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year on account of grading and the construction of new walks) 
were thrown open to inspection by members of the Garden and 
their friends, and were opened to the general public on the fol- 
lowing day. 
Preparation of Description and Guide—During the early sum- 
mer Mr. Shiota completed a description and guide to the Jap- 
anese garden, written in Japanese. After two or three unsatis- 
factory attempts to secure a good translation of the manuscript 
into English in this country, arrangements were made through 
Prof. K. Miyake, professor of botany at the Botanical Institute 
of the Agricultural College, Tokyo Imperial University, Komaba, 
to have the translating done in Japan by a Japanese who had pre- 
viously resided for over ten years in the United States, and who 
has an American wife. The original manuscript was forwarded 
to Prof. Miyake on October 29, and the manuscript of the trans- 
lation is expected by the fore part of February, 1916. 
Guarding and Care.—The inadequate municipal appropriation 
for personal service for the year made it necessary to meet nearly 
all the expense of care and guard duty in the Japanese garden 
during 1915 out of private funds. 
Photographing Restricted —After several weeks’ experience 
with unrestricted photographing by visitors, and later with pho- | 
tographing under written permission, your committee passed a 
garden to the official photographer of the Garden. The rapidly 
increasing number of amateur photographers, especially on the 
more crowded Sundays and holidays, the undesirability of hav- 
ing inferior or unauthorized photographs of the Garden offered 
for sale (as occurred in one instance in violation of the written 
permit), and the. plan of the Botanic Garden to offer for sale 
official photographs and an illustrated guide, are the chief reasons 
which led to the very wise action of the committee. 
Plans for a Rock Garden 
During the late fall the head gardener, Mr. Free, prepared a 
sketch of the proposed rock garden. Specifications and more 
accurate plans are being prepared by the engineer of the Park 
