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Checking of lawn maps and record cards was continued by 
Lasers, Lange and Alphonso. They dealt with lawns H and I. 
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3 • Mr* Holtt urn * a b o t an ic a i. wo rk . 
ilr. Holt turn continued his work on local and cultivated 
orchics* He studied and prepared descriptions and keys Tor 
the groups of Lulophia, Broraheauia , Tneiasis and Aeriopsis, 
ant* the two genera Thrixspemum and Baroochilus in the Vanda 
group, iie als ) wrote a short account oi’ the exotic cultivated 
orchids of the Oncidium group. He prepared drawings of several 
more local orchids. 
U • Hr. Corner's botanical \;ork . 
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Mr. Corner continued his work on the local fungi. He has 
■\ completed his invtsstiga^ i ons of the two families Clarariaceae 
IS and Cantharellaeeae and of the genus Thelephora. These are mono 
y. graphic studies emb racing the species of + he whole world, tie 
~ is now engaged on writing up the results and preparing the 
drawings. Mr. Corner also assisted Dr. Koriba in his botanical 
studies both in the laboratory and in Syonan Island by botanical 
excursions on Sunday mornings. 
5 . Potting Y ard 
413 plants were ro+tea or re 
•ootted. 339 cuttings we^e 
fren kinds of seeds 
planted of species needing propagation^ 
were planned including the very interesting local species 
Arci strc c ladns pinamrianu s ( s^ods obtained by Dr. Koriba and 
i'r. Corner in th e Reservoir JbHdfle).] 76 foliage plants were 
sent for display in the Plant House, and 3& brought back to the 
lotting Yard for re-potting. 6 plants were sent to Government 
House. 
6. Plant douse . The stoe^ of pot-pxants was maintained as 
v usual. Borne more Anthuriums were re-potted, and many plants top- 
dressed with soil and fei tilizcr. The climber s on the roof 
of the small plant-house were pruned, os they vrere giving too 
much shade. rg22 new plants from the Chinese gardener's nursery 
were sent for display on the steps, and kll oid plants returned. 
7. Orchids. 
Pew 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 Spathoglottis and Phaiua, 
two gonera which have never previously been crossed together. 
Another cross was between two small species of Dendrobium; this 
will be of much botanical Interest. A few sr-eds were obtained 
of Arucrnis Lo wii ( a very fine Bornean species ) with Arachnis 
f los-aeris and kemmther a Gtor lel . One new Vanda hybrid 
f lowered Tfuring the month," but it was not very distinctive. 
Several of the local species of orchids flowered and were examined 
by Mr. Holttian. 
8. General work in the Gardens * 
for the first 7 Jays 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. eo that arrears 
of weeding were not made good, but a good deal was done to make the 
Gardens more tidy.’l A considerable length of roadside drains 
were weeded, beside the Main Gate, Office Gate, Office Ring and 
Lower King k ads . >~The Lake- side p ath was also weeded, and the 
approach to the office. 
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