2 , 
10 . Orchids: The routine 01 ' ' dntr nance of seedlings ancl larger lants 
co ,u:*liV, u *T‘ usual. An exnerir; nt \«s started in growing young _ Reecilings 
in ter culture instead of on agar-agar; if ouceessful it should s-i.. e.liiy 
tut r. -i i 1/ of seedlings. A regular d^spli’y of flowering ore hi as v*&s 
naintu ined i - the ilant house* »l 
B) 
liOLTUT fs BCTAhICAL h'ORK 
■ - ■ — - ■—■«-— - .MIA J ^ ri rn • . »*-'■»— 
Mr. HOI TTUM continued his study of the fa mily Cyperaee .e in 
Malaya , ne’iting ncov descriptions for all species and ore a: in * e i“* 
About two -thirds of the family had bet a dealt a ith ut the t 0j - ^ne 
oouth. 
o; Hr. GCRIVIR’S BOTANICAL WORK 
OBWKk. ■ - i. i — * ■■»-< > ■ wwi - -- - ■ ■ ■ nan »» « ■ — wi* *^* l » 1 w . i 
Mr. C0RT\ 1R finished his work on the seed struchare of the 
Le. u iost.e an u in >>n that of the Co narace. e and *nu<> u oese. ^ u.ch ^ 
time wc e spent in ia&kisg microscopic urav/ing ana In -ged • m ■ of 
1*1 o ers representative of the genera. An import.* at disc v g ±-\ the 
iwiiOuuCcae ib the presence of three integuments ir t o ovi-le of mne 
genera , such as occurrence not having been recomicu j. other 
flo«era *ig 1 1 -cite. consider.-* Dlt t^ne was also ». iv- a t j ioo.-xig ° ver 
the fivint- colxec t-uon of specimniiB, tiu% colxec ui ol uv . *, s -no 
c. recoraa, as part of the half yearly .ce r utxne of -«hc 
La bora . 
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