6 , Plant Hous e . 
The pot plants were maintained as usual, routine manuring 
continuing as in former months; the ferns have made particularly 
good new growth* 247 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 curing 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 3 ter lie, but one cross between the genera Spathog— 
lottis and Calanthe gave good germination. This is of great 
interest, as no hybrid between these genera has yet been reported. 
Other new seeds sown are Dendroblufl veratrif olium x stratiotes, 
Arachnis /'aggie Oei x Rananthera monachica and Arachnis Ishbei x 
Renanthera Storiei. An Aranda -Arachnis cross may have a few 
good seeds. A seedling of Arachnis Maingayi x Hookeriana 
flowered for the first time, but is not 30 good as former seed- 
lings of the same stock. Many Lendrobiutn and Cattleya plants 
were re— Dotted. Among the local orchids, many were re— cond it ioned 
and several flowered; they were of considerable assistance to 
?4r. Holttum in his studies. 
8 . Work in the Cardens. 
General * The weather -was dry from the 7th onwards. This 
caused flowering of many plants, and others are in bud. It also 
meant more work in watering pot plants, and this was increased 
by the failure of the pumping-engine , which was taken to the 
Transport Centime for repair on the 13fh an( ^ no ^ returned by the 
end of the month. Men had to be employed nearly every day 
carrying water from the lake to the plant— houses and vegetable 
garden. 
Lawn A - Grass cutting and weeding. 
Lawn B - Grass cutting and weeding; large bed of Sarleria and 
Caesalpinia pruned, and gaps in Csesalplnia filled with 
new plants. 
Lawn C - Grass cutting and weeding* 
Lawn D - Grass cutting and weeding. Many young trees dug and 
~ manured. One dead pain ( Cocos rlumosa ) and one poor 
Livietona chinensis removed and new beds dug ior Increase 
in the collection of conifers. Pint a den la corynbosa (grown 
from seeds from Argentina) flowered and fruited for first 
time in the Gardens. Caluurnia aylvatlca (from 8. Africa) 
flowered for the first time in the Gardens. 
Lawn S - Grass cutting and mauring. Brya ebenus flowering for 
first time ( from West Indies). Several young trees dug and 
manured. 
Lawn P - Grass cutting. Lead Hjrraenaea tree cut down, but not 
all sawn up (a very big tree). 
Lawn Or - Leli rockery, swept and tidied regularly. 13 new ierns, 
Begonias, Caladium and Ixoras planted in pert of the rockery. 
Lawn h - Gross cutting and weeding. 
Lawn J - Grass cutting and weeding. 
Lawn K - Grass cutting and weeding. 
