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Mt. Desert Island (Maine) in its relation to the vegetation of 

 Long Island. 



The Garden is indebted to Prof. R. A. Harper, of Columbia 

 University, for placing at our disposal about one acre of good 

 farm land near Ridgewood, N. J., for use in connection with 

 Dr. Reed's experiments in disease resistance. This made it 

 possible to conduct important work on a larger scale than could 

 have been done if only our own limited experimental plot had 

 been available. 



Fuller details on the year's investigations are given in the 

 appended Report on Research (p. 38). 



Plantations and Grounds 



Bulhs in the Laum. — In the Botanic Garden Record for 

 January, 1924, attention was called to the planting of nearly 

 47,000 bulbs in the fall of 1923. These bulbs came into flower 

 last spring and greatly enhanced the beauty of the grounds for 

 a period of several weeks. There were about 40,000 Crocuses, 

 white, striped blue, and yellow (15,000 planted in 1923, the 

 remainder planted in 1921); over 15,000 Daffodils, var. Emperor 

 (5,000 planted in 1923, the remainder in 1921); 10,000 Poet's 

 Narcissus of an early blooming kind {Narcissus poeticus ornatus); 

 3,000 Winter Aconite {Eranthis hyemalis), a very early bloomer; 

 1,000 Guinea Hen Flower (Fritillaria Meleagris); 5,000 Squills 

 (Scilla mttans major); and 2,000 Snowdrops {Galanthus Elwesii). 



In the fall of 1924 these plantings were still further increased 

 by the addition of nearly 28,000 bulbs, as noted in the appended 

 report of the Horticulturist (p. 54). All of these should come 

 into bloom in the Spring of 1925. 



Rock Garden. — The Rock Garden has been extended for about 

 60 feet southward on the east side of the paved walk. 



The Companulales Area.- — The fall work has included, besides 

 the routine operations, the remaking of the area devoted to the 

 Bellflowers, Asters, Sunflowers, Daisies, Thistles, Dandelions, 

 and their relatives, viz., the Campanulales. When the south 

 addition was added to the Garden the General Systematic 

 Section was revised and expanded on the map, and the Cam- 

 panulales area is the last one to be revised in accordance with 

 the new plan. About 5,500 square feet of new beds have been 



