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iJYON.Vr SO'DADiOAL GARDENS 
'ioutirUy Report ror May SZGoj 
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I. Adsdi-ietrative snti technical btaff: There war r>o change i?a tho 
administrative or technics! itafT of tho Department. 
herb arium: Jhe ld!R rearranged 5657 specimens in the general 
herbarium incorporating :ua it the specimens from the Hong Kong herbarium; 
the i'B ..ulxes concerned being Granineae ana lulle-iiaceae. 
bne KIah ae voted most of hxa time to cleaning the canes of spirit 
collections, ail oi ihich nad a tar ted to he velop moulds on she panes 
a*! i boards. Le also devoted, some time to colj.ec ting seeds of economic 
plants. • 
m all ifd specimens were i&eatiiiftd mostly of common weeas, of 
wnioh the Tilitar^ Auihor^tiea wan to a to xnow the e cable ones. 
3. itinragy ; Ohe &AJUJ2X, Uie JURAl&I, i#r. B0NAMXS anu *ir. ndP .:giL.v be* 
* seieted in cleaning the books and Inspect in; them inside, Killing the 
borers men present* 
*u Port s at S o aar ve s : Ohe NGADIMAN continued to be in charge of the 
two rc re ft’ reserves . In the Bukit Timah Reserve vigilance had to oe 
trier 3a jje.i in order to prevent the neighbouring' Buts is from encroaching 
on the reserves unknowingly. The coolies carried on regularly the 
duties both of patrolling the area and of cleaning the paths* 
5. Ve,t stable P lots : These plots , as usual, are maintained, firstly, to 
K**ow, for the purpose of demonstration, sp many common, easily-growing 
local vegetables as possible, aud secondly, to provide for the entire 
staff, including the Rorqpayas, as much leafy vegetable as possible. 
■•' a*-) roods v ero also collected for the nurpose of sut.» plying them to 
bhe *ublio. 
6. Oom ;unel Tapioca Plots : An attempt is being made to increase t) 
a or the oomrtunal J plantings unde,* tapioca. Por this purpose mo: 
»he 
purpose morn 
oopie ire being released, from general work. During this month about 
9 Tat lei of tapioca tuber & were distributed to every Ho join and 
, Horausya In tne Gardens. 1 
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7 • dul tars : Owing to the requirements of a Butai, the plots of 
Irdigo and Oastor oil nad to be changed. 
low be in 
la si led s 
iiow being planted in a new ares. In adc 
hence these two cropehre 
*ition the following were 
Ortho siphon (Kumis Kuching) 34 beds (cut tinge) 
Aadrogra^.-hiB (*Kar dnireta) lb beds (seedlings} 
Da turn me te ± ^ Ke cnuboi% ; 
■Jt \ : i nab i s ±u di ca va r ( Oa n. fc ia ) 
4 beds (seeds) 
k beds (seeds) 
-• General tifork s /iotor Lawn ftCowera were worked in Lawns B, D , K, K 
and W, and oaba ta in Lawns b, 0, m # a, 
tVeedi^.'. was done in drains aatx around plant a in Lar/na A, B f D t 0 
a r • d Bunco e 1 .e ri e s . 
let cut grass, fall eu leaves, etc. ;t re collected and removed to 
the vegetable plots lor composting. 
Cv/; 1 ’ by to many thefts of tapioca, the Tyereall grounds have been 
closed in nsny parts by barbed wires; this fence »vill be extended In 
the next month. The carpenter and his ram slant repaired some of 
the huts in the Tyersnll , soldered old watering cans and repaired, 
the Paliv and the Plant houses &ml a cement water tank, that is, in 
addition to doing their usual duties of working out tho motor pump, 
.Making labels, etc. 
The orchids and the show plants in plant-houses and at the office 
were charged from tine to time. 
: • L- ibonr c ra: Th« s co sdition of the labour force his co tsiderably 
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