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rough areas of grass so that they may be mown with machines and thus 
maintained more satisfactorily. The areas adjacent to the main roads in the 
Domain were first dealt with, those parts not requiring to be levelled being 
dressed with fertilizers. It is hoped that when this programme is completed 
the whole of the Domain, with the exception of steep banks and gullies, 
will be mowable by machines, and the general neatness of the grounds 
considerably enhanced. There was a notable improvement by the end of 
the year, and the work is to be continued in 1939. 
The gardens and nurseries at Government House -were maintained as 
usual, with no considerable changes. The most striking feature of the 
garden beds was a display of Begonia semperflorens, which proved perfectly 
hardy in the full sun and flowered continuously for several months. 
Hibiscus mutabilis also made a fine show but only when very heavily 
manured. In the nursery, the stock of Renanihem coccinea has developed 
well and has begun to flower freely. In the vegetable garden trials were 
made of Sutton’s Indian varieties of cauliflowers, namely Early Market and 
Early Patna. Both of these grew well, and at the end of the year over 
twenty heads of good quality had been cut. This is believed to be the first 
crop of cauliflowers of this kind produced in Singapore. Though the heads 
are not large, they are good and well worth growing. The plants benefit 
by protection from heavy rain. Two Avocado pear trees fruited well. 
At the Colonial Secretary’s House, the borders at the end of the tennis 
court were re-aligned and completely re-planted. At the Under Secretary’s 
House a number of old and unsightly trees were removed, and new flowering 
shrubs planted. 
Municipal Work. — The usual weekly reports on roadside trees were 
made to the Municipal Engineer. New planting was carried out in 
Thomson Road, Keng Lee Road, St. Andrew’s Road and Lornie Road. 
Two further new kinds of trees were included, namely Pometia pinnata 
(of which there is a very fine old tree in the Botanic Gardens) and 
Peltophorum dasyrachis, which have made a good start. The new kinds 
first planted out in 1937 have mostly done well, notably the Gardenia carinata 
in Adam Road and the Bauhinia monandra in Changi Road. The Dillenia 
ovata in Adam Road have also grown well. In addition to new planting, 
a number of old trees have had to be removed. The municipal parks have 
also been regularly inspected and advice concerning maintenance provided. 
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Municipal. —Regular inspections of roadside trees and parks were made 
as in former years. Reports were made and work supervised where 
necessary. 
The Residency Garden. — The large clumps of thorny bamboo which 
had flowered and died were removed from the stream bank; other clumps 
continued to flower and will probably die also. Several willows were planted 
along the stream bank, and several groups of flowering trees in the area 
fronting York Road. Two tennis courts, one grass and one hard, were 
constructed by the P.W.D. The grass court was planted with a mixture 
of Cynodon dactylon and Zoysia pungens. Stigmaphyllon lancifolium was 
planted on the wire netting surrounding the courts. 
General Hospital. — Old trees of Melaleuca leucadendron (Glam) were 
removed from Hospital Road and young trees of Poinciana, Peltophorum 
and Jacaranda put in their place. A new design for the layout of the 
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