8Y0NAH BOTANICAL GARDHN8. 
Monthly Reoort for April , 2603» 
1. Herbarium . 
Che* Mohd. Nur re-arranged 3092 Rubiaceae specimens and 
inserted 110 newly mounted specinens in the general herbarium* 
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Che’ Kiah mounted 167 specimens and dried 20 specimens. 
2. Dr. Furtado’s report on hie work . 
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I was able to draft the descriptions of species of rattans 
only and give instruct ions to Mr. York Chye for making drawings 
of 8 species. Mr. York Chye completed during the month all the 
8 drawings. 
miscellaneous : I went thrice to Kstong to name plants for + he 
Army at the former St. Patrick’s School ground. From time to 
time I took round the Cardens some Nipponese officials. 
A week was spent by Che’ Nur and myself in preparing the 
Census, required by the Police, of the persons living in the 
Gardens and in Napier, Cluny and Lermit toads and on Cluny Hill 
and in Cluny Park. 
Some time was spent in bringing rice permit and rice and 
in distributing rice, sugar etc. to the Gardens’ staff • Che’ 
Abdel Wahab assisted me in preparing the new sugar cards and in 
bringing sugar, and Che’ Ahmad bin Haesan in distributing sugar, 
rice etc. 
I also made in spec t ion of the Tyersell ground and saved 
8om0 zinc sheets, nails, wires etc. f^r the Gardens. 
Tambi Manikam varnished 145 books ana looked after the 
cleaning of the shelves in the library. 
I inserted 35 books in the library and wrote their index 
cards. 1 assisted Prof. Korlba in teaching Nippon-Go to the 
Gardens’ Staff. 
3. Labelling and recording of plants . 
48 new painted wooden labels were made, and 40 old labels 
re-pfinted. About 130 aluminium labels were made for lawn 0 and 
Plant Houses. 14 sign-boards were painted. Mr. Lange completed 
the survey of lawn Z, and labels were made for a number of trees 
there which hod lost then. Mr. Lange then proceeded to lawns A, 
B and C, which he checked with the plans and cards, making correc- 
tions and new entries os necessary. 
4. ilr. Holttum’s botanical work . 
Mr. Holt tun devoted nearly all his spare time to his work on 
orchids. Apart from making notes an& drawings of various plants 
w :ieh flowered, during the month, fr, Holttum studied the genua 
Bullophyilura, of which 124 Bpeciea are known to exist in Malaya 
(the largest orchid genus in our flora), preparing descriptions 
of all species and *ceys to all groups and species. This work 
was not quite finished at the end of the month, 
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5 • Mr. Corner’s botanical work . 
Mr. Corner spent most of his time in continuing his study of 
fungi, especially the family Clavoriaceae. \ 
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