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85. Other crosses as yet unnamed which flowered for the first time in 
1958 were: 
1475, Dendrobium phalaenopsis var. compactum x D. phalaenopsis var. 
schroederianum. 
845, Laelia xanthina x Cattleya warned var. amasiana. 
1740, Dendrobium Pauline selfed. 
779, Dendrobium veratrifolium x D. Chye Siam. 
1260, Vanda deareixV. Gilbert Triboulet. 
2008, Dendrobium Neo-Hawaii x D. Constance. 
1487, Dendrobium Caesar x Dendrobium Constance. 
1420, Aranda Ishbel x Vanda flos-aeris var. insignis. 
1624, Dendrobium LouisaexD. Louis Bleriot. 
1400, Vanda Norbert Aiphonso x Vandanthe Rothschildiana. 
1525, Vanda luzonica xV. Kapoho. 
86. In the latter part of 1958 the Malayan Orchid Society started a 
system of awards on much the same lines as that conducted by the Royal 
Horticultural Society of Great Britain. Plants raised in the Gardens which 
won awards were: Award of Merit — Cypripedium millmanii var. Twinspray, 
Dendrobium Gillian var. Snowflake and Aranthera Dainty var. Prolific; Cer¬ 
tificate of Cultural Commendation — Aranda Mauve Star var. Blue Ribbon; 
Certificate of Preliminary Commendation — Dendrobium Murray Henderson 
var. Peaches, Aranda Louise Wong var. Coffee King, Holttumara cochineal 
var. robust. Gardens’ hybrids raised outside which were awarded were: Certi¬ 
ficate of Cultural Commendation — Aranda Peter Ewart, and Certificate of Pre¬ 
liminary Commendation —Renantanda storiata. 
87. The Gardens are indebted to the following persons for valuable 
material supplies: Mr. Liau for 12 plants of Phalaenopsis serpentilingua; Dr. 
Soysa for 15 plants of Vanda tessellata; and Mr. McKillop of New Guinea for 
a consignment of 70 plants of native orchids which included species of Den¬ 
drobium, Bulbophyllum , Cypripedium, Calanthes and Phaiits, and a very good 
plant of Grammatophyllum papuanum. These were exchanged for orchid 
seedlings and cuttings of our own hybrids. Exchanges were also made during 
the year with Messrs. P. Liau, A. Voon, Nam Kee, A. J. Braga, T.M.A. Ltd., 
McKillop, N. J. de Leon, Dr. Soysa and Mrs. Kornusut. 
XXIV. SUCCULENTS 
88. The already large collection was expanded. In order to make room 
in the houses a number of specimens of the larger species such as Aloes, Agaves 
and Cereus was moved out into the open in November. These stood up to 
the rain without any apparent ill-effect. Some 150 plants were added to the 
display bedded out in a rockery in the plant house of Lawn L. This rockery 
is made of lumps of broken coral and coral chippings, and the plants quite 
obviously were thriving in this highly alkaline medium. Because of this, small¬ 
er species cultivated in pots were also tried with coral and 9-inch pans of 200 
different species were top-dressed with coral chips. The initial success of this 
method of cultivation warrants its extension to the major part of our succulent 
collection. 
EXTENSION WORK 
XXV. TRAINEES 
89. Three trainees were accepted from the Labour Department for in¬ 
struction in gardening. They completed a course of six months. One trainee 
from the Shell Coy., Brunei undertook a four months course. 
