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and a rich crimson-colored Phyllocactus, and Siebrecht & Son 
staged a chaste collection of cut orchids. 
The next regular meeting of the society takes place the second 
ale in October. (Extracted from American Gardening, 
: 488, pp. 387-388 
NOTES, NEWS AND COMMENT. 
Work has recently been commenced by the Borough Depart- 
ment of Highways in the construction of the Southern Boule- 
vard, from the southern entrance of the Garden to the Zoodlog- 
cal Park and beyond. The desirability of this improvement was 
pointed out in this Journal last year, and its completion will be 
a great boom to both business traffic and pleasure driving, the 
old roadway having been in bad condition for several years, 
Its sidewalks will furnish additional paths for pedestrians between 
the Zoological Park and the Garden. 
Under a contract of the pues of Parks with Springsted 
and Adamson, two commodious public comfort stations at the 
approach to the Elevated Railroad Station were completed and 
opened on July 1. The structures were designed by Mr. R. W. 
Gibson, architect, and are of the most approved modern con- 
struction throughout. Paths leading to them have been finished 
the surroundings partially cia additional planting here 
may be carried out in the autumn. e completion of these 
public comfort stations, of io steam subway from them to the 
power house, and of their sewage and water-supply connections 
has made it practicable during the last few weeks to complete 
the grading, drainage, roads and paths about the power house, 
and of the space between that building and the Elevated Railroad 
station. 
Satisfactory progress is being made in the construction of the 
stone bridge across the valley of the Bronx River on the line of 
the new driveway which will cross the Garden from west to east 
north of the museum building and the hemlock forest. The 
rubble masonry of this work is well advanced towards comple- 
