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from year to year, and is certainly destined to be one of 

 great interest during the summer months, due not alone to its 

 instructive features, but also to its natural charm. 



Fruticetum. 



Decided progress can also be recorded in the collection of 



shrubs. Many of the beds have been considerably enlarged 



to accommodate the growing representation of the respective 



families allotted to them, and some entirely new beds have 



been opened, these being required in several instances for 



families new to the collection. There are now in this area 



over 1,000 shrubs, about 350 of which were incorporated this 



year, illustrating 50 families, about 118 genera, and 455 



species and varieties. Of these 3 families and 125 species 



and varieties are new to the collection. Two hundred and 



twenty-four show labels have been added here during the 



year. 



Arboretum. 



Some planting has been done here, especially in the line 

 of willows and poplars in the southern end of the tract. Any 

 great development in this tract, however, must await the com- 

 pletion of roads and paths, as their construction after the 

 planting of trees is most disastrous, this fact being fully 

 demonstrated for the past few weeks during the course of 

 road-making in progress on portions of the arboretum site 

 where young trees had been set out, these in many cases be- 

 ing much damaged by the unavoidable carting and hauling. 

 Much material is being accumulated in the nurseries and 

 borders, however, in preparation for active operations as soon 

 as circumstances will permit. A large number of species of 

 both deciduous and evergreen trees are making very satisfac- 

 tory progress in the nursery plantations. 



The tree label, upon which a report was submitted last 

 year, still proves satisfactory. Many of them have now been 

 exposed to the inclemencies of our variable climate for over 

 15 months, no repairs whatever having been made to them 

 in the mean time, and I am glad to report that they are 

 standing the test admirably. 



