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Excavation for planting at Malbone Street gate and vicinity. 
Enlargement of terminal pool and Azalea hill, and preparing 
soil of latter for planting in 1920. 
3. Putting down lawn on east side of the brook on new south 
; extension, formerly occupied by war plantations. 
. Lawn north of children’s house. 
Grading, making terraces and putting down lawn between 
Washington Avenue and the building. 
Excavation for Rhododendron planting near the outlet of 
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Lawn on site of Economic Garden. 
Excavation and soil preparation for Conservatory Garden 
planting, (14 completed). 
g. Correction and truing up of esplanade terraces at southerly 
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There was also much work besides this in digging hundreds of 
holes for tree and shrub planting. The force, as before, was 
under the direct supervision of Mr. Herman Kolsh, with the 
assistance, for about a month, of Mr. William Collins as assistant 
foreman. If the force averages over twenty men I recommend 
the appointment of an assistant foreman for at least the active 
season of 1920, to replace Mr. Collins who resigned because we 
were unable to meet the terms of an outside offer. 
Gardening Force 
The exceptionally heavy rains, and the increased area needing 
attention threw much more upkeep work on the gardening force 
than ever before. Besides four gardeners, they had an average 
of three men from the laboring gang to help. New work for the 
year includes: 
1. Lombardy Poplars planted inside Washington Avenue fence, 
from service yard to Brighton Beach R. R. cut and along 
the latter nearly to Malbone Street. 
2. Broad-leaved evergreen and Azalea planting at Malbone 
Street gate on east side of path, matching that on west 
side completed last year. Also the Azalea plantation be- 
tween path and Flatbush Avenue about ™% completed. 
