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the service gate at Flatbush Avenue ; laying 350 feet of cast iron 

 sewer pipe to replace clogged tiles along the brook ; continuation 

 of the grading operations between the resevoir and museum at 

 Eastern Parkway end of the grounds; building 156 feet of stone 

 steps on the completed slope at the west side of the newly graded 

 area at Eastern Parkway ; and making a temporary wooden bridge 

 across the brook, just south of the lake outlet. As I have re- 

 ported before, this does not leave enough leeway, even with this 

 restricted output of new work, for the proper maintenance of that 

 part of the upkeep of the grounds which is done by this force. As 

 iu the past, the laborers have dug many holes for tree planting 



for the gardeners. 



Gardening Force 



The new work done by this force has been as follows : 



1. Planting as much of the shrubbery collections on the newly 



graded area at Eastern Parkway as possible. There is 

 still as much again to be done, which awaits permanent 

 grades. 



2. Planting the extension of the rock garden, on east side of walk; 



and the enlargement of the " moraine." 



3. Screen planting of Poplars on the Museum bank. 



4. Planting Lonicera on the fence of experimental enclosure. 



5. Preparing soil for border outside this fence and planting peren- 



nial asters there. 



6. Making and planting new fern bed, and planting associated 



conifers just east of the brook, near its upper end. 



7. Additions to Azalea and Kalmia plantings at Malbone Street 



sate, and in the Local Flora section. 



There has been, in addition to this, a good deal of rearrange- 

 ment of existing collections, thinning out, etc., notably the horse- 

 chestnut and boxwood collections, and a complete new layout for 

 the monocotyledons. Such disturbances of existing collections are 

 only warranted if the changes seem very urgent, as, particularly in 

 the case of woody plants, their growth is materially hampered by 

 transplanting. 



