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man}- smaller plants, including sago palms and ferns. Last year 

 the collection received several notable additions, among which 

 were two large Illawarra palms, presented by Mrs. S. F. Col- 

 gate, and a fine specimen of fan palm, given by the estate of 

 William F. Zeigler, through Mr. W. S. Champ. With the aid 

 of our greeenhouse at the nursery, and our new cold-storage shed 

 for bav-trees, we have been able to keep the decorations of tropi- 

 cal plants up to the standard set in the beginning ; and we believe 

 they are one of the attractive features of the Park. It is hoped 

 that in the near future the greenhouse plant at the Nursery can 

 be supplemented by the addition of another greenhouse. 



General Maiiitcitaiicc. — The general maintenance, such as the 

 distribution of food and supplies, the cutting and distribution of 

 ice, the disposal of manure and garbage, and the collecting of 

 refuse generally, was successfully carried on by the maintenance 

 force, although on several occasions the amount of work de- 

 manded was very embarrassing. 



Policing. — The maintenance of order in the large Saturday 

 and Sunday crowds, and the general policing of the Park, was 

 largely done under the direct supervision of Mr. Merkel, who, 

 at critical periods, gave this work his personal supervision. The 

 number of persons arrested by members of the Park force was 

 sixteen, and all of them were convicted. The shooting of birds, 

 the building of fires in the woods east of the Boston Road, and 

 peddling, were successfully broken up. The part taken by our 

 maintenance force in "the rubbish war" was very important, and 

 that campaign has been fully described elsewhere. 



Repair JVork. — In the older buildings of the Park, repairs to 

 roofs, gutters, walls, cage-work, and heating apparatus were 

 made wherever necessary. 



In the Reptile House, the entire turtle crawls, which formerly 

 were of wood and zinc, were rebuilt in the most substantial man- 

 ner of concrete, stained green with oxide of chromium (the only 

 known green pigment which will not change color). The wreck 

 caused by the female elephant was promptly removed, and the 

 railings, cages, etc., repaired. The slate roof and copper gutters 

 were carefully gone over, and this building is now in good con- 

 dition. The amount spent during the year on this structure was 

 $650. 



At the Antcloj)e House the copper roof was carefully gone 

 over, and the construction of the skylights was somewhat 

 changed more perfectly to keep out rain and snow. Some minor 

 repairs were necessary to the heating apparatus and to the plas- 



