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Little rockeries were made just to the north west of the Annexe. 

 1890. 



CirANGES IX THE PROPAGATING YaRD. 



The old cooly-lines which were infected with Ankylostoma^ 

 were removed. LS90. 



Cantley's Orchid House was removed, 1895. 



The Eoadwav to the I'ropagating Yard from the Large Plant 

 Houses was continued to the Eogie entrance, and its line through 

 the Yard altered so as to give more room on the side where the 

 plants are grown and less upon the side towards Cluny Eoad : the 

 entrance from Cluny Road close to Lermit Road was closed, 1891). 



Propagating House Xo. 1 was huilt, 1898, and reconstructed 

 in 1911 : Xo. 2, an old house, was reconstructed in 1896 : Xo. 3 

 was built for shade plants, 1901 : Xo. -1 was built for orchids, 1908 : 

 the Glass-roofed House Xo. 5, built 1898, was rebuilt in 1906; 

 and the similar house Xo. 6 was built, 1908. 



Xew unshaded tables were built east of the two glass-roofed 

 houses, 1917 and also north of them, 1918. 



A new path parallel to the Lower Ring Road was made to the 

 Fernery, and planted with Aroids, 1889. 



A collection of Scitamineae was built up under the Tampoi 

 trees where C'antley had proposed to raise orchids, 1890 forwards. 



Quarters for two carpenters built, 1907. 



ClIAXGES ABOUT THE PaLM-VaLLEY. 



The long rectangular beds where Cantley raised flowers for 

 bouquets were closed, 1890. 



The old Monkey House was re-erected over the top of tlie 

 Valle\' to ser\'e as a shelter for anv one caught bv rain m this part 

 of the Gardens, 1914. 



The entrance to the Gardeirs' Jungle path was altered so as to 

 pass it, 1914. 



The pathway down the Palm Valley was converted into a road 

 and new ])aths made to east and west of it (that to the west how- 

 ever closed again later), 1891-92. 



The plantation of palms commenced by Murton at the head of 

 the Valley, was extended down the valley, 1891 forwards. 



The nursery in tlie hollow was enlarged, 1891. 



The swamp against the Tyersall Road was converted into a 

 Lake, the Cluny Lake, bridged for the Roadway, 1891-92. The 

 bridge was converted into an embankment, 1894, and the embank- 

 ment raised, 1896. The Lake was confined on its southern side, 

 1912; and the pond, cut of? on its west side bv the road, was filled, 

 1914. 



Changes ahout the Director's house. 



Beds for cut flowers at the ))ack were changed in position, 1889 

 and then abandoned gradually. 



