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x Vanda merrillii), A. Pink Pearls ( Arachnis hookeriana var. luteola x Vanda 
Gilbert Triboulet), Arandanthe Wendy Scott (Arachnis hookeriana var. luteola 
x Vandanthe rothschildiana), Aranthera Anne Black (Arachnis Maggie Oei x 
Renanthera coccinea ), A. Bloodshot (Arachnis Ishbel x Renanthera coccinea ), 
Dendrobium Abigail (D. Pauline x D. veratrifolium), A, Ang Swee Kim (D. 
Pauline x D. Tan Chye Siam), D. Kehaulana Ayau (D. Bali x D, phalcenopsis), 
D. Liliha (D. phalcenopsis x D. Pauline), D. Mustard (D. Ursula x D. 
Champagne), D. Purple Veins (D. Varsity x D. phalcenopsis), D. Syaj (D. 
Caesar x D. Constance) D. Tumphal (D. arcuatum x D. phalcenopsis ), D. 
Yellow, Curls (D. Champagne x D. undulatum), Ridleyara Fasead (Aranda 
Eileen Addison x Trichoglottis fasciata ), Vanda Memoria Alex Donald (V. 
Josephine van Brero x V. Prolific), V. Rubella (V. Ruby x V. Prolific), 
Vanchenopsis Kapden (Vanda Kapoho x Phalcenopsis denevei), V. suavi 
(Vanda tricolor x Phalcenopsis denevei), Vandanthe Kewalo (Vandanthe 
Ellen Noa x V. luzonica), V. Manisaki (Vanda Memoria T. Iwasaki x 
Vandanthe Manila). 
In the above list the female parent is always given first, the species used 
are given in italics and hybrids in ordinary type. 
41. Of the above hybrids Ridleyara Fasead is undoubtedly the most 
interesting and is the first trigeneric cross to be raised at the Gardens. It is 
also the first cross to flower in which Aranda was used as a parent; most 
other Arandas do not produce viable seed. Its parentage is as follows:—Vanda 
Kapoho x Arachnis Maggie Oei (both hybrids)=Aranda Eileen Addison x 
Trichoglottis fasciata= Ridleyara Fasead. It is named in honour of Mr. H. N. 
Ridley and this was some of the last information to enter his consciousness 
before he died. One of the most promising hybrids to flower during the year 
was Aranthera Anne Black, named in honour of Lady Black, wife of H.E. 
the Governor of Singapore. It is similar to A. James Storie, but has larger 
flowers, longer and denser sprays and is very free flowering. Aranda Myma 
Braga should prove useful for the cut flower market. It has long sprays of 
yellow flowers heavily mottled with rich brown; it is very free flowering and 
may produce as many as five sprays simultaneously. Arandanthe Wendy Scott 
is a very fine hybrid with flowers of an unusual shade of mauve pink. The 
first seedling of the cross to flower has proved to be the best and flowers 
every two months, bearing two to three spikes. The two best new Dendro- 
biums are D. Purple Veins, which shows considerable variation, but the best 
seedlings are medium purple with prominent darker veins, and D. Ang Swee 
Kim, of which one seedling has the darkest purple flowers yet raised in 
Singapore. The best Vanda-type hybrids are Vanda Memoria Alex Donald 
which is free flowering and has large heads of peach coloured flowers and 
Vandanthe Kewalo which has similar colouring to Vanda luzonica, but with¬ 
out the shy blooming habit and twists in the flowers of the parent. This 
cross was first made in Hawaii, but has been raised subsequently at the 
Gardens. 
42. The Malayan Orchid Society was resuscitated during the year and 
is now producing a number of the Malayan Orchid Journal, in which descrip¬ 
tions of the new orchid hybrids will be published. During the past two years 
these have appeared in the M.A.H.A. Magazine of the Malayan Agri- 
Horticultural Association. 
(iii) SUCCULENTS 
43. Although the succulent collection was not greatly enlarged in num¬ 
ber of species, many of the established plants were grown to a larger size and 
were propagated. Aloes and Agaves, which at the beginning of the year were 
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