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now been studied, and these results, together with a study of 
all the previous collections made in that region, have been 
brought together by Mr. Rydberg in manuscript, as ‘‘ An 
Annotated Catalogue of the Flora of Montana.” Publica- 
tion of this matter as the first volume of ‘‘ Memoirs of the 
New York Botanical Garden” has been authorized by the 
Scientific Directors. 
Work of the Park Department on the Roads, 
The hauling of building materials over the existing roads 
has made it impossible to keep these in good order, although 
the Park Commissioner’s men have done their best. The 
roads east of the Bronx have suffered less from this cause than 
those near the Museum. In order to facilitate watering the 
driveways, I made a water-connection, at the suggestion of 
Mr. Johnson, General Foreman, with a pipe near the Mu- 
seum during the summer, and by means of a temporary over- 
head pipe enabled the water-cart men to conveniently and 
rapidly fill their casks. 
During the fall the Commissioner has been able to have a 
large number of temporary park lights put up in all the parks 
of the Borough, and these are a great addition to the comfort 
of visitors and of the police. 
Persons Employed and Their Work. 
Mr. Samuel Henshaw, Head Gardener, has been in at- 
tendance throughout the year, except during a vacation of a 
month spent in Great Britain, during which he made a new 
study of British Botanical Gardens and of many of the prin- 
cipal commercial nurseries and private places. He secured 
seeds of many desirable plants, and at the same time arranged 
for the shipment of the yews and rhododendrons for Colum- 
bia University, subsequently planted under his direction about 
the Low Library. He has had general charge of all the 
planting, grading and drainage operations, and the care of 
the grounds, and his very practicable methods have done 
much toward enabling us to accomplish work economically. 
