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washed through from T/eraall during the last few months. Some 
old unsightly Nymphaea plants cleared away* and the banks of 
the island made tidy. The water coming in from Tyersall is now 
clean, and the Lake is in much better condition than for some 
time past. The Dracaena and Aoalypha border by the Tyersall 
Avenue boundary cleaned. 
Lawn H - Grass cut. A vigorous young 30 ft. tree of Hibiscus 
macrophyllus much leaning over tied back with wi res anci some 
large leaves of a Raphia palm cut to make head-room for the 
Hibiscus. The stump of a Waringin tree which fell last year 
made tidy. 
Lawn J - Grass cut. An old Sterculia tree in bad condition removed, 
and a thicket of undergrowth round it. A dying tree of Araucaria 
Cookii removed. The thicket of suckers from an old Poinciana 
tree on the Sundial terrace cleared. 
Lawn a K L L - Grass cut, and weeding as necessary. 
Lawn M - See separate report on Plant House. 
Lawn h - 3ee separate report on Potting Yard. 
Lawn o - Most of the beds weeded and manured. The Ganna beds 
re-planted. The flower border round the bandstand re-planted, 
and the young hedge pruned. All paths weeded and the edges 
trimmed. 
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Lawns P & R - Gee report on Vegetable Gardens. 
Lawn Q - Aroid rockery weeded and swept by the Potting Yard staff. 
Lawns 3 , U & V - (Gardens Jungle), No work this month. 
Lawn T - The orchid garden (pf climbing Vandas, Arachnis etc.) partly 
weeded, and the plants re -staked. Grass cut. 
Lawn W - Grass cut. 
Lawn X - Grass cut; sorie pains weeded. 
Lawn Z - Grass cut. Saplndus naponarius . the Soap berry of the 
West Indies, fruited; and Garyocar villas cm (Butter nut) produced 
a good crop of young fruit. 
10 . Work outside the Gardens • 
An average of 5 men per wprking day went to the Museum to assist 
in special work there. The Cari^enter and Mason and another man 
spent some time in Tyersall repairing the roof of one of the huts. 
11. Orchids . 
The collection of local orchids was given attention and provided 
useful material for Mr. Holtturn's studies. The display of flowering 
iants (hybrids) was maintained as usual in the Plant House, the dry . 
weather of January and February having eifect in producing an 
increase in flowering. 67 new pollinations were made, of which a 
number are apparently successful. A number of ripe fruits were gathered 
but only 5 had good seeds; four of these are in the Arachnis-Vanda 
group, all being hybrids ol the second generation. 
12. Hibiscus collection. 
Mr. Alphonso has checked over the plants with the lirtt, and 
has added descriptions of several newer varieties which had not 
P 'evious'ly been recorded. 
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