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PLANTS INWARDS AND OUTWARDS 
368 plants and cuttings, including orchids, were received in exchange and 
335 sent out to individuals and institutions with whom exchange relationships 
are maintained. 775 packets of seed were received and 608 sent out, while 
230 packets of seed were purchased. The Gardens’ staff collected 59 kinds 
of seed and 22 plants for cultivation. 385 plants and 20 packets of seed were 
donated to the Gardens and 2,140 plants were given by the Gardens, mostly 
to new gardens at Government quarters and other buildings. 
GOVERNMENT HOUSE DOMAIN 
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess and Duke of Kent stayed at Govern¬ 
ment House during their visit to Singapore and a special effort was made to 
have the Domain, the pot plants and the cut flowers for Government House 
at as high a standard as possible. The labour force responded well to a call 
for extra effort. Orchid plants and flowers were brought from the Botanic 
Gardens to supplement the decorations in Government House and the Austra¬ 
lian Government sent two parcels of Australian flowers which provided a new 
and unusual note. 
During the Royal visit, two Peltophorum trees were planted on the lawn 
in front of Government House, one each by the Duchess and the Duke. 
The old Nursery, situated near the Potting Yard, was moved to a new 
site beyond the Comptroller's house. The old site was levelled and turfed to 
provide a children’s playground. The new nursery has been fenced, the beds 
dug and planted and a water supply has been laid on by the Public Works 
Department..The soil here is good and there has been a marked improvement 
in the growth of vegetables and flowers. The large amount of compost required 
in the new nursery has held up the replanting of the Cannas and the hedge 
along the ‘Out’ road, but stocks are now rapidly being built up. 
The building of three new blocks of quarters near the Potting Yard has 
necessitated some changes in this area, including the removal of a few trees. 
The fencing-in ctf the Potting Yard was begun, and all the pot plants, both 
foliage and flowering, are being concentrated here. 
Rough areas on the perimeter of the Domain have been largely reduced 
by the use of a second Allen Motor Scythe. 
Government House Domain competed successfully in the Annual Flower 
Show and was awarded several prizes for pot plants and cut flowers. 
SINGAPORE FLOWER SHOW 
Mr. G. H. Addison was Show Manager of the Annual Flower Show 
sponsored by the Singapore Gardening Society. This year’s show was honoured 
by the presence of several well-known figures in the horticultural world, who 
arranged their tours to arrive in Singapore in time for the show and to act 
as judges. These were Mr. Rodney Wilcox Jones, a past President of the 
American Orchid Society, Dr. Ernest Soysa, a past President of the Ceylon 
Orchid Circle, Mr. David Sander of the famous orchid firm Sanders (St. 
Albans) Ltd., and Mr, L. Maurice Mason from England, a well-known expert 
on foliage plants and begonias. 
The Gardens staged a large centre exhibit, mainly of orchid hybrids, and 
an interesting exhibit of succulents. They were awarded the City Council’s 
Challenge Cup for the finest Singapore bred orchid hybrid in the Show, the 
exhibit that carried this off being a fine plant of Dendrobium John Nauen. 
