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Vol. II, No. 9 Quarterly iVlAY, 1916 By subscription $1.00 per year 



THE ROSE GARDEN 



In the issue of this Journal for x^ugust, 191 5, under the title, 

 " Establishment of a Rose Garden," an announcement was made 

 of a cooperative agreement between the New York Botanical 

 Garden and The Horticultural Society of New York, for the 

 establishment of a rose garden. This provides that the New 

 York Botanical Garden shall accomplish the maintenance of the 

 garden, and that The Horticultural Society of New York shall 

 provide the plants. 



The site selected for the garden is on the east side of the 

 Bronx River in the New York Botanical Garden, a short dis- 

 tance to the south of the Mansion. Here in a sheltered swale 

 is an ideal location. The accompanying illustration is prepared 

 from a plan, formally adopted, of one of the entrances. Work 

 of preparation has already begun, the ground having been 

 formally broken on May 4, the day of the spring inspection of 

 the grounds of the New York Botanical Garden. It is planned 

 to continue the work during the summer. 



In this connection it is of interest to announce that on the 

 afternoon of Thursday, June 8th, Admiral Ward will again open 

 to the public his rose garden at Roslyn, Long Island, the admis- 

 sion fee being one dollar. Mr. E. H. Wilson, who has spent so 

 many years in exploration in China and who has introduced so 



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