(72) 
species and 1o1 plants. There are still others in the nursery 
awaiting transplanting, mainly representatives of the heath 
and related families. It was thought advisable not to attempt 
to assemble in the fruticetum the plants representing these 
families, but to wait before doing this until such time as a 
restudy could be made of the region in the vicinity of the 
Scott Avenue bridge, where it was originally planned to 
place them. The construction work on this bridge during 
the summer required the temporary removal of some of the 
plants in that neighborhood; these were placed for the time 
being in a position not distant, so that they can readily be 
placed in their correct position as soon as opportunity presents. 
The unusual cold of the past winter resulted in the killing 
of some of the shrubs, and the destruction of many others 
back to the snow line. A detailed account of this damage 
was made the subject of an article in the July number of the 
Garden Journal. It was possible to replace from duplicate 
material most of the shrubs killed, and those which were 
harmed only to the snow line have made a rapid recovery. 
There are now in this collection, including those at the 
nurseries, 692 species and varieties; in the fruticetum itself 
there are 1,046 shrubs. 
Two laborers have done the gardening work here, as well 
as that of the salicetum in the immediate vicinity, including 
such hand-mowing as was necessary. 
Salicetum. The collection of willows and poplars in the 
north meadow includes 51 species and 121 plants. During 
the year there have been 23 species and 33 plants transplanted 
from the nursery to this collection 
Deciduous Arboretum. The pollesden of deciduous trees 
now embraces, including those native to the tract and others 
in the nurseries as yet too small to transplant, 265 species. 
The planted trees in this collection number 384. Of these 
46 species and 111 trees were put in position during the past 
spring. 
Part of the time of one man has been required to do such 
work as is at present necessary in this area. 
