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our war garden activities, besides putting in shape for garden 
plots the children’s garden, Museum employees’ tract, and some 
of the area between the Museum and the Reservoir. 
Gardening Force 
Each year the Garden becomes more and more fit for the pur- 
poses for which the institution was started, as new parts of it 
are graded, top-soiled, and turned over from the laborers to the 
gardening force. Not only have new parts of the grounds been 
opened up annually, but existing collections have been increased 
and additional greenhouse space provided from time to time, the 
results of which have brought increased pressure upon the gar- 
deners. As an illustration of what this has meant since the be- 
ginning of the garden development in 1911, I submit the follow- 
ing Summary of Gardening Work, rgti-1g18. It shows the 
Summary of Gardening Work, I9II-1918 
Number ab iia es to Care 
Year Collections to be Cared for r Ther 
IQII 
1. Local Flora , ; care F 
2. Morphological ae spareet tip ako 
4 laborers 
a ae Sectio 
4. Nurs 
IQi2 
1. Local Flora 
i j 4 = . 
2. Morphological Section (14 removed to By a Sonate citer or 
nursery on acco of grading)? 
1 laborer 
3. Economic Secti 
4. Contferous See and Trees? 
5. Nurser 
1913 
1. Local Flora 
2. Coniferous Shrubs and Trees peeractoall 
3. General Systematic Collection (Herbs only) Ne A 
whole time of 
4. eee! Section on 
2 laborers 

iervator ies, Houses 1-4 (3 months only) 
1 Both these collections were wholly removed during 1913 because of 
grading work; they have not since been restored. 
New work for each year is in italic type. 
