100 



llcrbariujii Spcciiiiciis k'ri-riz'cd : 



By exchange 591 



liy gift 286 



By purchase 795 



By collection 2,870 



Total 4.542 



J\i'S|)i'ct I ull\- stil)inittcd, 



Alfred Gukdeksen, 

 Curator of Plants. 



RKPiyR'i: OF Tin: horticulturist and head 



GAR DINNER FOR 1929 



Dr. C. Stuart (jAc;I':k, Djri^xtor. 



Sir: I hcs!; to suljniit herewith my report for the year ending 

 JJeceni1)er 31, 1929. 



Personnel 



i'wo men were added to tlte uardeniny- foree on May ist. 

 Tliis brings the niiml)er of employees under this heading" tip to 

 nine. y\s compared witlt :i927 this represents an increase of 

 three men, hut as the Rose Ciarden demands the time of tw^o men, 

 with occasional extra help throtighotit the growing season, the 

 net increase in labor available for general upkeep of conservatories 

 and grounds is slight. Half the time of one gardener. Miss 

 SutcliiTe, was available for work in the Rock Garden during the 

 growing season as in 1928. 



Air. Clement C. Agate, foreman gardener (outdoors), resigned 

 his position March 31st, 1929. Mr. (ieorge R. Bishop was ap- 

 pointed in his place on April ist, 1929. 



The Passing of the Horse 



The small tractor (adapted by our own men to serve both for 

 l^lowing and trucking) and the motor ctiltivator purchased late 

 in \()2X have greatly expedited our work and enabled us to dispense 

 with liorses entirely. 



