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flower beds and urns at the fountain at the foot of the 

 Museum approach; it was found necessary to temporarily 

 dispense with the services of three gardeners during the fall. 

 At conservatory range no. 2, upon its occupation in June, 

 were employed I gardener and I apprentice. At the propa- 

 gating houses 3 gardeners and i apprentice were necessary, 

 the latter only being available during the continuance of the 

 outside work. 



The force apportioned to the outside work, in charge of 

 John Finley, foreman-gardener, was divided as follows: 

 museum tract, I gardener and I laborer; conservatory 

 tract, i gardener and 2 laborers; west border tract, I gar- 

 dener and i laborer; fruticetum tract, I gardener and 3 

 laborers; herbaceous grounds tract, 1 gardener and 5 

 laborers; deciduous arboretum tract, 1 gardener; lake tract, 

 1 gardener; for miscellaneous operations, including the 

 scythe work and the care of the walks, 4 laborers. 



In addition to the new planting at the conservatories, and 

 the planting of the new border, to which reference has been 

 made above, considerable general planting was accom- 

 plished. During the spring the following work was done: 

 in the north meadows a number of sweet gum trees were 

 set out along the driveway, to replace some of a previous 

 planting which had died, and 9 swamp oaks were planted 

 along the same driveway; at the west end of the long 

 bridge conifers were placed between the driveway and the 

 path on the south side, and on the bank and low-lying 

 ground below a beginning was made in the establishment 

 of a conifer group, by the planting of some spruce and white 

 pines; across the driveway from the conifer planting above 

 referred to, a group of Ribes curvatum was used in the narrow 

 point between the roadway and path; 2 shade trees were 

 located on the north path of the west lake near its westerly 

 end; at the Bedford Park Boulevard entrance, near the 

 railroad bridge, the group of aralias was enlarged; the ends 

 of the southern side of the fountain enclosure, at the foot 

 of the museum approach, were planted with Ilex crenata, 



