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For the above rose plants we are indebted to Bobbink & 
Atkins, Rutherford, N. J., 317 plants; Jackson & Perkins Co., 
Newark, N. Y., 37 plants; and Wayside Gardens Co., Mentor, 
Ohio, 14 plants. 
Ivy GARDEN 
\s an aftermath of our exhibit at the International Flower 
Show, 56 species and varieties of /Zedera were planted on Boulder 
Hill to form an Ivy Garden covering 2,000 square feet. Labels 
for each variety were also made and placed. 
MEDICINAL AND CULINARY HERB GARDEN 
The knot gardens were, in part, remade and, in accordance 
with medieval practices, the interspaces were covered with 
colored material—in this case yellow, pink, and black achieved 
by use of sand, flowerpot chips, and pea coal. 
Medicinal plants were regrouped to facilitate their use as a 
teaching collection, 
In view of the foreseen shortage of seeds of some herbs and 
drug plants, we collected as many seeds as possible in these 
groups. As a result we were able to supply a Botanic Garden 
Member with belladonna seeds for cultivation on a fairly large 
scale; and the remaining seeds are to be used to augment our 
collection by exchange with dealers. 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Four new beds cach 450 feet long by 8 feet wide (14,400 
square feet in all) were constructed on the Esplanade. These 
were planted with 76 flowering cherry trees of the variety 
IXwanzan, and 3,924 plants of bearded iris, in 282 varieties. 
About 630 feet of irrigation pipe was laid to supply 11 new 
faucets—mostly on the Esplanade. 
To protect the new Esplanade plantings, Rock Garden, Ivy 
Garden, etc., 3,900 lineal feet of chain link fence was erected. 
Private funds were contributed by a friend of the Garden to 
meet the cost of the fencing. 
At last time was found to install the concrete-post and metal- 
rail fence, designed by Mr. Caparn, our Consulting Landscape 
