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conservatory beds at range 1 were eliminated and replaced 
with other kinds not then in the beds. Some of the surplus 
thus resulting was used in the establishment of the iris 
garden, previously described, and in the installation of a 
planting of suitable irises along the west shore of the Bronx 
River north of the Linnaean bridge, the remainder going to 
the Department of Parks, Borough of the Bronx, as an 
exchange. The magnolia garden, already referred to and 
described, was planted at the time of the spring inspection, 
as was the collection of American thorns in the vicinity 
of the iris garden. The triangle at the southwestern corner 
of the terrace, conservatory range 1, already partially 
planted with Chamaecyparis, was further developed by the 
addition of other specimens of the same genus, obtained 
from the conservatory beds and elsewhere. The removal 
of plants from the groups at the Woodlawn Road approach 
and at the west end of the long bridge required consider- 
able rearrangement at these points; this was attended to. 
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Initial work in the establishment of the lilac and peony 
garden, already referred to, was accomplished by the plant- 
ing of lilacs. The transplanting of thorns to the American 
thorn garden from the nurseries and also of many specimens 
of various kinds to the different systematic collections was 
accomplished. Flower beds 1 and 2 at conservatory range 
I were entirely replanted, the plants being removed, the 
soil respaded and manured. The bulbs in all the other 
beds were removed and the areas spaded and manured, 
the bulbs then being replaced. A large number of dupli- 
cate bulbs was thus obtained by division, and these were 
utilized in plantings elsewhere, especially at the iris garden. 
Tulips were planted in the beds at conservatory range I, 
the centre bed with the Darwin tulip Margaret, the gift 
of John Scheepers and Co., Inc., 4,000 bulbs being used. 
The beds of the fountain at the foot of the museum approach 
were also planted with tulips. A corner near the Park 
