SWAN BOTANICAL GARDENS. 
Monthly Report for January, 2603 . 
1. Herbarium * 
Che 1 Nur re-arranged 4039 specimens of the family Myrtaceae, 
placing all species within one genus in alphabetical order, 
and including together under each species specimens from Kslaya 
and outside Malaya. This makes reference to specimens much 
simpler than the former arrangement according to Hidley f s Flora, 
which is now subject to many corrections. Che f Nur also laid 
in 80 newly mounted specimens et their proper places in the 
herbarium. Che* Kiah mounted 110 specimens and dried 31 new 
specimens. Dr. Furtado named 175 specimens for Japanese visi- 
tors, mostly for a botany teacher now serving in the army; Mr., 
Holttum also named about 30 specimens. 
2. L ibrary . 
933 books were cleaned. 106 books were returned from the 
Printing Office, where they have been bound (the booics were 
sent for binding last May). The work was not done satisfactorily. 
In many cases the binders threw away covers and title pages • 
which they were specially asked to retain, and no titles were 
printed on the spines of the books. 13 further books were sent 
for binding. 
3 . Dr, Furtado botanical work • 
Dr. Furtado continued his work on the rattans of the genus 
Calamus, completing descriptions of 12 more species and 3 varie- 
ties. He has now completed the account of 28 species out of 
about 70 in all. It is important that this work should be 
properly illustrated, and arrangements are being made for the 
Artist to make drawings, in the first place of the new species. 
Dr. Furtado also conducted several Japanese officers round 
the Gardens. He continued to be responsible for purchase and 
distribution of rice. 
4 . Mr. Holttum* e botanical work. 
Mr. Holttum devoted the greater part of his time to the 
study of orchids, of which he is writing a serai-popular account. 
He studied and wrote accounts of the Collabium and Coelogyne 
groups, and began to deal with the large genus Dendrobium. In 
connection with this work he made detailed drawings of the 
flowers of a number of species , and Juraimi bin Samsuri (Label- 
printer) assisted by drawing the general habit of the plants. 
No illustrations have been published of many local orchids, and 
these drawings will b^ very useful. Mr. Holttum also continued 
his work on ferns, writing a general note on the Athyrium group, 
and a full account of the Blechnura group. 
5. Potting Yard . 
308 plants were potted or re-potted, 314 cuttings were 
made of plants needing propagation. The following seeds were 
sown; -Fieang 31 ji from r. Sato; 9 Nips seeds from Mr. Sato; 
1000 Parinarium corynbosum seeds from Mr. Sato; seeds of 12 
kinds of Cannes. 48 plants were sent to the Plant House for 
display, and a similar number returned for re -potting. Owing 
to dry weather much time was spent in watering. 
