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the viburnum group in the triangle south of the museum 

 was replanted, the surplus being used in planting the fruti- 

 cetum bank and the group of those plants at the Long 

 Bridge, already referred to; a large group of shrubs was 

 placed in the fruticetum, along the eastern path in the vicin- 

 ity of the hydrangea and gooseberry families, thus screening 

 from view the large compost pile; the collection of shrubs 

 of the hydrangea family, near the west gate of the Southern 

 Boulevard, was rearranged, about one half of the material 

 being removed to form part of the screen in the fruticetum, 

 referred to above; Japanese barberries were placed at the 

 Newell Avenue entrance; 5 red oaks were planted south of 

 the road near the east end of the North Bridge, com- 

 pleting the proposed tree-planting there; II poplars were 

 set along the road through the north meadow, west of 

 the river; the planting of Japanese barberries on the ap- 

 proach to the Woodlawn Road bridge was extended by 

 adding about 45 more plants; the screen of shrubs between 

 the river and the lower lake was increased by the addition 

 of more wild material secured from the grounds; the plant- 

 ing on the island south of the Boulder Bridge, and that 

 to the east of the river and north of the same bridge were 

 extended, and a large area at the western end of the upper 

 lake was planted, all with wild shrubs secured on the 

 grounds; a portion of the east border, parallelling the nur- 

 sery, was planted with maples and poplars; the large plants 

 of the Japanese barberry, removed from the Harlem Rail- 

 road depot, were planted in the east border, near the power 

 house, at the lower end of the retaining wall; a ginkgo 

 tree at the depot plaza, destroyed by an automobile, was 

 replaced with another; and a row of 10 ginkgo trees was 

 placed opposite the existing row, northeast of the museum. 

 The routine horticultural operations were carried on, 

 including the collection of all fallen leaves possible, which 

 were placed in piles for the formation of leaf-mold, a greater 

 quantity of which is demanded each year by the increasing 

 horticultural operations. Owing to the unusual drought 



