was limited and little more than routine weeding, watering and 
re-potting /as done. A number of tree seeds , obtained by Che 1 
Ngadiman, were planted. 
8. Plant House 
Routine work of sweeping, cleaning, weeding and top-dressing 
of pot plants was continued. The plants on the stejjs were changed 
each Friday, and also the orchids in the orchid house. 
9 • Vegetable Garde ns (Report by Mr. Lange) 
Many beds were reconditioned for the reception of the following 
crops : 
8 beds of Bendy 
4 ” u Long Bean, Cucumber. 
3 rf ,F Brinjals, Bayam, Brassica, Radish. 
2 t! " Shallots, Groundnuts 
1 bed of Tomato. 
In the Nursery many areas hitherto neglected have now come under 
Tapioca, and Sweet Potato cultivation. 
General routine and maintenance was performed as usual. 
2 gallons Tobacco infusion was manufactured to combat plant pests. 
In Lawn P the Citrus and Papaya areas have been manured according 
to the quarter-year schedule. New Papaya trees have been replanted in 
place of unproductive trees. The Italian Limes have flowered and a few 
fruits have been observed. This is the first occasion that the plants 
are known to fruit since their introduction. 
Many of the cotton plants are now dying back. It has been 
decided to prune them hard back in order to induce a second period 
of growth. • 
In Lawn R several varieties of Japanese seeds are under experimental 
trial. It is desired to select good strains of vegetable that could 
be suitable for growing under local conditions. 
The long Japanese Cucumber is in its second generation and doing 
extremely well. Hitherto cucumber seeds from Suttons and Yates grown 
here have not proved as good as this particular strain. 
\ 
Further experimental trials to ascertain the possibilities of 
deterioration from a pure line selection of the local cvjauraber are 
under observation. 
Experimental nitrogenous manuring on the Japanese method of 
planting sweet Potato is still incomplete. 
