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Convention Garden 
Plans for the garden to be planted by the Society of 
American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists during 
the coming spring, the annual convention of this society 
being held in New York in August, 1917, have also been 
outlined.* An area of about 5 acres, located just south 
of the herbaceous garden, has been set aside for this pur- 
pose, and permanent stone paths have been partially built 
through it, connecting with the herbaceous garden to the 
north and with the iris garden to the south, and work on 
these is also progressing during the winter. Applications 
for space in this garden have already been received from a 
number of nurserymen and florists, and it is expected that 
this area will be the scene of great activity early in the 
spring. ‘The expenses involved in planting and mainte- 
nance of this garden for the season are to be met by con- 
tributions from the several exhibitors. 
Lilac and Paeonia Gardens 
An area of about two acres just north of Pelham Parkway 
and east of the mansion approach driveway has been 
selected for extensive plantations of lilacs and peonies. 
The planting of lilacs was commenced here in the autumn 
with 57 kinds, grown in our nurseries from cuttings obtained 
in 1913 by exchange with the Park Department of Roch- 
ester, New York. A considerable collection of other 
kinds obtained several years ago in exchange with the Buf- 
falo Botanic Garden, and now planted on the eastern border 
of the arboretum with the ash collection, will be trans- 
ferred to the new lilac garden in the spring, and Mr. T. A. 
Havemeyer has generously continued his valued coopera- 
tion by promising important additions to the collection. 
The lilacs will form a more or less continuous border around 
the area when fully installed; a round pool which occupies 
at present a portion of the space will be filled and con- 
siderable additional land for planting thus secured. The 
* See Jour. N. Y. Bot. Gard. 17: 172, 173. 
