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about one third of the plants, being used elsewhere; the 
planting of the north bank, at the exit of the Southern Boule- 
vard to Bedford Park, was improved by the addition of a 
number of plants of aralia, supplementing those already there ; 
bitter-sweet vines were planted on the rock at the south en- 
trance; to avoid an element of danger, as they obscured the 
view of drivers of vehicles, all the larger shrubs in the beds 
opposite to the spruce collection, between the walk and the 
road, were removed and transferred to the old rose bed, 
already referred to—the place made vacant was filled with 
lower-growing shrubs; the corners between the road and the 
paths, opposite the planting at the south gate, were planted 
with Japanese barberries, obtained elsewhere in the grounds; 
the planting of the south border, between the path and the 
road, was completed —the extension running from the knoll 
to the culvert at the conifer collection -—— the shrubs necessary 
being derived from an overhauling of other parts of the border 
to the west, from the beds devoted to the honeysuckle and 
rose families, already referred to, and from the nursery, 
the latter including a number of American thorns; a corner 
in the fruticetum, opposite the rose collection, was planted 
with the large rose bushes from the old rose bed; ornamental 
plantings of boxes, sumacs and Japanese maples were in- 
stalled on the banks of the fruticetum opposite the collections 
containing such plants; boxes were planted on the south side 
of the fountain enclosure at the foot of the museum approach; 
the small central grass plot to the north of the conservatories 
was replanted with a collection of conifers, obtained from Mr. 
Lowell M. Palmer, the previous planting at that place not 
being satisfactory ; 12 American elms were placed along both 
sides of the south road between the knoll and the south gate; 
the point to the south of the taxodium collection, separating 
the path from the road, was planted with a miscellaneous col- 
lection of roses; the natural growth on the border of the wood- 
land at the southeast corner of the morphological garden was 
supplemented with other wild shrubs obtained on the grounds. 
During the fall the following work was finished: the low 
