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The planting was purposely confined to the systematic col 
lections, very little ornamental planting being attempted. 
The shrubbery border between the service road and the walk, 
south of the conservatories, was completed; the shrubs for 
this purpose were secured by purchase, or from other deco- 
rative plantations where such material could be spared. The 
beds around the driveway fountain were planted with the 
usual decorative plants, and the urns on the tops of the pil- 
lars were supplied with the usual agaves. 
Personal Investigations 
On October 5 I was granted leave of absence, in order to 
proceed, accompanied by an assistant, to Inagua to make a 
collection in that little-known region. We spent four weeks 
there, arriving again in New York on November 11. It was 
a highly interesting experience, and resulted in a gain to the 
Garden of over 1,000 herbarium specimens, 97 specimens of 
living plants, about 30 packets of seeds, a collection of wood 
sections representing about 40 species of trees and shrubs, 
and a series of 142 photographs illustrating the vegetation of 
that region. 
The study and identification of the collections of living 
plants has been continued, and much progress made in this 
direction. 
Instruction has also been given to eight students who reg- 
istered for work in horticulture; five of these entered in the 
spring and three in the fall. Of these four have taken the 
course in horticultural botany alone, three the course in ele- 
mentary horticulture, and one received instruction in both 
courses. GzrorcE V. Nasu, 
Head Gardener. 
