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expense of annual maintenance has likewise been almost wholly 
met (entirely so except for the wages of a guard in attendance) 
by generous gifts of private funds. A larger gift than usual in 
1930 made it possible to give a great deal of attention to the plants, 
and this work has been carried out by Japanese gardeners under 
the supervision of Miss Mary Averill, honorary curator of Japan- 
ese gardening. The planting of additional flowering cherry trees 
in the immediate vicinity of the Japanese Garden is noted in the 
appended report of the horticulturist. 
The larger bridge in the garden, completed in 1915, has become 
unsafe after fifteen years of continuous use and must be rebuilt 
this coming year. Numerous other repairs must also be made, 
and it is a great pleasure to record here that funds have already 
been pledged to the amount of $1500 to make possible this work. 
Wild Flower Garden 
Enclosure and Gates——Work on the erection of a fence to en- 
close the Native Wild Flower Garden, and the erection of the two 
rustic gates designed by Mr. Caparn, was begun about September 
15 and completed about September 30. The gates are of wooden 
frames and chestnut poles (DuBois French Provincial Woven 
Wood Fence material) with 30 feet of the woven wood fence on 
each side of the gates, furnished and erected by the Robert C. 
Reeves Co. The remainder of the fence is of Anchor Post gal- 
vanized wire chain link fencing. This work was also made possi- 
ble by a gift of $1610.22 by Mr. Jenkins. 
Planting Plans ——This area was, of necessity, temporarily dis- 
continued in 1924, largely for lack of funds. In the meantime a 
small grove, planted in that year, has developed sufficiently to 
provide the shade and moisture conditions of a small open woods. 
During late November and December much pruning was done, 
and work was commenced on the construction of a Sand Barren 
Pool, where we hope to be able to establish under fairly natural 
conditions such local flora plants as are found in that kind of a 
habitat. 
Conservatory Fountain 
The design for the Conservatory Plaza Fountain, by the con- 
sulting landscape architect, Mr. Harold A. Caparn, was approved 
by the Art Commission of New York City on April 9. This 
