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tional land. Both plots required woven wire fencing and 
also guarding to prevent fruits and vegetables being taken 
by interested citizens. Plans for the formal garden just 
south of the mansion remain unused, awaiting funds for 
construction. The extensive flower gardens around con- 
servatory range I, extending along paths and border 
screens to the railroad have been maintained with slight 
modification. The large and elegant dahlia collection 
brought together by Curator Marshall A. Howe, along the 
border screen north of the railroad station, was notably 
increased and flowered profusely from August until killed 
by frost on November 10. Hardy chrysanthemums were 
brought together along the border screen south of the 
railroad station; the border screen was found to throw 
rather too aes shade for their best development, and it 
is planned to move this collection to the horticultural 
gardens, or to establish another collection of chrysan- 
themums there. The nurseries and propagating grounds 
south of the propagating houses were maintained with 
some reduction of area under cultivation. 
Following the reopening of conservatory range 2, closed 
for over a year owing to coal shortage, and the opening of 
the new greenhouses added to that range by the gifts of 
Daniel and Murry Guggenheim, extensive rearrangements 
were made of the plants under glass. Large collections 
were moved from range I to range 2; the palm collection, 
long crowded mostly in two greenhouse compartments, 
was further distributed; all the tropical ferns, orchids, and 
most of the cycads were taken from range I to range 2, 
and many specimens stored in the propagating houses were 
made available for examination by the public in the two 
large ranges. The educational value of the greenhouse col- 
lections has thus been greatly increased. One of the propa- 
gating houses has been used in the teaching of convalescent 
soldiers, another by the Director of the Laboratories for 
experimental work with students, and the third contains a 
large portion of the collection of cacti. 
