5* Mr* Corner* s Botanical ffork. 
Mr. Corner continued his work on fungi. In company with 
Dr. Koriba, he also collected 45 species of seaweeds of which 
specimens have been prepared to add to the alga herbarium. 
6. Potting jfard. 
348 plants were potted or re-potted, and also Id Canna 
seedlings. 500 cuttings were planted, including 250 of Ficus 
callicarpa from 3w.lt Timah. 350 seeds of Royal Palm were 
planted. 18 Aroids and ferns were sent to the Plant House. 
2 Ju nip a r us be rrr> ud i an a were supplied to replace olu plants on 
the Plant House steps. 57 tree-seedlings were sent for planting 
on lawn R (tree nursery) . 13 plants w era sent to Government 
House, and 3 orchid re-fixed to supports for Government House. 
7. Plant H ouse. 
231 new plants were brought from the Chinese gardener* s 
nursery for display on the steps and 244 old plants returned. 
Two plants of Juuiperus bermudiana irk large pots on the steps 
were removed as they had become too old, and replaced by new 
plants. The plants in the Plant House were maintained as usual. 
About 50 plants of Anthurium were re-potted. 
8. Orchids . 
The usual display of flowering orchid plants was maintained 
in the Plant House. Ho new hybrids flowered during the month. 
42 new pollinations were made, of ^hich about half have failed. 
12 new collections of seeds were sown, including the following 
vary interesting crosses: Spathoglottis plicata x Calanthe 
vera trifolia , Dendrobium Wilhelm Stuber x Constance, Renrntherella 
histrionics x Saccolabiura minimum and Spiden&rum 3 ■ amfordianum x 
obrienanum. The local orchids have been regularly inspected and 
treated as necessary; a few plants flowered and were named. 
y# general work ->n Gardens . 
An average of more than 7 men per working day were employed 
at the Museum. This continued absence of p^rt of the Gardens 
staff for more than 3 months has resulted in considerable arrears 
of weeding, and the Garden is growing more and more untidy. 
Grass cutting has aluo suffered from the absence of men 
on leave and delays due to changes of staff. 
D awns A ft B - Ganna and other bads were weeded. A plant of one 
o? the newly selected Bougainvillea seedlings planted, and 
also a large Guniperus bermudiana from the Plant House steps. 
lawn ig - A tree oi Cessna spec tab! lie pruned to give more room 
for Ba rge a Ind ies . V a r i ou s b e<Fs , a n d t h e Sun Roc ke ry , 
weeded. 
■Lawn & - One Coconut seedling (yellow variety) planted. 
Lawn T - The old War ingin tree near the Director’s house pruned 
to lighten one of the large branches which ie in danger of 
falling over the orchid benches which it shades. 
Lawn o - All paths and beds weeded; mo r, e Gladiolus bulbs 
plr-nted; the borders by the new coral wall manured. 
Other work . All lawns had grass cut, and were swept twice 
a week as usual. 
