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Plants Inwards— 
Singapore —Plants collected by Gardens staff 
Plants purchased 
Plants received as exchanges or gifts 
Seeds purchased 
Seeds received as gifts and exchanges 
Penang — Plants 
Seeds 
30 
33 
729 
417 packets 
307 packets 
313 
564 packets 
Gifts are gratefully acknowledged from the following; 
Mrs. Brandon Bravo, Mr. E. D. Butler, H. R. H. Prince Chatra 
Mongol (Bangkok), Dr. N. G. Cooper, Dr. L. Croizat, Mr. J. A. le Doux, 
Mr. E. Galistan, Rev. Keppel Garnier, Mr. R. Hill, Col. J. N. Horlick, 
Mr. H. Huebner, Mr. H. L, Jeppesen, Capt. H. A. Johnstone, Dr. J. R. 
ICay-Mowat, Mr, W. P. Millar, Dr. H, Moxham, Mr. P. C. B. Newington, 
Mr. R. Page, Dr. W. T. Quaife, Mr. B. K. Saheb, A. K. Shaik Mohamed, 
Mr. C. Taka hash i, Mr. Z. Teruya, Mr. W. F. Tweedie, Rev. Nigel 
Williams. 
Special thanks are also due to Sir Jeremiah Colman Bart., who made 
a very generous exchange for orchid plants sent from Singapore. 
Seeds were despatched from Singapore to 42 other botanical institutions. 
THE BOTANIC GARDENS, SINGAPORE 
The Plant House. —Numerous small additions were made to the plant 
house, but the general arrangement was unchanged. The descriptive labels of 
groups and plants of interest were maintained. Several local ferns were added 
to the collections, and also some new varieties of maidenhair ferns, of which 
about 25 species and varieties are now in cultivation. Of the local ferns, a plant 
of Dipteris conjugata was brought from Penang and continued to grow well 
after arrival. It is probable that this is the first time a plant of this difficult 
species has been exhibited as a pot plant in Singapore. This species and other 
local ferns have responded strongly to manuring. 
Notes on Plants of Interest .—A small species of the family Composite, 
introduced under a wrong name from Calcutta, proves to belong to the genus 
Hymenatherum, probably H. tenuilobum; it is a useful small bedding plant, 
remaining in flower for a considerable period. Zephyranthes wurea, obtained 
by exchange from the Istana Gardens, Johore, is a very fine species but 
apparently not very free flowering under local conditions. Anchusa myosoti - 
diflora flowered very freely and produced seeds. It grows strongly in Singapore 
and is a very useful addition to our list of annuals, its blue flowers being very 
attractive. Sanvitalia procumbens also flowered freely and is an annual which 
deserves further trial. It may be propagated by cuttings, Anoda lavateroides 
grew fairly well and flowered, but the flowers were poor and of no decorative 
value. A beautiful variegated variety of Tapioca (Manihot utillissinm), 
originating from Java, was presented by the Foreman Gardener, SaPPI bin 
Hassan, and grew well. It is a very useful addition to our decorative shrubs. 
Clerodendron ugandense not having grown very strongly on its own roots, the 
experiment of grafting it on the local C. serratum was tried, and a remarkable 
response was obtained. The scion attained a height of 8 feet in about 6 months. 
A variety of Thevetia nernfolia with orange flowers, introduced from Formosa, 
began to flower during the year. Its flowering was not so free as that of the 
typical yellow kind. Voacanga grandifolia, introduced a few years ago from 
Bombay, flowered for the first time during the year. The plants of Cupressus 
macrocarpa and C. Knightiami raised from Peradeniya seeds made remarkably 
good growth during the year, and are almost as large as those planted on the 
hill at Penang. The trees of Brownea grandiceps by the Office Ring Road 
having produced long branches overhanging the road and needing support, 
an arch of steel work was constructed by the Trade School for the purpose. 
By the end of the year branches of the two trees almost completely covered the 
arch. The collection of Cannas was added to by exchange with Kuala Lumpur. 
The Lake*— The lake was cleaned thoroughly of weeds in August, and the 
Nymphaeas replanted, with resulting considerable improvement in flowering. 
Two more plants of Victorial regia were added. The bank of the lake below 
the Main Gate Road was partly re-made and re-turfed, as owing to much wash 
