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grounds. During the summer months there is a large 

 and fine display of water lilies. The yellow lotus, which 

 at one time threatened to extend beyond desirable limits, 

 has been almost destroyed by the muskrats, upon which 

 a war of extermination is being waged. 



Other Decorative Plantations. Under this heading 

 are included the flower garden to the north of the conser- 

 vatory range I, and those at the elevated approach and 

 west border. In these, mainly herbaceous plants are used, 

 with a background of shrubs and trees. They form attrac- 

 tive features from earliest spring to late in the fall, begin- 

 ning with snowdrops and other bullous plants and termina- 

 ting with the late-flowering asters. 592 show labels have 

 been made for these beds, distributed as follows: conser- 

 vatory beds, 189; elevated approach, 71; west border, 332. 



General Horticultural Operations 



The force for carrying on this work consisted of 2 foreman- 

 gardeners, 19 gardeners, 1 apprentice, and about 23 laborers 

 and 3 drivers during the open season. The details of the 

 conservatory work have been under the direction of 

 foreman gardener, Richard Richter; under him were 12 

 gardeners, I apprentice, and I laborer during the open 

 season. The details of the outside work have been carried 

 out by foreman gardener, John Finley, who has had under 

 him 7 gardeners, 22 laborers, and 3 drivers. 



A large amount of general planting was acccomplished 

 during the spring and fall. The following was done during 

 the spring: a large tulip-tree, previously root-pruned, 

 was successfully transplanted to fill a gap in one of the 

 rows of the museum approach; the Irish junipers form- 

 ing the back row of the planting around the museum foun- 

 tain were removed, proving unsuited to the purpose, and 

 replaced with the pyramidal form of the arbor-vitae; 

 the group of conifers at the west end of the Long Bridge 

 was increased by the addition of others secured by exchange 

 and by purchase; the plantation of conifers at the foot of 



