  We present results of observations of the X-ray burster A1742-294 near the
Galactic center with the ART-P telescope onboard the Granat observatory. The
shape of its persistent spectra was well described by the model of
bremsstrahlung from optically thin plasma, and it had remained essentially
unchanged over $\sim2.5$ years of observations. We show that the mean interval
between X-ray bursts from the source is several times shorter than assumed
previously, and that the burst profile itself depends on the flux during the
burst. We analyze in detail the strong X-ray burst detected from this source on
October 18, 1990, and trace the evolution of its luminosity and radiation
temperature.
