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when finished, it will afford a very beautiful view of the 
plantation and its woodland background. Large addi- 
tional collections of roses were added, both in the spring 
and in the fall, through continued cooperation with the 
Horticultural Society of New York, and space has been 
reserved within the garden for kinds not yet obtained. 
No further progress has been made in the architectural 
features planned for the rose garden. These have been 
referred to the Endowment Committee for consideration. 
The plantation was guarded as during the previous season, 
by having one gardener come on at daylight and another 
gardener stay until evening; under this observation, no 
serious depredations have been suffered. 
14. School Garden 
Through continued cooperation with the International 
Children’s School Farm League during the spring, the 
school garden was used by students until May, at which 
time Mr. Henry G. Parsons, Supervisor of Gardening 
Instruction, was called to Government Service in the 
Department of Conservation; a typical vegetable home 
garden was maintained there during the remainder of the 
season. The completion of the school garden shelter 
house, with its tool cellar, during the summer, has pro- 
vided a most attractive and useful feature, contributed by 
Mrs. Frederick Ferris Thompson, whose gift of $4,000 for 
this purpose enabled us not only to construct the building 
but to build all the path approaches to it and to do con- 
siderable necessary grading. 
15. Mansion Garden 
It will be recalled that plans for a formal garden to be 
located just south of the mansion were approved in 1916. 
The completion of other work in progress and the need of 
available funds for other purposes have thus far prevented 
us from building this garden. 
