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BKR/&F/335/4 
6 "bh July j 93 7 
Dear Sis 
We are now in a position to write to you again with reference to your 
letter of 2nd February s- 
Casp 1* AHA. A 
Pliable and sufficiently firm but ourl up at sides* 
Case No* 8 * AHA.* B 
Brittle and curl up at ends* 
Case Ho* 22* ARA.* C (Box mentions ARA*BC) 
Thin leaf, and a great many of the leaves shrivel 
( Case No* 23. NANGKA 
Pliable, flat, and sufficiently firm* This is the best leaf 
of the lot* " 
Case Ho* 24* FENAGA. 
Very b ri tt le 
Case No* 26* Rubber leaves 
These are pliable and satisfactory except that there is not 
very much body in them* 
Our great difficulty is to preserve the leaves without tnem going a 
very dark colour, and we have found that painting them is not satisfactory 
because after a time the paint flakes off the leaves. This question of 
colour of course applies to all the leaves we preserve and until we can 
overcome the difficulty of colour there is little more we can do. We 
D* H. HolthumEsq*, 
Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, 
Singapore, Straits Settlements* 
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