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will permit ; and the removing of dead trees and of dead 

 branches from living trees is going on as opportunity presents. 



Decorative Plantations. 



The shrub beds planned for the areas lying between the 

 walks and roads in the neighborhood of the Southern Boule- 

 vard entrance have been planted, as have also those between 

 the service and driving roads opposite the approach to the 

 elevated railroad. This approach has necessitated the re- 

 arrangement of the border at that point. To accomplish this 

 satisfactorily it was necessary to remove and replant the larger 

 part of the trees and shrubs already there, and to incorporate 

 about 250 more. The planting of the bed in the triangle 

 south of the museum, left unfinished last fall, was completed 

 during the spring. A partial planting of the tree borders of 

 the approach to the museum was effected by placing Caro- 

 lina poplars 50 feet apart ; these are to be alternated later with 

 tulip-trees, the poplars to be eventuall} r removed. 



That portion of the shrub and herbaceous border extending 

 along the Harlem Railroad as far as the site for the Mosholu 

 Parkway bridge, has received attention during the fall. Such 

 shrubs as required more space were moved forward. The 

 herbaceous plants in front of these were all removed, the 

 ground thoroughly cultivated and manured, and the plants 

 again arranged, incorporating at the same time many 

 species from the nurseries which had not hitherto been rep- 

 resented in this plantation. 



Systematic Plantations. 



In the herbaceous grounds it has been necessary to enlarge 

 many of the beds and to make additional ones for some of the 

 families. The bed of the nettle family was enlarged, as was 

 also one each of the buckwheat, crowfoot, rose, geranium, 

 madder and sunflower families. Two additional beds were 

 provided for the rose family, and one each for the mallow 

 and sunflower families. This collection, including such addi- 

 tional species in the nurseries as will be moved over in the 



