malaya, 
writing new descriptions ef all species and correcting the names in Ridley 1 l 
KLor,. a e completed a survey of thePanicun tribe and began to Veal with 
the Anuropo, tribe. He also continued to write a summary of his ULual 
©oaervati >ns on Malayan ferns. 
C. Ir. dJu. BOTANICAL .«QRk 
Mr* OU h/.R continued hie researches en the structure and development 
of h;l yuii fruits and seeds. He has nearly completed the survey of 
Leguminous seeas, and has made a large number of drawings illustrating he 
devel >pment net only ef the fruit but of the flower. The research has led 
to laay points of revision in the classification of the tropical Leguminosae 
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