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General Systematic Section 



Five beds along the brook, formerly occupied l)y Iris, were 

 planted in the fall with Globe Flower, Trollius ; Columbine, 

 Aquilegia ; I'lume Poppy, l^iocconia; herbaceous Spiraea; and 

 Astilbe. These are all ornamental plants of garden imjxirtance 

 and are located near their respective ])lant family beds. 



Three new beds of irregular shape were made in the Malvaceae 

 Family and ])lanted with garden varieties of hollyhock and marsh- 

 mallow. The species bed was remade to harmonize with the new 

 beds. 



A hedge of Hypericum dcnslflorum was planted to mark the 

 south edge of the aisle l)etween the Malvales and Violales. 



In the aliove Order a bed was constructed and j^lanted with the 

 interesting Cordonhi alafaiiialia, and two beds were made and 

 planted with one thousand ])ansy plants. 



Two beds for the accommodation of the Primulaceae and Plum- 

 baginaceae were remade so as to conform more harmoniously with 

 the surrounding topography. 



The small bed of . Ibclia (jrandiflora made such a charming dis- 

 play in I92(S that it was greatly enlarged and thirty additional 

 plants set out. 



Twenty-four varieties of Canna were added to our collection. 



Bulb Planting 



More than fourteen thousand Crocus corms were planted 

 amongst the shrub honeysuckles and in weak spots of the existing 

 Crocus groups in the vicinity of the Flatbush .Vvenue service 

 entrance. 



The garden varieties of tuli]i in the two beds near the White 

 Oak Circle were taken up and rejilaced with new bulbs — about 

 fourteen hundred bulbs in tifty-nine varieties being used. 



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Rock Garden 



In addition to numerous alpine and rock plants derived from 

 seed or purchase, the following bulbs suitable for rock garden 

 adornment were i:)lanted during the summer and fall : 



