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appeal to the individual, and any color scheme for any 

 period may be thus arranged for. It is not the purpose in 

 these collections to develop any special color scheme, but 

 to bring to the attention of the public as many different 

 kinds as possible of herbaceous plants which may be used 

 in the developing of individual ideas. Many other kinds 

 of herbaceous plants which may be used for decorative 

 purposes may be seen at the herbaceous garden. 



The flower beds at conservatory range I are on the 

 north side in two series numbered from west to east. 

 One series contains seven beds, and the other, at the 

 base of the terrace on which the conservatory stands, 

 paralleling it on three sides, contains four beds. In 

 these beds and in those on both sides of the path from 

 the Elevated Railway approach to the conservatories 

 are grown many kinds of bulbs, such as snowdrops, glory- 

 of-the-snow, squills, spring crocuses, early tulips, cottage 

 tulips, Darwin tulips, daffodils, poet's narcissus, snowflakes, 

 lilies and fall crocuses. All bulbs have a resting period, 

 their foliage disappearing at this time, leaving bare spots 

 in the flower garden. To avoid this, annuals, or green- 

 house plants raised from cuttings, are provided. These 

 are sown or planted in time to follow the bulbs, thus giving 

 a succession of flowers for the summer and fall. In addi- 

 tion to the bulbs there are many other kinds of herbaceous 

 perennials here. 



Bed no. II, located at the foot of the east terrace, is 

 devoted to roses. This collection was established in the 

 spring of 1913. The bed is about 250 feet long and 8 feet 

 wide. There are over 400 bushes, representing about 140 

 kinds, including hybrid perpetuals, hybrid teas, teas, baby 

 ramblers, moss-roses and others. The two rear rows con- 

 tain hybrid perpetuals, and a few other kinds, the two front 

 rows comprising hybrid teas and teas. 



16. Horticultural Collections 



The horticultural collections are situated in the southern 

 part of the grounds, and face the Southern Boulevard. 



