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Plant House . 
The pot plants were maintained as usual, routine manuring 
continuing as in former months; the ferns have made particularly 
good new growth. 24? new flowering plants were displayed on 
the steps, from the Chinese gardener’s nursery, and 194 old 
plants returned. 
7. Orchids . 
27 new pollinations were made during the month. Of these, 
7. failed; a proportion of the others will probably be sterile, 
but it is hoped that some useful seeds will result from the 
remainder. Seeds from 10 fruits were sown during the month; 
several were sterile, but one cross between the genera Spat hog- 
lottis and Calanthe gave good germination. This is of great 
interest, as no hybrid between these genera has yet been reported. 
Other new 3eeds sown ere Dendrobium veratrifolium x stratiotea, 
Arachnis aggie Oei x Rfnanthera monachica and Arachnis Ishbel x 
Renanthera Storiei. An~ Aranda -Arachnis cross may have a few 
good seeds. A seedling of Arnchnls Mai ngayi x Hookeriana 
flowered for the first time, but is not 30 good as former seed- 
lings of the same stock. Many Bendrobium and Cattleya plants 
were re-potted. Among the local orchids, many were re-eond itioned, 
and several flowered; they were of considerable assistance to 
Mr. Holt turn in his studies. 
8. Work in the gardens. 
General . The weather was dry from the 7th onwards. This 
caused flowering of riauy plants, and others are in bud. It also 
meant more wor^ in watering pot plants, and this was increased 
by the failure ol the pumping -engine, which was token to the 
Transport Centre for repair on the 13th and not returned by the 
end of the month. Men had to be employed nearly every day 
carrying water from the lake to the plant-houses ana vegetable 
garden. 
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Lawn A - Grass cutting and weeding. 
Lawn B - Grass cutting and weeding; large bed of Barleria and 
Caesalpinia pruned, and gaps in Caesalpinia filled with 
new plants. 
Lawn C - Grass cutting and weeding. 
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Lawn D - Grass cutting and weeding. Many young trees dug and 
manured. One dead palm ( Cocos plunqsa ) and one poor 
Livistona ch inert sis removed and new beds dug for increase 
in the collection of conifers. Plptadenia corymbosa (grown 
from seeds from Argentina) flowered and fruited for first 
time in the Gardens. Calpurnia ay 1 vat lea (from 8. Africa) 
flowered for the first time in the Gardens. 
Lawn a - Grass cutting and marring. Brya ebenus flowering for 
first time (from West Indies). Several young trees dug and 
manured. 
Lawn ¥ - Grass cutting. Dead Hymenaea tree cut down, but not 
all sawn up (a very big tree). 
L awn G - Dell rockery, swept and tidied regularly. 13 new ferns, 
Begonias, Caladiuin and Ixoras planted in part of the rockery. 
La wn li - Grass cutting and weeding, , 
Lawn J - Grass cutting and weeding. 
Lawn K - Grass cutting and weeding. 
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