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general and overhead expenses, and with proper allow- 

 ances for contingencies, would be presented to the board, 

 and would form the basis for a systematic, deliberate and 

 well-balanced apportionment of funds for the entire year, 

 subject only to such cliani.;es and transfers during the 

 3ear as the board might, with equal deliberation, find 

 expedient. The estimates, revised to conform to the 

 decisions of the board, would show what each foreman 

 expected to spend in each park on each class of work, 

 and what he expected to accomplish by such expenditure. 

 His time-sheets would be provided in advance with 

 headings corresponding exactly with the subdivisions of 

 his estimate, under which he would merely have to enter 

 the time. The name of each subdivision of each account 

 would be fi.xed and constant in form, its meaning would 

 be clearly understood by the foremen who had made up 

 the estimates, and the distrilnuion of costs in the books 

 would be practically automatic. Transfer charges and 

 charges for supplies, materials, etc., would be allowed 

 to stand against any subdivision of the account only 

 with the knowledge of the foreman responsible fur the 

 wi rk and for the estimate of its cost. He would be 

 watchful of the correctness of the charges, and eager to 

 accomplish within the appropriation what he had 

 estimated that he could accomplish. Most of the charges, 

 both for time and materials, being for work done under 

 a staff-department, would be checked also by a depart- 

 ment head. 



.^uch methods are well known, and in those cases 

 where they have been fairly tried have abundantly proved 

 their value. — from Landscape Architecture. 



( To he coittiinied in October issue.) 



SUMMER MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 

 The Presentation of Medals to Messrs. Walsh and Cook. 



The awurdiiig of tlie ^lr>i. (icrtnidc .\I. J]ul)hai<l 0<ild ilodal for 

 the hest rose of Anierif-aii origin within five years was carried 

 out at the Boston meeting of the American Rose Society. This 

 fine medal went for the rose "Exeelsa" to Mr. M. H. Walsh, of 

 Woods Hole, ilass. The rose "Radiance" was designated by the 

 judges at the Hartford Rose Gardens and a silver medal was espe- 

 cially awarded for its exrellenee to ilr. .John Cook, of Baltimore, 

 j\ld. The jirescntation features were as follows: 



TRESriffiXT riERSON: Gentlemen, we have with us today 

 two of the old men in the business. I am going to ask ilr. 

 E. (i. Hill, a gentleman tliat you all know, and you know is con- 

 nected with the rose business, to present to our good old friend 

 and good rosarian, Mr. Walsh, the Gertrude M. Hubbard Gold 

 Medal, awarded to Mr. AYalsh in recognition of raising the rose 

 "JCxcelsa." t would like to introduce Mr. Hill. 



Presentation of Hubbard Gold Medal to Mr. M. H. Walsh. 



E. G. HILL, Richmond. Ind.: Jlr. President and Gentlenien, T 

 am sure that this is a pleasant duty. This splendid medal Iki~ 

 been given to this .societ}' tlirough the gracious kindness of ■< 

 woman who was interested in roses and rose growing. I think 

 that we rosarians and otlicrs assembled here greatly appreciate 

 the thouglitfulness of Mrs. Hid)bard in thus providing tins line 

 testimonial to be given to the one who should produce tlie finest 

 and most useful rose in tlie last five years. Now, I understand 

 that tills medal has been given for the most splendid rose raised 

 by Mr. Walsh, the name of which is "E.xcelsa." I want to say 

 something abovit the "Exeelsa" rose. When I went to London 

 some years ago Mr. Walsh had sent there a specimen of thi' 

 "Exeelsa" and some of his other roses; and do yon know, the 

 British public at once pronounced tliis "Exeelsa" rose as one of 

 magnificent value. I saw plants here eight or nine feet high. 

 cloth<d from top to bottcun with beautifully colored flowers, and 

 I was delighted and cliarnied. I have wondered a great many 

 times whether we in America have ever fully appreciated the great 

 work done by Mr. Walsh. He certainly has given us varieties 

 which adorn, and will continue to adorn, great numbers of oiu- 

 gardens in this country; and I think it is very fitting and pro|u'r 

 that this medal should go to him. Now, another thought. I 

 hope some day that this medal will go to some man who will 

 take up our native species, and from some of our best and liardiest 

 hybrid teas produce roses which shall be free from what we 

 call black spot and whicli will flourish in o\ir .\merican gardens. 

