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The best roses of the season were produced in August. The 
unusual heat of late May and early June forcec 
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the Hybrid Teas 
into early bloom of poor quality. The blooming season for the 
Hybrid Tea roses extended from May 25th to December 7th. 
Massey dust for the control of fungous diseases was applied 
thirty times between April 25th and November 5th. 
ORNAMENTAL PLANTING 
Twenty flowering crab apples, which were becoming crowded 
in the planting west of the Japanese Garden, were transplanted to 
the Museum Embankment. 
Over 60 named varieties of hardy Chrysanthemums were added 
to our collection. 
The Tulip border along the fence of the Experimental Plot 
was trenched, and the bulbs replanted to make (we hope) a more 
effective display. 
The sticky soil of the border west of Azalea IXnoll, in which the 
Azaleas failed to grow, was removed and replaced with sandy 
soil mixed with peat moss. 
Nortu ADDITION 
Considerable work devolved on the laboring force as a result of 
the work on the North Addition by Civil Works Administration 
workers under the direction of our Jandscape architect, Mr. 
Harold A. Caparn. Three catch basins were moved and reset, 
a new catch basin installed, and over 150 feet of storm-sewer 
pipe laid. Over 260 feet of 2 water pipe and over 150 feet of 
1” pipe was laid, and 5 faucets attached. In addition to various 
odds and ends of grading, over 28,000 square feet was planted with 
lawn seed. 
MISCELLANEOUS 
In the lake and along the brook, /ris pseudacorus had increased 
vy self-sown seeds to such proportions that it had become a pest. 
Consequently, as many as possible of them were removed in the 
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About ten tons of rock used in setting up the rock garden ex- 
hibit of the Mayfair Nurseries at the Brooklyn Fall Flower Show 
were transported to the Garden for use in the Local Flora Section: 
