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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 I 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 



