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see the Garden as a whole—as a miniature landscape. But Jap- 
anese visitors, on the contrary, who are present almost daily, may 
be seen enjoying the Garden by viewing it with contentment and 
appreciation from across the lake. 
Our Japanese Garden still remains almost, if not quite, unique 
as the only Japanese Garden in a public park east of the Rocky 
Mountains. The endowment of this Garden affords an inviting 
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opportunity to an individual or an organization wishing to promote 
an interest in Japanese culture and art in America. There is 
needed a permanent fund that would yield not less than $3500 a 
year for curatorial oversight, the salary of a guard and gardener 
a trained Japanese 
(one person ), the temporary services of 
gardener, and the annual replacements and iuprovements. 
Local Flora Section 
Improvements in this section, and its scientific and educational 
significance are noted in the appended report of the curator of the 
herbarium, who is in charge. A number of large pieces of lime- 
stone rock have been needed for several years to give the proper 
soil condition for calciphile plants which cannot otherwise be 
successfully grown. The rock should be of such size and char- 
acter that it can be placed on the slope (reserved for this feature) 
in a way to simulate a natural outcrop. 
Fforticultural Section 
The foundational planting of this section has developed well 
during 1936—its first full year. 
The Wall Garden has already become a feature of public in- 
terest, and the lawn is well established. This Section greatly 
which have been designed for the north 
needs the “ furnishings ” 
and south ends, including a fountain, seats, and ornamental col- 
umns. The design for the south end is reproduced in Fig. 4. 
Medicinal and Culinary Plant Garden 
Plans for this garden were reported in my preceding Annual 
Report. The labor for grading and other work in preparing the 
site, made available in the WPA project approved for the Brooklyn 
