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This was done in 1929. T^\■() hundred Kdhiiia inu/iistifolia were 

 planted as an irregular Ijorder around Azalea Knoll and ten 

 large \nn oaks were planted to give shade and protection to this 

 area. 



ddie construction ol" the new gate made necessary the removal 

 and replanting of a numher of shruhs in the vicinity. d\vo holes, 

 14 feet in diameter and 2'/j feet dec]), on either side of the arch, 

 were dug hy our men for the recei)tion of two pin oaks each 35 

 feet high, jjlanted by llicks Nurseries from whom they were pur- 

 chased. 



The worn-out wire fence that i)rotecte(l the planting on both 

 sides just inside the entrance \vas rei)laced hy hedges of Ju^rbcris 

 TJiiDibcnjii minor. 



The Lilac Triangle was extended south to the west entrance 

 of the Kose (iarden. This accommodated hfty ])lants from our 

 own nurser}'. The peninsula north of the triangle, after extensive 

 grading, was jilanted \vith thirt\--in'nc i)urchased ])1ants. 



The bed of lily-of-thc-vallev, gi\-en in i(j25 by ]\Trs. h'redcrick 

 AV. Rowe, was reidaiitcd and extended to coxx-r more than double 

 its original area. 



On the border mound adjacent to the lily-of-the-valle}- bed one 

 hundred and fifty . IcanlJiopaiia.v j-^culal^h\Ua were set out to block 

 unauthorized ]xissagewavs. 



The two rows of Cliikt/o hiloha ])lanted on the eastern end of the 

 Museum bank', which had made poor growth, A\-erc amalgamated in 

 one row .and the row left vacant ])lanted with twenty-five Po/^hIks 

 liugciicl. Five hundred privet bushes were i)lanted along the 

 l)oundary fence to further screen the unfinished face of the Mu- 

 seum from the Garden. 



The soil was im])roved, and i)lantings made, around the 

 eight new drinking fountains, ddie following material Avas 

 used: \ 00 Jlcrbcris 'f'hiiiibrr(/ii. 25 Nhaiiniiis ra/liarfica, 15 Malus 

 atrosaiujiiiiica. 10 Syriiu/a rub/an's. according to the Plant l\amily 

 area in which the respective fountains are located. 



J. he dispkiy of hard)- ch]-\santheniums proxed to l)e so popu- 

 lar last year that the plantings were increased this year bv 

 ])roviding an additional bed about sevent_\-hve feet long con- 

 taining 1,375 plants in twenty-five varieties. 



