invited by the committee on botanic garden to inspect the build- 
ings and grounds on October 22. At the close of the inspection 
tea was served in the temporary library room by the ladies of the 
Garden staff. 
Fic. 4. Japanese garden. General view from east shore of lake. 
ctober, 1914. 
Japanese Garden 
The circumstances that finally led to the construction of a 
Japanese garden on the northwest slope of the lake were given in 
the Recorp for October, 1914. As there stated, the construction 
of this garden was made possible by the generosity of the chair- 
man of the committee on botanic garden. The work has been 
done by four Japanese carpenters and a number of Italian labor- 
ers under the supervision of Mr. T. Shiota, a Japanese landscape 
architect recommended by the Japanese Consul-General at New 
York. 
