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expert skill. Mr. Olmstead’s valuable aid, which was first 
sought, could not be obtained, in consequence of his illness 
and absence in Europe. 
There are three main divisions of the general plan upon 
which some brief observations may be pertinent, viz.: the 
location of the driveways; the location of the buildings, and 
the allotment of grounds to the different departments. 
1. Zhe location of the driveways. ‘The most important 
of these, viz.: those on the westside of Bronx River (with a 
minor exception) were planned and located by Mr. Vaux, as 
above stated. They were his last work. His location of 
the roads has largely controlled the plan of all the other 
landscape designs. 
2. The location of the buildings. Practically there was 
but this alternative: either to group the principal buildings 
together, at the extreme southerly end on the ground adjoin- 
ing that of St. John’s College; or to separate them by plac- 
ing the Museum and the first glass house upon the central 
elevations, as shown upon the plan submitted, reserving the 
southerly site for a second glass house hereafter. The 
grouping plan would be preferable where the buildings are 
not likely to be visited by large masses of people; but it is 
wholly inadmissible when such masses are to be anticipated. 
During the last summer 400,000 people visited Kew Gar- 
den in one day. Some day a like number of visitors must be 
expected here. To make possible the proper management 
and proper supervision of such masses, and to prevent them 
from becoming dangerous to each other and destructive to 
the Garden, an easy and natural division of any such crowds, 
by a separation of the buildings of most interest, is a prime 
necessity. This was the one point most strongly insisted 
upon by Dr. Morris, of Kew, on his visit to our grounds last 
Spring, on being made acquainted with our original plan. 
As founder of many botanic gardens under the direction 
of Kew, he has had probably a greater experience in such 
undertakings than any other man in the world. His advice 
was followed by this Committee in a former report, ratified 
