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85. In June the Gardens staged a demonstration in the Rotary Club of 
Singapore Hobbies Exhibition held in the Victoria Memorial Hall. The tech¬ 
nique in its simplest requirements for growing orchids from seed was shown; 
also the way of collecting, preserving and mounting plants for a herbarium 
collection. 
86. In conjunction with Messrs. QANTAS/BOAC orchids were sent for 
display in their stand at the Waratah Festival, Sydney, the Orchid Festival of 
New South Wales, Annual Show of the Victoria Orchid Club, Melbourne and 
the Pakistan Flower Show, Karachi. Blooms were also sent to the Commission 
of the Federation of Malaya in Sydney for the Federation Independence Day 
celebrations and to the Department of Publicity and Information, Wellington, 
New Zealand. 
XXIX. SINGAPORE GARDENING SOCIETY 
87. Several of the Society’s monthly meetings were held in the Gardens 
and staff gave demonstrations and instruction to the members. One meeting 
was held in the vegetable garden attached to Government House by kind 
permission of His Excellency the Governor, Sir Robert Black. Mr. H. M. 
Burkill and Mr. A. G. Alphonso are both committee members of the Society 
for the current year. 
XXX. MALAYAN ORCHID SOCIETY 
88. The Society held two meetings in the orchid enclosure in the Gar¬ 
dens at which demonstrations were given by members of the staff. Mr. Addison 
and Mr. Pestana were members of the committee for 1957. 
XXXI. MALAYAN AGRI-HORTICULTURAL ASSOCIATION 
89. Members of the Gardens’ staff contributed articles to the associa¬ 
tion’s magazine. Mr. Purseglove was on the Committee up to 7th March and 
Mr. Burkill from 29th May. (See also para. 82). 
XXXII. MALAYAN NATURE SOCIETY 
90. The Society has an active Singapore branch which holds regular 
indoor and field meetings. Mr. Burkill led one field outing to the Pandan 
Reserve and was an ‘available expert’ on others. Mr. Purseglove was a 
committee member of the Society up to 7th March and was Chairman of the 
Singapore Branch up to 18th February. Mr. Burkill was a committee member 
of the Society from 12th July. 
XXXIII. ADVISORY WORK 
91. With senior staff almost entirely depleted for much of the year little 
outside advisory work was possible. With the exception of regular visits to 
Government House Domain only the most urgent needs of other official depart¬ 
ments could be attended to. Advice and planting plans were drawn up for 
P.W.D. roadside tree planting at the 7 and 8 m.s. Thomson Road and on 
Tampenis Road near its junction with Changi Road. One hundred assorted 
