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16. Flower Gardens 
The extensive plantations of garden flowers around 
conservatory range I and extending to the elevated railway 
station, have been variously modified by additions and 
substitutions, and have been kept labeled. The difficulty 
in obtaining fresh supplies of bulbs and the high expense 
of such as could be obtained have operated to reduce the 
number of bulbous plants cultivated in these gardens during 
the previous season; this restriction will probably be con- 
tinued during the coming year. 
17. Dahlia Garden 
As outlined in my last annual report, the mixed flower 
garden which has been maintained for a number of years 
in front of the border screen between the railroad station 
and the Mosholu Parkway entrance was replaced this 
year by a large and comprehensive collection of dahlias, 
brought together by Dr. Marshall A. Howe, one of our 
curators, who has long given attention to the botany and 
cultivation of these plants. Over 300 kinds were brought 
into the collection through contributions of roots by many 
friends, and the plants flowered profusely, and owing to 
the mild autumn the period of blooming was extended well 
into November. 
It is proposed to modify the front of the border screen 
south of the railroad station extending to the Bedford 
Park Boulevard entrance, by installing there during the 
coming season a comprehensive series of hardy chrysan- 
themums, and preparations have been made to carry this 
suggestion into effect. 
18. Nurseries and Experimental Grounds 
Collections in the nurseries were considerably reduced 
during the year by the transferral of plants to other situa- 
tions, and the area under cultivation here is thus somewhat 
smaller than in the previous year. The Director of the 
