Flower Garden). 'Iliis was a pity, for much labor, in collecting 

 and planting, had l)een expended on this section, and it had he- 

 come one of the most popular sections of the plantations. In 

 anticipation of its re-development, new planting plans were made, 

 involving discontinuing the arrangement of the herI)aceous plants 

 in beds, and also the planting of a small grove of local flora trees, 

 both deciduous and evergreen, in the northern ])art of the local 

 flora " valley." The purpose of these trees was not only to have 

 the various species represented, but to secure in that area, on a 

 small scale, the conditions of a " woods " or open forest canopy, 

 favorable to the growth of native woodland species, requiring 

 more or less shade. The trees have now grown sufficiently to 

 afl^ord these conditions, and the Native Wild Flower Garden may 

 now be re-estal)lished whenever funds become available for the 

 salaries of additional gardeners. 



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Undeveloped Area 



For several years attention has been called to the luideveloped 

 state of the North Addition, comprising about three acres, between 

 Mt. Prosi)ect l^eservoir on the west and lirooklyn Museum prop- 

 erty on the east, together with a strip south of the reservoir. Al- 

 though this area fronts on Eastern Parkway (one of the most 

 used thoroughfares of the I)orough). and is in full view of the 

 apartments recently constructed on the oi:)])osite side of the Park- 

 way, it has remained under the plow for the past i6 years, owing 

 solely to lack of funds for its develo])ment and subsequent main- 

 tenance. 



On December 7, 1929, a request was forwarded to the Board 

 of Estimate and Apportionment for an appropriation of corporate 

 stock of the City of New ^^ork in the sum of $24,100.00 for the 

 improvement of this area. Plans have l)een prei)ared by the con- 

 sulting landscai)e architect, ^\r. Caparn, and these were a]:)]iroved 

 by the Botanic Garden Governing Committee on December tq, 

 1929. They have also received the a])]H-oval of McKim. Mead 

 & A\''hite. the architects of the Museum Building. Their approval 

 was sought because this area will serve as the setting for the west 

 facade of the Museum Building, when completed, and this fact 

 has been one of the chief controls in the landscape design. 



