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the amount estimated, is explained partly by the fact that it was 
finally decided not to remove, for the present, about 230 feet 
of the fence on the east boundary, extending from the Museum 
building to Eastern Parkway, and partly to the fact that the bid 
did not cover the cost of surveying, and of doing necessary grad- 
ing along the new fence line. The balance of the appropriation 
was applied toward repairing and painting the street fence en- 
closing the Garden. The work of resetting the fence was not 
quite completed before January 1, 1913 
Repairing and painting the street fence: The iron fence en- 
closing the Garden along Washington and Flatbush avenues and 
the southern boundary of the Garden was badly in need of 
painting and repairs, and an agreement, authorized by the Chair- 
man of the Committee on Botanic Garden, was entered into with 
the Mott company to do the repairing at an expense of ten 
dollars ($10) a day for labor, plus the cost of necessary ma- 
terials. This repair work was still in progress, but nearly com- 
pleted, on December 31. 
Walks: The Garden contains no driveways, but gravel foot- 
paths only, and driveways are not provided for in the new plan 
adopted for the grounds. The large amount of teaming incident 
to building, grading, et cetera, has given the paths very hard 
usage. These facts emphasize the necessity of adopting such a 
type of construction for the new paths that they will stand a 
reasonable amount of teaming, such as will always be necessary 
in connection with ordinary gardening operations. 
New tool house: The increase in our tools and implements, 
and the need of more shelter room for various purposes, made 
necessary the erection of a third frame tool house in our service 
yard. This building, measuring 15x30 feet, was completed on 
August 10. 
Development of the Plantations 
A table showing the classification of the plantations into ten 
sections was given in the first annual report (Brooklyn Bot. 
Gard. REcorD i: 31-32. Ap 1912). The development of three of 
these sections, the local flora, the morphological, and the eco- 
nomic, was begun in 1911. During 1912 the economic section, 
which was only a temporary installation, was continued, sub- 
stantially as in the preceding year; the morphological section 