 I believe that that can be accomplished. I believe some day it 

 will be done. But let me tell von. some one will have to do it 



wlio is disinterested, who is not always looking at the dollar at 

 the end of the accomplishment; for up" to this date there has been 

 liut very little money to any man who has raised a rose for the 

 cniiiellishment of our gardens. Is not that the fact, Mr. Walsh, 

 to a very great extent '! 



I would like to have this society take tliis matter into careful 

 and serious consideration, and see if we could not give this 

 medal in the future to some man or woman who will take our 

 native species and give ns hybrids from the teas, because 1 believe 

 through that medium we are to secure roses that will grow and 

 flourish in our climate. Climatie conditions to a great extent are 

 against the beautiful roses that grow and thrive so finely in 

 England, Eraiice and Ireland. We have got to have some nia- 

 terial in our roses that will enable them to withstand the heat 

 of our summer and to withstand the terrible <lisease of black 

 stock as we call it. They will have to have different blood in 

 them, I tlioroughly believe. Now, Jlr. Walsh. I have the verv 

 great pleasure of presenting to von this beautiful medal. iVw- 

 >cnting medal to .Mr. Walsh). 



I'RKSIIJEXT I'lEUSOX: Mav 1 be tlie lir^t to congratulate 

 you, Mr. WaNhV 



Response by M. H. Walsh, Woods Hole, Mass. 



Mr. President and Jlr. Hill. I can assure you it gives me great 

 pleasure today to receive this beautiful tiiken of what I have 

 MCI oiiiplished. 1 consider it an honor. Of course, I have accom- 

 plished nothing but what other people could have dime and prob- 

 ably done it better; but it has lieen an eiU'oiiragenient and an 

 inducement to strive to do better and to take up other species, as 

 Mr. Hill has suggested, to see if we could not improve the roses 

 that we shall grow in this country to be true American roses 

 such as will withstand our winters and summers. I shall con- 

 tinue in the future as I have in the past, if I am spared, to strive 

 to imjjrove tlie rose in American gardens. Mr. Hill and ;;entle- 

 men, I tliank you for your kindness. (Applause.) 



PRESIDENT PIER.SON: Cientlemen. I want to read to you a 

 letter that carries with it a tone of sadness and will be received 

 by you with regret, and the Hubbard Medal lias had a good 

 deal to do with it. There were two roses, and there was a°dif- 

 ference of opinion. The other rose was the "Radiance," a hybrid 

 tea. In making their decision the committee went back to the 

 introduction of tlie (?iimson Rambler and what the Ci-imon Ram- 

 bler has done for America, and the brilliant red flower masses 

 that carried them beyond the hybrid tea for a man's garden. 

 AVhen your committee and your society went to Elizabeth Park 

 this summer the lieauty of that same rose "Radiance" as it stood 

 in the garden was practically beyond description. I bidieve can- 

 didly that the "Radiance" is one of the most beautiful hybrid 

 tea bedding roses; and the society then and there voted to Mr. 

 .John Cook, one of the finest old men of the business, a silver 

 medal in recognition of his having raised the "Radiance." We 

 asked Mr. Cook to be here. He wrote us this letter, which shows 

 tliat the old gentleman would have been here if he could, viz.: "I 

 would dearly love to be there, but I am eighty-seven years of age 

 and subject to neuritis, and it is im|iossible for me to risk "a 

 journey, as every little bit of cold afl'iuds me. I attended the 

 conventions from the lieginning up to six years ago; but I have 

 got to ask you to be kind eiiongli to send it to me." 'J'hat is his 

 message, and we have sent tlie medal to ^Ir. Cook, 'i'hose are 

 his regrets to us. 



Urchins — T!in'-e 



fine I'lans, iiii.stcr, but wfieic's the pfaygiounds? 

 — American City. 



