(411) 
before anything like a complete installation will be prac- 
ticable 
12. Rose Garden 
Beautifully situated in a valley south of the mansion, 
the collections of bush roses planted here in the spring 
have been of great interest and beauty and of educational 
value. Nearly 5,000 plants have been installed there, 
contributed by the Horticultural Society of New York, 
grouped in 94 plots over a total area of nearly half an acre, 
including 422 named kinds, which have all been completely 
labeled. No progress was made during the year in ob- 
taining either the central pergola or the enclosing iron fence 
planned for the rose garden, and no provision for climbing 
roses here has thus been made; some planting of rambling 
roses on rocks adjacent to the plantation may be accom- 
plished in the spring. 
As regards the central pergola and fence, which were 
much discussed at the time the rose garden was originally 
determined upon, a suggestion was reported to the Board 
of Managers at the meeting of November 15, that the plans 
be modified by substituting a fountain for the central 
arbor, planned in order to avoid obstruction of the view of 
the garden which the proposed central feature would 
necessitate, and a further suggestion that the enclosing 
fence planned be abandoned, and a return made to the 
proposition of protecting the collection by guarding only, 
which has been carried out this year, without appreciable 
loss, only 4 plants out of over 4,000 having been stolen. 
These suggestions were referred to the Endowment Con- 
mittee for further consideration and report, but the En- 
dowment Committee has not as yet taken the subject up. 
As to the guarding of the plantation, this was accomplished 
during the season by having one of the keepers report there 
at daylight and remain until the gardener in charge came 
in the morning, and then to report again when the gardener 
left at five o’clock in the afternoon and remain until nine 
or ten o’clock in the evening. As a matter of fact, I think 
