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In addition to routine maintenance, gardening work was as 

 follows : 



Rock Garden 



The rock garden was extended 60 feet southward on the east 

 side of the main walk to correspond with existing planting on 

 the west. In the spring of 1925 this area will be planted and 

 screen planting installed to balance that on the west side. Many 

 choice alpine and saxatile plants have been added to the rock 

 garden collection during 1924, notably some rare western plants 

 derived by exchange with Mr. Clarence Lown. 



Bulb Planting 



Nearly 28,000 bulbs were planted during the fall, distributed as 

 follows : 



7,000 Crocuses, white, striped, and yellow, extending the existing 



planting north of the Flatbush A\'enue service gate. 

 5,000 Narcissus poetic us ornaius (Poet's Narcissus) added to the 



existing group amongst the Walnut family. 

 3,000 Eranthis Jiyemalis (Winter Aconite) south of the boulder 



bridge to correspond with existing group north of the bridge. 

 1,000 Galanthus Elwesii (Giant Snowdrop) added to the existing 



planting near the Barberry family. 

 4,000 Tulipa gesneriana major — 



2,750 Tulipa gesneriana lutea, near the Robinia collection. 

 3,000 Narcissus inconiparahilis var. "Sir Watkin," on the hill 



opposite the Laboratory Building. 

 1,675 Tulips in over sixty species and varieties in two beds in 



the Monocotyledon area. More than half of these tulips were 



American grown bulbs donated by the Seabrook Company. 

 360 Irises of bulbous types in two new beds west of the brook 



on either side of the walk leading from the Laboratory 



Building. 



Miscellaneous Planting 



A rearrangement and replanting of the beds of the Campanu- 

 lales Order was effected — the work of making new beds being 

 carried out with the help of the laboring force. The additional 

 beds in this area will give room for a collection of horticultural 

 varieties of Dahlia and Chrysanthemum and allow us to extend 

 the collection of garden forms of perennial asters. 



