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polyantha roses; these types bloom practically the season 
through, beginning late in May or early in June and in some 
varieties blossoming until killing frosts arrive. 
None of the plants in the beds outside of the intra- 
marginal path require protection in winter; to prevent 
whipping in the wind and consequent loosening of the plants 
in the soil, the long stems are cut back to about three feet 
late in the fall. The roses in the other beds, however, 
are protected by hilling up the earth for a distance of six or 
eight inches around each plant, much as is done with 
potatoes. This protects the wood from too violent freez- 
ing and drying, insuring enough good live wood the follow- 
ing spring to provide the bloom for the coming summer. 
Each plant is furnished with a label giving the type of 
rose, the name of the variety, and the name of the donor. 
The flight of stone steps which forms the western ap- 
proach to the garden was the gift of the late Mrs. Robert E. 
Westcott. 
14. Lilac Garden 
This collection, located a little to the south of the rose 
garden and paralleling Pelham Parkway, is being de- 
veloped. The lilacs are planted in groups around the 
margin, it being tentatively planned to establish a collection 
of peonies in the central portion of this area. 
15. Flower Gardens 
Collections of herbaceous plants useful for horticulture 
will be found in the border at the Elevated Railway ap- 
proach; along the path leading from this approach to 
conservatory range 1 and in the beds in the vicinity of 
this range; and elsewhere. Something of decorative value 
is always to be found in these collections, from the appear- 
ance of the early bulb-plants, and other harbingers of 
spring to the arrival of the chrysanthemums in the fall. 
The plants are plainly labeled, so that the collections may 
be intelligently studied. If one is interested in establishing 
a home garden, notes may be made here of such plants as 
