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on Sunday afternoon, June 24, 1928. This garden was made pos- 
sible by a gift of $10,000, later increased to $15,000, from Mr. and 
Mrs. Walter V. Cranford, of Greenwich, Connecticut. 
The general plan of the Garden is as follows. At the north 
end, entrance is gained through a Doric pergola. Three parallel 
rows of beds extend to the southward from the pergola, as far 
as the pavilion. In the central row of beds, varieties of hybrid 
perpetuals have been planted along with many of the small 
polyantha type; each of the two side rows contains varieties of 
hybrid teas. In the arrangement of these varieties the older forms 
appear at the beginning, near the pergola, the most recent produc- 
tions near the pavilion, with the intermediate forms in chrono- 
logical sequence between. Varieties of pillar and post roses are 
planted at regular intervals, on suitable supports, in the beds, with 
standards between the beds of the side rows. The trellis sur- 
rounding the garden, and also the pergola and pavilion, furnish 
support for climbing roses, while the marginal beds along the 
trellis are for wild species and their derivatives. South of the 
pavilion, three additional beds are devoted to historical roses, 7.¢., 
those mentioned in ancient literature, and to roses of commercial 
use. 
The Rose Garden is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
on weekdays (except holidays) during the rose season, and from 
9am. to 7 p.m. in June. Children are admitted only when ac- 
companied by responsible adults. 
Flower Days 
In order to afford members of the Garden and friends whom 
they may invite, an opportunity to see, under expert guidance, 
some of the most conspicuous and interesting floral displays of 
the Garden; to assist them toward solving some of their own 
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gardening problems; and to enable them to meet for discussion, 
a series of special days, called Flower Days, was inaugurated in 
1927. The dates selected are those in which the particular flowers 
furnishing the theme for discussion are in their prime. Up to and 
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including 1934 the following “ Days” have been observed: 
