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plants,* is expected to be not only instructive but one of 
the most attractive parts of the Garden, its configuration 
being good and the treatment that of an open park in which 
a liberal use of hardy perennials will afford desirable color. 
Nearly all of the material needed for this plantation is now 
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in place, and the tract is supplied with water and drainage 
facilities; but a succession of trying winters has held back 
the development of the trees to such an extent that the 
landscape effect of the planting will not be realized for 
several yearsyet. Thoughan essential part of the emphasis 
* Rept. Mo. Bot. Gard. 83 38. 9:13. 10:14. 11:14.12:12. 143 14. 
