rierbarium Work and Other Investigations 
Dr. C.X. Furtado was working in the 
herbarium throughout the year* He continued 
his study of the cultivated aroids, and made 
progress in clearing up some of the confu¬ 
sions of nomenclature which have made this 
group such a difficult one. Planting 
material was obtained from the Royal Botanic 
Gardens, Calcutta, and from the Department 
of Agriculture of the N.E.I. The plants 
raised from this material helped considerably 
in understanding the position, and we are 
grateful to the authorities concerned for 
sending them. Dr. Furtado prepared a preli¬ 
minary paper on these genera for the M.A.H.A* 
Magazine. He also made other studies of 
local vegetables, including the Chinese 
Brassicas grown in Singapore. He identified 
a number of green vegetables reported upon 
in a pamphlet by J.L. Rosedale and J.N. 
MiIsurn published by the Department of 
Agriculture. Dr. Furtado also spent some 
time in working on the palm genus Licuala, 
which is particularly well represented in 
Malaya, and prepared a paper on the subject, 
describing nine new species and re-describing 
the sections of the genus. 
Mr. M.R. Henderson, on his return from 
leave, undertook the determination of the 
considerable accumulated collections on 
hand in the herbarium, retaining doubtful 
or specially interesting material for further 
study. Mr. Henderson also continued his 
work on the genus Eugenia. 
Mr. E.J.H#- Corner resumed his work on 
fungi, which was put aside for a time during 
the preparations of his book 11 Wayside Trees 
of Malaya", which is mentioned under the 
heading publications below. Mr. Corner is 
preparing notes and illustrations on a very 
large number of local fungi# 
Mr. R.S. Holtturn completed a study of 
the fern genus Diolazium . which is extensive¬ 
ly represented in the shady forests of Malaya 
