:e, both cultivated and wild, taro, and wappatoo have been 



It is expected that this garden will become a very popular 

 ature in the grounds, after its plants have become well estab- 

 ihed. It is notoriously true that many of our city people, even 

 lults, have no idea of the character and appearance of the plants 

 sm which our most important vegetable products are derived, 

 side from this fact, people of much more pretentious knowledge 



be economic garden, moreover, is expected to furnish much 



planned to form an economic department in the new series of 

 ass houses soon to be built, which will complete our present 

 onomic series of exhibits. 



H. H. Rusbv. 



To the north of the Conservatories, between the terrace and 

 the opposite ridge on which the pines are located, is a flat area 

 lying between the paths, about five hundred and fifty feet long 

 and fifty-six feet wide, divided into five rectangular plots. This 

 tract has been retained in green sward until very recently, but it 

 was decided this spring to plant the two largest of the five plots 



Each of the two plots referred to is about one hundred and 

 seventy-six feet long and fifty-six feet wide, making a total in the 

 two plots of about 19,712 square feet. It seemed desirable to 

 so arrange the planting as to make it attractive during both win- 

 ter and summer. This was of easy accomplishment so far as the 

 summer was concerned, and to insure this for the winter it was 

 decided to plant large masses of conifers and broad-leaved ever- 

 greens in the center, allowing them to run out here and there in 

 small masses. Between the irregular margin thus produced and 

 the surrounding border, measuring ten and one half feet wide, 

 have been planted deciduous shrubs in masses. 



