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man. He must be skilled in every branch enumerated 

 above, of wide general knowledge, of liberal education, of 

 sound judgment and broad i (^nmon sense, and must have 

 an immense reserve of patience and self control. 



He must be able to accomplish all that is required of 

 him, in spite of much help ni indifferent quality, compe- 

 tent to correct all errors in detail work of ever man in his 

 employ. If he is to hold the esteem of those under his 

 supervision he must stay close to his home and cares, or 

 lose touch with affairs. He must be aware of the latest 

 findings of the specialists in his lines, agriculture, horti- 

 culture and animal industry ; intersine farmings and man- 

 agement of land ; the balanced rations for his cattle ; the 

 production of sanitary milk and highest quality butter ; 

 eggs from his poultry during the coldest weather of 

 winter ; the requirement of his land in the matters of 

 plant food, etc., etc. And, also, in his calling as in few 

 others the personal note enters. He in person, in man- 

 ner or demeanor, and all that this conveys, must be 

 acceptable to his employers ; liis calling. If he has room 

 in his busy life for the sentiment of the love of flowers, 

 and, as some of us know, it will have for him its com- 

 pensation, until some change for the better sets in (most 

 of his compensations will be of this character), for 

 surely this man, when he is found, and they do certainly 

 e.xist in no mean numbers, is seldom compensated for 

 his constant care; his sleepless watchfulness; his 

 anxious endeavor tn succeed with each department 

 of his charge, to the pleasure of his employer, with 

 such economy of cost as may be possible. I will not 

 speak of the many causes of friction with which he has 

 often to contend, the which might so easily be renounced 

 if his employer would be less grudging of the word of 

 praise or appreciation, remembering that a man may be 

 engaged literally with liead and hands smothered in the 

 gorgeous flowers of his own production, while heart and 

 thoughts bend under the strings of care and worry, over 

 something occurring over which he had absolutely no 

 control, all perhaps lest his people may not under- 

 stand, and censure, all undeserved be his. His whole 

 life spent in training for these duties and cares 

 has been none too long, yet often after many years of 

 faithful service, something more or less in the nature of 

 misunderstanding will arise, and then his record of 

 service, his general character, his entire value or fitness is 

 dependent upon the good word of his employer, who, 

 piqued, is tempted to withhold it. But there are and let 

 us hope will continue to be in increasing numbers, happy 

 instances of confidence and concord between superintend- 

 ent and employers, which will work out to the good of 

 all, and meanwhile let us all unite to seek each other's 

 welfare in the better understanding of the requirements 

 of our profession. A profession which can never degrade 

 but must always elevate its followers and devotees. Of 

 what other business can the same be said? It is surely, 

 like it is said of the honest man, the noblest work of God. 



THE ROSE GARDENS OF ELIZABETH PARK, 

 HARTFORD. CONN. 



'J"he American Rose Society, in co-operation with 

 the Park Department of Hartford. Conn., arranged 

 last year for a planting of roses in the test gardens at 

 F.lizaheth Park. Forty-four varieties of roses were 

 planted under numbers, neither the name of the owner 

 nor of the rose being shown on the label. The test 

 garden given over to the use of the American Rose 

 Societv is situated just west of the rose garden, and 

 is laid" out so as to hold five bedding roses of each va- 

 riety in a plot. It is surrounded with a low hedge of 

 privet, and the plots' arc edged with the new Midget 

 rose, Rosa multiflora nana. 



It was thought 1)\ the Hartford Park Department 

 that the roses would be in fit condition to be judged 

 on June 21. Consequently, on that day members of 

 the American Rose .Society journeyed to Hartford. 

 They were met at the railroad station by George A. 

 Parker, superintendent of Hartford parks, and were 

 taken in automobiles to Elizabeth Park, and while the 

 visitmg members examined the noted rose garden 

 there, the judges appointed by the society, namely, 

 John A. Huss,' of Hartford ; Eber Holmes, of Wake- 

 field, Mass., and Wallace R. Pierson, of Cromwell, 

 Conn., began their work in the adjacent test garden 

 at once. 



The rose garden proper is laid out in the form of a 

 square, and covers about one acre of ground. A rose 

 arbor occupies the center, to which the eight paths 

 by which the garden is entered all lead. The arches 

 erected at several points over these paths are, like the 

 central arbor, covered with climbing roses. The paths 

 are of greensward, and the grass-surrounded beds are 

 laid out in oval and oblong forms. The roses are, of 

 course, all labeled. On the day of the visit very many 

 of these roses were not fully opened, but a sufficient 

 number were in bloom to make the inspection inter- 

 esting. The rose garden was planned by Theodore 

 Werth. now of Minneapolis, Minn., but the credit for 

 its development is due to Alexander Cummings, Jr., 

 the head gardener, who in his work has been well 

 supported by the park superintendent and commis- 

 sioners. 



.At 1 ;30 ]). m. a l^ounteous luncheon was served in 

 the Pond house at the park entrance. T. S. Weaver, 

 president of the Board of Park Commissioners, sat at 

 the head of the table, Adolph Farenwald, president of 

 the American Rose Society, being seated on his right, 

 and Benjamin Hammond, the society's secretary, on 

 his left. Other gentlemen at the luncheon were: 

 Wallace R. Pierson, president-elect of the .American 

 Rose Society, and \'ice-President-elect Robert Pyle ; 

 George A. Parker, superintendent of Hartford parks; 

 John A. Huss, Eber Holmes, R. T. Browne, Queens, 

 N. Y. ; Leonard Barron, New York ; Martin C. Ebel, 

 Madison, N. J.; Prof. F. L. Mulford, Department of 

 Agriculture, VVashington, D. C. : Prof. A. C. Real, Cor- 

 nell University. Ithaca. N. Y. ; William E. Ball, fore- 

 man of Pope Park. Hartford; Alex. Cummings, head 

 gardener of Hartford Parks ; George H. Hollister, su- 

 perintendent of Keney Park, Hartford ; J. P. Kemneas, 

 P.- M. Parthmore, J. H. Pepper. Hemp.stead, L. I.,; 

 A. F. Foulkes, Nevv York ; A. T. De La Mare, New 

 York; U. R. Jacobus, Ridgefield. N. J. 



After luncheon was finished the guests were wel- 

 comed by Commissioner Weaver, to whose address of 

 welcome' Adolph Forenwald responded. Benjamin 

 Hammond next spoke, and was followed by Superin- 

 tendent Parker, who explained some of the features of 

 the Hartford parks through which the visitors were 

 to take a twenty-mile trip. 



In the automobile ride which followed, the visitors 

 were taken through all the Hartford parks, which 

 cover nearly 1,400 acres, except Riverside. They were 

 charmed with the varied scenery which met their view 

 as they passed through the several parks, seeing Riv- 

 erside also in the distance, Messrs. Parker and Weaver 

 proving to be excellent guides. 



In the test garden the judges considered forty-four 

 varieties. Some were not in proper condition for judg- 

 ing, and the judges agreed to meet later and examine 

 and make a final decision in regard to these. Twenty 

 varieties were scored on all points. On spring set 

 plants no record for hardiness could be obtained. 



