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part of the jungle. Two very old tall palms of Rhopaloblaste hexandra on the 
border of lawn R had to be removed as unsafe. Two more of the old Oil Palms 
in the Gardens died and were removed. Our only plant of Lafoensia punicifolia, 
a rather pretty and unusual shrub of the family Lythraceae, from tropical 
America, died. It never produced seeds, and the species is now lacking in 
the Gardens. Two young trees of Jacaranda acutifolia, planted at the end of 
1932, died during the year. They made very weak growth, and it appears 
that the species is unsuited to Singapore. The old plant of Macrozamia 
Peroffskyana on the Bandstand Hill, died during the year. The tree-ferns from 
Honolulu mentioned in the report for 1933 also died. 
Orchids .— Some additions were made to the orchid collection by purchase 
and exchange. Cultivation of hybrids continued, the only new flowering during 
the year being a plant of Phalaenopsis violacea X grandiflora, which appears 
to be quite distinctive. Mr. Loh Bok Choon of the College of Medicine, kindly 
presented a fine white variety of Spathoglottis plicata, not hitherto represented 
in our collections, and this has been crossed with S. aurea. At the Singapore 
and Johore Flower Show, held at the New World early in April, some fine 
plants of Dendrobium Farmeri were the chief feature of the Gardens exhibit. 
THE WATERFALL GARDEN, PENANG 
The Garden was maintained in good order, and the usual routine work 
carried out. Minor alterations were made by closing the path across lawn E, 
closing the flower border beside the stream in section S and improvements to 
the formal garden in section V. The path on lawn E was troublesome to 
maintain, and its filling has improved the appearance of the area. The flower 
border in section S was never very satisfactory, partly owing to the roots of the 
neighbouring large War ingin, and partly to periodical flooding by the stream. 
In the formal garden conifers in concrete pots were added, and the ornamental 
entrance gate erected. 
Plant-house No. 10 has now become the fern house, and as such is a success. 
The collection of maidenhairs has been considerably improved, and a collection 
of foliage Begonias developed. In the house are also exhibited orchids in flower 
and other plants of special interest. 
New Planting. —Considerable additions were made to the palm collection 
in section C, the unused portions of the area being almost completely filled. 
The species planted- were: Phoenix humilis, Licuala sp., Pritchardia sp,, 
Ptychosperma Sanderiana, Cyrtostachys lakka, Gulielma utilis, Kentia Wood- 
fordii, Verschaffeltia splendida, Thrinax sp., Martinezia erosa, Livistona 
rotundifolia, Sabal palmetto, Phoenix sp., Rhopaloblaste hexandra, Hyophorbe 
Verschaffeltii, Heterospathe elata, Didymosperma porphyrocarpon, Didymos- 
perma sp., Actinorhytis calapparia, Cocos sp., Pinanga sp., Archontophoenix 
alexandrae, Eugeissona tristis. In section D the single varieties of Hibiscus 
were grouped in threes, 32 plants of 16 varieties being added. In section E 
plants of the following Casuarinas were added: C. sumatrana , C. Rumphiana, 
C. montaria, C. quadriyalvis. In section E a bed was planted with five seedlings 
of Bougainvillea lateritia. In section F a considerable number of conifers were 
planted, and began to to make good growth. These included species of the 
genera Cupressus, Juniperns, Podocarpus, Araucaria, Cryptomeria and Thuja. 
In section M the following species were added to the collection of Ficus spp.: 
F. vwidicarpa, F. involuta, F. Miquelii, F. glomerata, F. hirta. One hundred 
plants of Vanda Hookeriana were added to the Orchid and Succulent garden 
in section K. The following climbers were added to plant-house No. 1: 
Afgekia sericea, Porana volubilis, Jasminum kedahense, Clematis triloba. 
Buildings. —The roofs of plant-houses Nos. 1, 8, and 9 were stripped and 
re-roofed with meranti laths (treated with Solignum) instead of Bertam. 
The result is a much neater appearance, and it is hoped also a more permanent 
roof. The potting shed w'as rebuilt by the Public Works Department. The 
new structure, of permanent materials, is much larger than the old, and is a 
great improvement. It was completed by the following additions made by 
the Gardens staff: concrete floor and surrounding drain, potting benches, soil 
bin and water tank. Plant-house No. 6 (in the potting yard) was also rebuilt 
by the Public Works Department, with concrete posts, steel roof framework and 
hard-wood laths. The house was completely enclosed with wire netting by the 
Garden staff, as a protection against monkeys. A new water tank was made 
for the pot-plant nursery, a small lean-to shed built at the workshop to 
accomodate the small mowing machines, and repairs were effected to the 
foundations of the upper bridge, also to the stonework at the base of the 
aqueduct and footbridge below the fern rockery. 
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