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There are discrepancies in the accounts of these vegetables in vaiious books, 
and an attempt is being made by Mr. C. X. Furtado to clear up the question 
of nomenclature. 
Bougainvilleas .—The collection continued to grow satisfactorily, but 
the latest acquisitions have not yet flowered. By the end of the yeai, 21 
varieties had flowered in the Gardens. Of the Calcutta hybrids, one received 
under the name “Mrs. Lancaster” has proved most successful. It is a soft 
magenta-pink, with large bracts, and has flowered very fieely. A large 
lateritia hybrid of unknown origin, presented by Mr. C. K. WurtzburG, also 
flowered well. Angle-iron tripod supports were provided to raise the larger 
Bougainvilleas, which thus show to advantage against a background of tiees. 
The Lake suffered towards the end of the year owing to drainage from 
part of the Tyersall camp being discharged into it. The drainage was 
subsequently diverted along the border of Tyersall Avenue. ^ The result 
from a biological standpoint was interesting. Certain species of plants were 
entirely destroyed, and the conditions were for a time very unpleasant, but 
the final result was a great stimulus to the growth of the water-lilies, which 
ultimately made a fine display. 
New Herbaceous plants.— The most notable new herbaceous plant 
raised during the year was Lobelia dresdenensis , which was very successful 
in pots and proved easy to propagate from both seeds and suckers; it is a 
prettv violet-blue, seedlings varying somewhat in shade. A number of trials 
of Melampodiums were made, and three distinct races selected for further 
trial, all superior to the original race of Mela.mpodium divaricatum found 
in cultivation at Malacca. 
Conifers .—The Finns Merkusii 011 lawn I) continued to make excellent 
growth, reaching about iS feet. Callitris intrairopica (from N. Australia), 
planted in August, 1938, attained more than 6 feet with a compact growth 
of an attractive bright green; this species may prove very useful for 
ornamental planting in Malaya. Libocedrus macrolepis var. formosana , 
planted in June, 1939, began to make good growth. It has an open habit, 
with attractive foliage. The columnar Cypress, Cupressus sempevirens vai . 
jastigiata, planted in 1935, attained a height of over 12 feet; though this is 
a common sight in the hills of Java, it has probably never been seen before 
in the plains of Malaya. Juniperus bermudiana, planted 1938, has grown 
into a vigorous plant over 6 feet tall. 
Rhododendrons. —The plants of R. Brookeanum and of R. longiflorum 
mentioned in the last report were unfortunately lost (except two of the 
former, sent to Penang Hill) but a large number of seedlings were success¬ 
fully raised from R. longiflorum. These had attained almost to their full 
leaf size by the end of the year. Culture in pots, with a mixture of broken 
bricks and fern roots, proved successful, and exposure to full sun and rain 
finally possible. 
Orchids .—The collection of orchid seedlings continued to make progress, 
and a good group of flowering hybrid Dendrobiums (chiefly D. phalcenopsis 
x undulatum and D. bigibbum x veratrifolium) was on view throughout the 
year. Vanda tricuspidata hybrids began to flower during the year and 
proved strong growing, free flowering, attractive and quite distinctive in 
form, with a good rich colour. An Oncidium hybrid between 0 . 
sphacelatum and O. flexuosum also flowered well. Further seedlings of 
some of the second generation hybrids also flowered, and further selections 
were made of the crosses Vanda Cooperi x Marguerite Maron, Vanda Miss 
