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Checking of lawn maps and record cards was continued by 
Messrs. Lange and Alphonse. They dealt with lawns H and I. 
3* Mr. Holttura'a botauicaj. work . 
Mr. Holttum continued his wopk on local and cultivated 
orchids. Hu studied and prepared descriptions and keys for 
the groups of igulophia, Broraheadia, Thexasis and Acriopsie, 
and the two genera Thrixsperraura and Sarcochiius in the Vanda 
group. He als ) wrote a short account of the exotic cultivated 
orchids of the Oneidiun group. He prepared drawings of several 
more local orchids. 
4 . Mr. Corner 's botanical work . 
Mr. Corner continued his work on the local fungi. He has 
completed his investiga* ions of the two families Glarariaceae 
and Cantharellaceae and of the genus Thelephora. These are mono- 
graphic studies embracing the species of the whole world. He 
is now engaged on writing up the results and preparing the 
drawings. Mr. Corner al3^ assisted Cr. Koriba in his botanical 
studies both in the laboratory and in Byonan Island by botanical 
excursions on Sunday mornings. 
5* Pott i ng Yard . 
413 plants were potted or re-potted. 359 cuttings were 
planted of species needing propagation. Ten kinds of seed3 
were planted including the very interesting local species 
AnclatrQcladu3 pinangianus (seeds obtained by Dr. "oriba and 
.Mr. C o rn e r " In" ” t h Z $e s t rv o i r Jungle). 76 foliage plants were 
sent fox* disiilay in the Flant House, and 36 bought back to the 
Potting lard for re-potting, 6 plants were sent to Government 
House. , 
6. Plant House . The stocK of pot-plants was maintained as 
usual. Some more Anthuriu.ns were re-potted, and many plants top- 
dressed with soil and fertilizer. The climbers on the roof 
of the small plant-house were pruned, as they were giving too 
much shade. 222 new plants from the Chinese gardener's nursery 
were sent for display on the steps, a/*d 211 old plants returned. 
7. Orchids. 
Few new pollinations were made dur ng the month, as the 
stock of flasks for raising seedlings is now fully in use. 
20 seed-pods were gathered during the month; several had no good 
seeds, and several others few seeds. Among the latter were 
some very interesting crosses between Spathoglott ia and Phaius, 
two genera which have never previously been crossed together. 
Another cross was between two small species of Dendrobiuraj this 
will be of much botanical interest. A few s ;eds were obtained 
of Arschuis Lowii ( a very fine Bornean species ) with Arachnis 
f los-aeris and Honanthera Storiei . One new Vanda hybrid 
f* 1 owe re dd u r i ng the month, but it was no* very distinctive. 
Several of the local species of orchids flowered and were examined 
by Hr. Holttum. 
8 . General work in the Garde ns . 
For the first 7 days of the month 6 men went daily to the 
Museum, but after that we had the full staff employed at the 
Gardens, Much work was howev r done at Tyersall, so that arrears i 
of weeding were not made good, but a good deal was done to make the 
Gardens more tidy. A considerable length of roadside drains 
were weeded, beside the Main Gate, Office Gate, Office Ring and 
Lower Ling Roads. The Lake-aide path was also weeded, and the 
approach to the Office. / 
