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the season the force was cut to 11 men. Our general condition of 
upkeep is still so far short of that on most of the private estates 
on Long Island that a larger permanent force of men for this 
purpose is urged for 1922. 
New work accomplished during ine. year was as follows: 
1. Grading and preparing for planting the border mound north of 
present group of azaleas, along Flatbush Avenue to service 
gate. 
2. Enlarging the experimental plot and putting up new fence 
around it. 
3. Extending and raising terraces at southern end of Esplanade. 
4. Putting up guard fencing at the entranceway planting at Mal- 
bone Street gate. 
5. Grading, topsoiling, and preparing for shrub planting part of 
the area between the Museum and Reservoir. 
The last was the most important, as it comprises the largest of 
our unimproved tracts and now seems to be within measurable 
distance of permanent improvement. As in the past, the force of 
day laborers has been under the daily and faithful supervision of 
Mr. Herman Kolsh, foreman of laborers. 
Gardening Force 
_ New work accomplished during the year was as follows: 
1. Planting of Lombardy poplars continued along Malbone Street. 
2. Border planting of 57 rose bushes along the Brighton Beach 
Cut and along the south end of the Children’s Garden. 
3. Planting around drinking fountain, Children’s Garden. 
4. Azalea planting extended on Azalea Hill. 
5. Twenty-five thousand crocuses, 11,400 narcissus ae 
6. Over 1,500 lilies planted among Azaleas on the border mound, 
a background of evergreen and deciduous shrubs added to 
part of this plantation. 
7. Rock garden extended east of the walk. 
8. Thirty Prunus serrulata, J. H. Veitch, planted on both sides of 
the walk west of the Japanese Garden hill. 
9. Hedge of Syringa Emodi planted along east border of Oleaceae. 
