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and one fountain basin. The material thus obtained was used in 

 the construction of two terraces. The excavations were refilled 

 with proper soil and manure, and the remainder of the land was 

 covered with loam from one to two feet deep. There were 2,300 

 cubic yards of top soil, 406 loads of manure and 302 loads of leaf 

 mould used. 



DETAIL OF THE PLANTING. 



Much more attention was paid to planting this year than for 

 some years past. In the Rosery strong and brilliant effects were 

 obtained by having some of the beds filled with roses of one color 

 and one particular sort, in corresponding parts of the garden. To 

 prevent a tame and monotonous result, my plan of the Rosery 

 provided for the use of standards of various heights and habits, 

 and climbers trained to poles, producing a variety of outline. 

 The roses selected for planting were of the hardy kinds, and rep- 

 resented all varieties known for cultivation. The number used 

 in filling thirty-four beds and seventy-five small circles, was 900 

 hybrid perpetuals, 600 Japanese, Chinese, moss, etc., 100 climb- 

 ing, and 75 standard roses. With few exceptions, the bushes are 

 remarkably fine, and next season there will be an exhibition of 

 roses in the Park which will be sure to elicit the praise and ad- 

 miration of all visitors. Some 1,600 spring flowering trees and 

 shrubs, such as magnolias, double-flowering cherries, red-buds, 

 lilacs, spiraeas, deutzias, rhododendrons, kalmias, azaleas, and a 

 selected assortment of hardy annuals, were planted, to produce a 

 shrubbery border in harmony with the surrounding landscape, and 

 also to provide ever-blooming effects during the spring, summer 

 and autumn. The construction of the basins and the shelter to 

 be used in connection with an apparatus for heating water to a 

 temperature needed for the growth of tropical aquatic plants, 

 was postponed until next year. 



The planting in Prospect Park was carried on from early 

 in March until the middle of June, and from October to December. 

 It included thousands of plants and trees, ranging from one inch 

 to forty feet high. The perennial flower garden on Breeze Hill 

 was entirely replanted, and many thousands of new and rare 

 plants, particularly of the herbaceous class, were added to the 



