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the Department of Information. The pamphlet 
was several times reprinted and proved 
useful pending the publication of a fuller 
work on the subject* 
The Malayan Orchid Review, Vol* 3* pt.l 
appeared in April and contained a number of 
accounts of new hybrids raised in the 
Singapore Gardens by Mr* Holttum. 
Plants Outwards and Inwards 
The local demand for plants remained 
about normal in Singapore, and increased at 
Penang, thus involving additional work in 
propagating yard and nursery* Exchanges 
of seeds with other botanical institutions 
were much reduced owing to war conditions, 
especially after the early part of the year. 
Gifts of plants and seeds from the 
following are gratefully acknowledged* 
Singapore: Department of Agriculture, N.E.I.; 
Director of Agriculture, Seychelles; Mr*Tan 
Chye Siam, Mr. J.M. Jackson, Mr* E.F* Allen, 
Mr. Claude de Silva, Mr. E.E.H. Beck, Mr*H. 
Schweizer, Mrs. Alexander. Penang: H.H. 
Tungku Yacob, Mrs. G*S # Reis, Mr. Heah Seng 
Whatt, Mr. J.A. Carrier, Mr. G. Martin, 
Mr. K.B. Eyre, Mr. P.C.B. Newington, 
Mrs. H*C*D ! Arcy-Irving, Mrs. H.T.W. Oswell, 
Mrs. G. Aste, Dr. K. Muttukumaru, Mr. E.F. 
Allen. 
Seeds and plants were received on an 
exchange basis from the following institu¬ 
tions: University of Catania, Bureau of 
Plant Industry, Manila; Botanic Gardens, 
Montevideo; Canal Zone Experimental Garden, 
Panama; Botanic Gardens, Buitenzorg; Royal 
Agri-Horticultural Society of India; 
Taihoku Botanic Gardens; Botanic Gardens, 
Basel; Royal Botanic Gardens, Calcutta; 
Botanic Gardens, Coimbra; Forest Botanist, 
Dehra Dun: U.S. Plant Introduction Garden, 
Coconut Grove, Florida; Botanic Gardens, 
