now flowers regularly; it is also continually attacked by beetles, and by 
Phenococcus iceryoides. 
Three plants of Bauhinia Blakeana were received from Hongkong in 
March. They were planted out on lawn P and have flowered freely. 1 ney 
have also been much eaten by an insect unknown and attacked n leno 
coccus. 
The new Bougainvillaea , Mrs. Butt, brought from England bv 
Mr. Burkiix in September, 1923, attained a considerable size during the 
year, and began to flower freely. During the dull wet weather of November 
and December flowering ceased. I his plant should become popular m 
Singapore, as it has a very vigorous growth and a much finer colour than 
B. 'glabra , though it has not yet produced such masses of flowers as the 
latter species. 
A plant of a Cereus, apparently C. jama cam, in the sun rockery, pro¬ 
duced two flowers, which opened on the nights of October 24th and 25th. 
This is the first Cereus to flower in the rockery. 
Several species of Haworthia and Gastcria flowered occasionally in the 
sun rockery, and three species of Kalanchoe freely. 
Plants of Boca lanata brought from Laugkawi were successfully 
established in pots. 
The plant of Victoria regia in the lake was moved and manured; as a; 
result it made much new growth and has flowered regularly, a new flower 
about every ten days. 
Penang . — A good show of Hydrangeas was maintained throughout the 
year; plants were taken to Singapore, where they proved equally successful. 
Rhododendron Teysmannii flowered well in the fern rockery. 
PESTS, 
Pheuacoccus iceryoides, to which reference was made in the Repoit for 
1924 continued to be very troublesome in Singapore, and attacked a large 
number of species. The following were particularly noted : Vitex pitbcscens, 
Podocarpus australis , Bignonia tnagnifica, Claoxylum indicum , Achrassapota, 
Phyllanthus sp. t Ficus alba, Poinciana regia, Cassia fistula, Plumeria lutea, 
Bauhinia Blakeana, Erythrina indica , Tectona grandis, and Gardenia fionda. 
On most of these the attack was not severe. Trees of Ptthecolobmm saman 
in the' town of Singapore continued to be badly infested. 
Plants of Aphelandra velutina , introduced in 1923, were badly attacked 
by Saissetia hemispheric urn Targ., a scale insect which attacks many species 
of plants in Malaya. 
Another scale insect which proved troublesome in the propagating yard 
was Or.thesia insignis Dough This attacks various species, but particular y 
Crossandra undulcrfolia. 
For identifications of the above insects I am indebted to the Director 
of the Imperial Bureau of Entomology and to the Entomologist, Department 
of Agriculture, Kuala Lumpur. 
A Rhizoctonia has caused considerable trouble. It was first noticed 
attacking Jerusalem artichokes in the Economic Garden a few years ago. 
Thence it travelled somehow into the upper garden, where it was first noticed 
in 1024. It killed plants of Oxalis in the sun rockery, and also Notonia 
<rrandiflora. On the bandstand hill it found its way into a bed and killed 
plants of Crotalaria sp., and perennial asters. It also attacked Glonosa 
superba and two species of Fittomo. On account of its small resistant sclero¬ 
tic this fungus is very easily distributed, and is very > difficult to control. 
Heat appears to be the only effective method of destroying it, 
