LITTLE eJAF»AIV 





Improvements in the Agassiz Grove. 



The trees of the Agassiz Grove at 

 Sound Beach, Connecticut, inchicling 

 those throughout ArcAdiA and those 

 upon Arcadia Road, have been placed 

 under the care of The F. A. Bartlett Com- 

 pany of Stamford, Connecticut, and vvork- 



Agassiz Grove more formal in appear- 

 ance. To that end the underbrush is 

 being reduced and the trees trimmed. 

 Several trees direct from Japan with 

 numerous native hemlocks and rhododen- 

 drons were set out last spring. We have 

 commenced the work on a Pavilion, a 



WORK HAS COMMENCED ON THE SERVING HOUSE OF LITTLE JAPAN. 



The rioor tinilnrs of tlie Pavilion show at the right. The Rest Cottage is to be east of these in a part of 



the Agassiz Grove not shown in this photograph. 



men from this well-known and efficient 

 firm have been busy for many days in 

 putting these trees in the best possible 

 condition. When five years ago posses- 

 sion was taken of ArcAdiA we planned 

 to keep the grove as a wildwood forest 

 with its underbrush and the aspect of a bit 

 of untamed nature. But on account of 

 the increasing number of visitors to 

 ArcAdiA, we have decided to make the 



Rest Cottage, and a cook room for the ac- 

 commodation of the larger parties and 

 companies of students that may visit us. 

 To that end some lumber and about one 

 hundred dollars in cash have been already 

 contributed. It is estimated that the com- 

 plete equipment will cost about two thous- 

 and dollars. For five years ArcAdiA has 

 given its services freely to the public and 

 to these visiting parties, and we believe 



