BYOIIAN BOTANICAL OARDWLB 
Monthly Report for October, 2603 
1 . Dr. Furtado 1 a Report 
Herbarium . Che 1 Kiah inspected most of the Bottles and tubes from 
the spirit collections, refilling the Bottles with alcohol or alcohol- 
formalin as necessary, and re-waxing and removing the corks where 
required. 
He collected 400 specimens of aBout 20 different kinds of weeds used 
as vegetables* These are Being dried at present, 
Che 1 Nur rearranged 6,290 specimens in the general herbarium 
incorporating in it the specimens of the Hong Kong Herbarium of the 
corresponding families, namely, Apoeynaceae, Asclepediaceae, Loganiaceae, 
Gentlanaceae, Boraginaceae an I Convolvulaceae. 
.. Mr* Furtado identified over 50 specimens of edible weeds collected 
for the purpose of showing them to Iilitary Students. He had also to 
attend to various inquiries made by Nippon-sin concerning plants of 
medicinal or economic importance, and also to supply to them the 
required information (or literature) about their analyses. Ilany 
inquiries were received also concerning plants poisonous to men and 
livestock. 
Miscellaneo us. Mr. Furtado visited Johore in the company of 
/ Prof. Karione and Capt. Hachiya, the visit Being in connection with 
j the study of medicinal and poisonous plants. Some officers were tsicen 
round the Gardens to show them the different poisonous and medicinal 
plants in the Gardens. 
It was a great relief to the coolies that the Department arranged 
for the oil distribution department ally thereby saving the coolies a 
j good deal of time and trouble. 
It is rather difficult to recruit coolies at the existing rates, 
and further complications have arisen because certain departments offer 
the coolies not only higher wages but also higher rice rations. In 
view of this it is highly desirable that the status of many of our 
coolies as a labourer on light work should be reconsidered. 
/ Mr* Bspeekerraan typed 50 pages of the Library Catalogue, ana o5 
j pages of poisonous and medicinal plants. He alno assisted wir. A. vahab 
J in collecting the coolies 1 ration cards and making their list for 
departmental use. 
Mr. York Ghye prepared 4 drawings of rattan and about 10 drawings 
- of vegetables. 
J Mr. Furtado also assisted in teaching A.R.P. duties to the people 
in the Gardens Kaznpong and those living in the neighbourhood. 
2. Hr. Holt tom* s Botanical Work 
, Mr. Holttum completed his study of the smaller terrestrial orchids 
and began to write up his notes on this group (about 90 species;. ne 
began a revision of some of the groups examined at the beginning ox ti.e 
^ present work, which were not treated with sufficient thorou* hness. 
When this is completed a full revision of all deninsular Orchids will 
have been made. A few more drawings were made durin ; me month. 
3. Mr. Corners Botanical W oxk 
Mr. Corner continued his researches on Malayan fungi and completed 
a large number of microscopical drawings. He also assisted Dr* Korxba 
in his studies of Malayan plants, in thecollectionofseedsmd 
planting material and in the control of the Forest deserves under the 
Botanical Garden. 
