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Drains. Worsen were employed to clean and weed, drains in various 
parts of The Gardena. 
L r T r i - . Csnna and other "beds were weeded twice and dead uam-ia 
flowers' mnoved. Two young plants of the interesting Malayan tree 
jackla or-nata (collected last May hy Dr. Koriba J were plant- ad xn the 
wet ground near the hedge. 
l ja ,. n 3. canna and other beds were weeded as on Dawn A. 
Lawn H. 6 Acalypha plants in the Acalypha border were removed. 
Two Plumeria seedlings flowered for the first time, one a very bright 
red colour and worth propagating. 
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Lawn I. The Hibiscus beds were weeded. , , ,« 
Lawn 0. 'me dward hedge round the bandstand was pruned, and gaps . 
fillecTbv' new plants; the border all round the bandstand was replanteai 
other beds on Lawn 0 were replanted with Balsam and claome. ™be s- iall 
plants above the low coral wall were replanted, and a few now ones 
added. Six seedling Jatropha were planted. Another Bougainvillea 
seedling flowered and was discarded. 
Lawn X. The younger palms wars weeded and f rtiliser ap: lieu. 
Lawn Z. The Bougainvillea seedlings near the Asst. Director's _ 
house"Trer5~pnined and staked. Hone have yet flowered. come seeolxag 
Hippeastrum bulbB produced flowers and were transplanted for propagation. 
7. Potting Yard^ 
'nie roof of the lower glass-house was overhauled and made rain-proof; 
the glass in the top section of the upper house was re: ’oveu, ^ , 
renewed where necessary, and the glass replaced galvanizes iron sheets* 
This work was done by Mr. Chong Poll a, id Che Harun. on 
the up er house is necessary to maict it rain-proof* At present JU i 
unsatisfactory for the smaller orchid seedlings, whioh have had *o bo 
removed to the lower house* 
The laige-f lowered Lew Guinea climber giucaii! Dg&a&J£ik flowered 
for the second time (first in July) and made a fine display. xc xs 
one of the finest flowering climbers in tho Gardens. 
The following orchid and aroid plants were supplied for Uilitary 
Headquarters* _ . 
Spsthoglottis plioata 
Arachnis Hookeriana X Vanda suavis 
Dendro’bium Pauline 
Antkurium an&raearun 
Aglaonema costatum 
Propagation. Mr. Alphonso returned to duty on the 11th and had 
charge oHhis Im d o -her wo.-ls in the Potting Yard. Cuttings were made 
of j Orthosiphon, Oleander, Jatropha pannurifolxa (pxnx variety). 
Hibiscus mutabixia , Derric elliptic* , . ^Vrophantnus , nrdxuAa. 
were planted of* Casuarina eiuisehioxia ? Pagi f Willett, & 
of th~ followixiv were potted: Poinsefcia, Oreodoxa # Ix^us 
»«««" ”o stock or jotted jlonto .«» cheokca o«r 
and replanting done whore possible. 'Two gardeners assisted xn thle^ 
work. The Chinese gardener continued propagation u i 
and other pot-plants* 
Weeding, ?hree women were employed in weeding# , 
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