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BOTANIC GARDENS, SINGAPORE 
Among new plants put out during the year are the following: — 
Peltophorum africanum, Byrsonima crassifolia, Caesalpinia Gilliesii, 
Diospyros mollis , Eucalyptus naudiniaua, Aristolochia arborea , Lagers - 
troemia Loudonii , Beaumontia Mertonii, Boehmeria rugulosa, B. mac- 
rophylla , Litchi chinensis, Monodora angolensis , Xylia Kerri , Salix tet- 
rasperma, Cryptolepis elegans, Millettia Manii , and several species of 
Cassia. Of palms:— Chrysalidocarpus lucubescens, Phoenix farinosa, 
Phoenix paradenia, Phoemx tomentosa , Daemonorops fissus, Livistona 
rotundifolia, Attalea spectabilis, Arenga ambong. All the above are 
growing satisfactorily. 
The beds containing ornamental shrubs and herbaceous plants round the 
bandstand hill have been partly re-arranged, and a number of duplicate shrubs 
removed, in order to make ro< 5 m for new plants and to show the existing 
species to better advantage. This work should be completed in 1929. An 
addition of 20 varieties has been made to the Hibiscus collection. 
During the Wet weather towards the close of the year a large area of bad 
grass was weeded, forked, and top-dressed with a mixture of leaf mould and 
artificial manures. There still remains a considerable amount of similar work 
to be done. The area of grass cut with light mowing machines instead of 
scythes has been increased. 
The shade rockery for aroids and ferns has been overhauled, and many 
plants labelled. The Dell, at the head of the lake, has been extended by 
narrowing the outlet for road drainage water, and making a new path, with 
a border of shade plants, leading to a seat by the lake side. The Xvmphaeas 
in the lake have been manured, a general increase in flowering resulting. It 
appears that under existing conditions these plants require manuring about 
once in six months to maintain them in good condition. The weed in the lake 
was cleaned out three times during the year. 
The ends of the large plant house were taken down and re-built to match 
the new front, and woodwork in the small plant house was renewed. Wires 
were fixed at regular intervals all along the front of the house, and a number 
of new climbing plants put out. Aristolochia gigas has been particularly suc¬ 
cessful. Inside the large plant house most of the plants have been arranged 
according to families. The aroids in particular have received special study 
from Mr. Furtado, who has provisionally named all of them, including the 
large collection of exotic species. They are now arranged approximately in 
the order of Engler’s monographs. 
The small orchid garden for climbing species (Vanda, Arachnis, etc.) above 
the sun rockery has been somewhat extended; additional Plumerias have been" 
planted near it for the purpose of supporting some of the less ornamental 
epiphytic species. It is hoped by extending this orchid garden to make more 
room in the orchid propagation houses for the larger and more showy species, 
so that a better display of flowers for exhibition in the plant house may be 
assured. Monkeys have been troublesome in destroying flowers of some 
species, notably Arachnis alba. 
A glass-fronted notice board had been placed at the top of the steps lead¬ 
ing down to the plant house, for the display of a map of the Gardens, notes 
on plants of interest, and other notices for the public. Forty additional seats 
have been put out during the year, making the total in use to rather more 
than 100. 
WATERFALL GARDENS, PENANG 
The Garden continues to be well maintained: somewhat more develop¬ 
ment work has been carried out than in former years, owing to the increase 
in the labour vote by $1,000 in the 1928 Estimates. The grass'in .the upper 
part of the Gardens is being gradually taken in hand and improved so as to 
permit the use of lawn mowers. The stream bank has been filled in by Plant 
