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Artemisia lactiflora, a recent introduction to Singapore, 
apparently from Java, flowers freely and grows strongly; it is not 
showy enough to make a really good bedding plant but is an interesting 
addition to our herbaceous perennials. 
Sagittaria. —-Two South American species of this group of aquatic 
plants were raised, S. montevidensis and S. tancifolia; the former has 
flowered pleasantly, but is not so strong in growth as the latter, which 
has not flowered. 
Several species of Meconopsis, and the New Zealand Forget-me- 
not (Myosotidium nobile) were tried, but failed to germinate. 
NOTES ON PLANTS OF INTEREST.— Jasminum rex. 
Eranthemum Wattii, Bougainvillea Mrs. McLean and 
Centropogon Lucy anus, received from Kew towards the end 
of 1934, all flowered during 1935 and were propagated. The 
Jasmine has very fine large flowers, but is not very strong- 
in growth. Bougainvillea Mrs. McLean has the habit of 
Mrs. Butt, and promises to be as free-flowering both as a pot 
plant and when planted out. So far, it seems to be superior to Louis 
Wathen, a very similar variety which originated at Madras. 
Bougainvillea formosa , received from Calcutta, grew very rapidly 
and flowered very freely; this should also be a first-class garden plant 
and will doubtless be very popular as soon as necessary propagation 
can be carried out. The larger Bougainvilleas near the Main Gate 
have now all been attached to tall supports made of 2-inch piping. 
This allows the long shoots of Mrs. Butt to rise to a height of about 
15 feet and then droop over, showing off the flowers to advantage. 
It is probable that the additional exposure also helps in the production 
of flowers. 
In view of the success of Buddleia Davidii in Singapore, several 
other species were introduced for trial during the year, but none of 
them were successful and all plants eventually died. Plants were 
raised of B. variabilis var. Veitchiana and var. magnifica , B. salvifolia 
and B. Hemsleyana. 
Bauhinia Kochiana , introduced many years ago from Sarawak, 
has long been a very attractive flowering climber on an old Mangosteen 
tree on lawn E. Efforts to propagate it failed, and no seeds were ever 
found on the plant. We were fortunate in obtaining a few seeds in 
1935, and are able to put other plants on the Bandstand Hill and also 
in Government House Domain. It is interesting to note that this 
species has lately been found to be quite abundant in the swampy forest 
in the Mawai district, being another of the Sarawak plants occurring 
in Johore. Bauhinia bidentata, which was planted on some other 
trees on lawn E a few years ago, flowered for the first time in 1935. 
For further remarks about this species, see under the heading 
Waterfall Garden, Penang. 
Pereskia grandifolia , lost to the Gardens for some years, was 
planted on the Bandstand Hill, and flowered continuously. A pink- 
flowered seedling Lantana growing in a palm clump was noticed to 
be very floriferous, and propagated by cuttings. When put out in a 
separate bed, the plants grew strongly and flowered very freely and 
continuously forming one of the showiest shrubs in the Gardens. 
The white-flowered variety introduced recently from Penang also 
