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Monthly Report for March , 2603 * 
1* Herbarium . 
Che* Mohd. Nur re-arranged 3596 ©pecii ena of the families 
Melastomaceae , Lythraceae, Samydaceae, Paseif loraceae , Gucurbi- 
taceae, Begoniaceae, Araliaceae, Gornaceae , Caprifoliaceae and 
Kubiaceae and inserted 3^ mounted specimens in the General 
Herbarium. 
Klah mounted 102 specimens ana dried 10 specimens. He also 
inspected the spirit collections in 13 cupboards. 
2. Library . 
.Books in the Library were cleaned in rotation as usual. 
3. Labelling & Indexing of Plants . 
75 painted labels for plants were made, and 6 standard 
aluminium labels; also 124 hanging aluminium labels. The Label 
printer painted 130 new label-boards with white background for 
Japanese labels, and 30 standard labels with black background. 
The Junior Label printer (Juraimi bin Samsuri) was employed 
almost throughout the month assisting Mr. Corner in making coloured 
drawings of fungi. 
The plan of Lawn 2 (containing over 350 trees) was checked 
by Mr. Lange, and fully written up with plant names; the cards 
also were checked and lawn numbers added. A list of plants 
lacking labels was made; these labels will be made ,as soon as 
pose ibis. 
4. Mr. Holttum*s botanical work. 
Mr. Holttura continued hin study of Malayan orchids, completing 
the genus Kria (59 species), preparing a key to the sections of 
the genus, keys for all sections, and brief descriptions of all 
species. Work on th.: large and difficult genus Buibophyllum was 
also begun, and urawiiigs prepared of various orchids which happened 
to be in flower during the month. 
5. Mr. Corner* a botanical work . | 
Mr. Corner devoted most of his time (except as mentioned 
below) to the study of fungi, of which he collected a large number 
during the month. He made paintings of many of these and made 
notes on those not previously described. 
Messrs. Corner, Holttum and Furtado also spent a considerable 
amount of time in working on Mr. 3atow f s list of Economic Plants 
(prepared from Burkill's Dictionary), ^e-arranging the list under 
families and uses, and selecting plants suitable for cultivation 
in different localities. 
Dr. Furtado also arranged for rice permits, and purchased 
and distributed rice for the Gardena staff. 
6. Dr. Furtado f s botanical work . 
Dr. Furtado continued his work on the rattans of the genus 
Calamus, and discovered two more new species, represented by 
incomplete material, which he has provisionally described and 
allotted to their positions; this work has necessitated .the 
revision of the descriptions of allied species and modifications 
