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(heated) pool 42 tender species. For the latter the Garden is in- 
debted to the perennial generosity of William Tricker, Inc., Saddle 
River, New Jersey. 
Rose Garden 
The Rose Garden, occupying about one acre in the northwest 
part of the Botanic Garden, was formally opened to the public 
on Sunday afternoon, June 24, 1928. This garden was made pos- 
sible by a gift of $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 Dorie 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 productions near the 
pavilion, with the intermediate forms in chronological 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 surrounding the garden, 
and also the pergola and pavilion, furnish support for climbing 
roses, while the marginal beds along the trellis are for wild s species 
and their derivatives. South of the pavilion, three additional beds 
are devoted to historical roses, #.c., those mentioned in ancient liter- 
ature, and to roses of ee lise; 
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 
10 a.m. 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 gar- 
