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ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN 



RHODODENDRONS ON BEAVER VALLEY WALK. 



In Audubon Court, which comprises the space 

 bounded by the Reptile House, the Antelope House, 

 Mountain Sheep Hill, and the Ostrich and Small 

 Mammal Houses, the existing grove has been 

 extended southward and westward, for purposes 

 of shelter and shade. Only native species, such 

 as elms, dogv^'oods and hornbeams, have been in- 

 troduced, and the whole area will e\-entually re- 

 semble a natural grove. The oval in the walk 

 leading from the Reptile House cUrectly to the Ante- 

 lope House, which already contains several fine 

 trees, is being filled with fancy e\-ergreens, laurel 

 and hybrid rhododendrons. 



The cold and backward spring has been particu- 

 larly beneficial to the planting operations in the 

 Zoological Park. Because of the unusual delay in 

 the approacii of hot weather, it is expected that the 

 results of the recent planting operations will prove 

 very successful. 



The total plantings for the present season ha\'e 

 been as follows: 



Evergreen Trees 4,766 



Deciduous Trees 5S5 



Vines and Shruljs i,v45o 



Perennials 5. 475 



Ferns :oo 



Evergreen Shrubs: 



Kalmia latifoha, 5 carloads 2,000 Plants. 



Rhododendron maximum, 7 car- 

 loads 1 ,050 Plants. 



Rhododendron catawbiense, i car- 

 load 500 Plants. 



Total 28,326 



w. T. H. 



New ]Valks. — Under the supervision of Chief-Construc- 

 tor Mcrkel, 45,500 square feet of splendid Telford macad- 

 am walks have been made. .\11 of the old walks have 

 been re-constructed, and several new ones staked out for 

 construction in the near future, .'\udubon Court is com- 

 pletely transformed and, with the plantings and new paths, 

 is one of the brightest spots in the Park. 



FEES FOR MEMBERSHIP. 



The fees for membership in the New ^'ork Zoological 

 Societ}' are as follows : 



Annual membership $ 10.00 



Life membership 200.00 



I'atron's fee 1,000.00 



Founder's fee 5.000.00 



Benefactor's fee 25,000.00 



Information and blank forms for membership may be 

 obtained at the Service Building, at all entrances to the 

 Zoological Park, and at the Secretary's Office, No. 1 1 

 Wall Street, New York Citv. 



