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Memorandum 
From 
To 
Botanic Gardens, 
T.W, Brown, Esq., 
S irisrapore * 
Central Experiment Station, 
llth June, 19U1. 
Serdang, Sungei Besi P.0., 
F.M.S. 
Dear Brown, 
I have at last the temerity to ask if you will supply this for¬ 
midable list of plants. I must assure you our intention is not to 
rival or outsell Serdang but to have an educative Botanical Gardens 
abreast of modern work and requirements! My plans met with little 
or no success in Penang because the Resident Councillor has a mind of 
the late eighties and was unfortunately in the position to quash any¬ 
thing he did not comprehend. So we are to have a demonstration plot, 
as yet, in Singapore only, 
2. Naturally, if we stumble on anything successful we will pass it 
on to you. 
3, Very many thanks for your letter on non-graminaceous cattle fodders. 
It was very good of you to take so much trouble and the information is 
just what is wanted, I have two planter-friends in Johore with whom I 
