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0.\K OF IirxiikKDS OF ROSE HEDGES SEEN IN THE RESIDENTIAL STREETS OF PORTLAND. 



the winter and almost lacking in the summer. This 

 pecularity gives rise to the prevalent reinitation of the 

 northwest coast being extremely wet. During the sum- 

 mer the weather is sunshiny without extremes of heat, 

 and each night is cool enough to require blankets for 

 comfortable sleeping. 



Customary winters bring only a few degrees of frost, 

 one reason why roses can be picked at Thanksgiving 

 and sometimes at Christmas. 



Hardiness here is not a question of extreme colds and 

 drying winds, but a lack of growth stoppage, a conse- 

 quent soft tissue which suffers even with a degree or two 

 of frost. 



Suflicient has been explained to make it clear why 

 roses thrive so well as to cause this city to be known as 

 the "Rose City,"' why Camellias, Rosemary, Oleantler 

 and like evergreens are used in park plantations. 



In driving around the city. Eastern visitors are im- 

 ])ressed with the free use of English Ivy, English Hooies, 

 Laurustinus, Japanese Hydrangeas, various yews and 

 Australian Monkey puzzles (Araucaria imbri caria). 

 Other interesting plants are to be seen in the yards such 

 as Choisyas, Portugal laurels, .Aucubas, privet (L. Ja- 

 ponicum), Photinia (Serrulata), Fuchsias ( Riccartonii, 

 principall_\' ) l)ai)hnes. Chinese ex'ergreeu l)arberries. 



English laurels, bay trees. Chiiiu|uapius and a host of 

 others. 



Were one word to express the ilistinguishing features 

 of the Portland parks it would be '"quality." Extensive- 

 ness and free expansion is not a trait of past park his- 

 tory, but solid construction is the prevailing type and 

 strong character. The latter it would be well for vis- 

 itors to note particularly, as for instance Washington 

 park has an ornamental vegetative aspect with rustic 

 style of building construction ; Mt. Tabor is restricted 

 to native vegetation and is to have colonial architecture ; 

 Laurelhurst supports the evergreen vegetation, primarily 

 rural landscape motif, and rough cast stucco ; Pennisula, 

 brick and concrete in construction, formal design, gar- 

 densque features; Columbia, half timber style in build- 

 ing construction, simple, broad landscape style, curvi- 

 linear walk system, evergreen vegetatimi. 



Parkway development has not yet advanced sufficient- 

 ly to prominently assert its local character of dififeren- 

 tiation, and it would be hardly worth while to describe 

 it except to the student. In due course the parkways will 

 be more stronglv individualistic and distinctive in char- 

 acter tluin the parks, also they will give better oppor- 

 tunity as exemplified in possibilities in plant culture than 

 any other i)ublic property. 



ROSE KUSIIES ox THE GROl^NDS OF A PRI\"ATE RESIDENCE IN THE CITV OF PORTI.A.M 



