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134/54. 
19 th April, 
BZ'khl 
Sir, 
In reply to your letter concerning 
the plants Grevillea robusta and Cycas revoluta l- 
Grevillea robu sta is grown successfully 
in Malaya only in the mountains e.g* at Eraser's 
Hill where it has oeen planted in fair quantity. 
The few trees in the Singapore Botanic Gardens 
fre poor specimens. It is a native of Australia, 
C ycas revolut a : is a native of Japan and I do 
nou know of any plants in Malaya. Cycas rarely 
succeeds in cultivation in Malaya on account of 
caterpillars eating the young leaves. 
If, I venture to suggest, your enquiries 
arose from the British Legion Po*>py Factory Ltd., 
Colonel Kowson called in person at the Garden 5 
last week and I discussed the matter with him. 
There is no possibility of obtaining the Cycas 
leaves in Malaya. The present stock of Grevillea 
robus ta is certainly insufficient to supply dried 
leaves in commercial quantity and I doubt if it is 
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worth developing in this connection considering the 
very large size (.10.0 1 high) and rapid growth of 
this species in Australia where it is native and 
readily obtainable. 
4. 
The Borneo Company Limited, 
