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under our auspices. The next pictures also show an 
equal nuinher ol some two or three thousand roses that 
were planted out this spring on the grounds of Cornell 
University at Ithaca, New’ \ork, thanks to the generous 
eontrihutions made by the i'ollowdng linns: 
liohhink & Atkins, llutherlord, N. J, 
Brown JL{ros(., Kochester, N. Y. 
Conard & Jones, West Grove, Pa. 
Henry A. Hreer, lUverton, N. J. 
Ellwanger 6: Barry, Bochester, N. Y. 
F. & F. Nurseries, Springlield, N. J. 
Edward Kress, Baltimore, Md. 
S. Y. Harris, Tarrytown, N. Y. 
Hoopes Brothers K Thomas, West Chester, Pa. 
Leedle Floral Co., Springlield, 0. 
W. A. Manda, South Orange, N. J. 
A. N. Pierson Co., Cromwell, Conn. 
Stark Brothers, Louisiana, Mo. 
Storrs k Harrison, Painesville, 0. 
W. & T. Smith Co., Geneva, N. Y. 
It is dillicult to estimate the value to American rose 
men likely to grow out ol these gardens. We can cer¬ 
tainly depend upon inlormation quite as uselul as that 
w orked out at Cornell hy the American Peony Society or 
the American Sweet Pea Society, and it is encouraging to 
know that the New Jersey State Experiment Station at 
New^ Brunswick have requested the A. B. S. to establish 
a rose test garden on their grounds; a similar request has 
come from Yassar College, with its annually changing 
body ol' live thousand women, most ol w hom some day 
will have rose gardens of their own; a similar request 
comes from Minneapolis, and what is the stand taken hy 
the American Bose Society with reference to extending 
this work? Because rose gardens are not of mushroom 
growth they require care and the judgment that comes 
with experience, as well as stock. There is little ques¬ 
tion about the success of the gardens already established. 
The response of the trade donating roses has been most 
gratifying, hut the present membership of the American 
Bose Society does not all'ord men enough to properly 
handle the w ork ahead. Do you know the National Bose 
Society of England has over live thousand members, and 
are you aware that in our own enormous country our 
memhership nmiihers less than a paltry three hundred? 
We will accept the invitation to establish rose gardens 
in other centers w hen the increase of membership brings 
us from the trade and from the ranks of able amateurs, 
men wlio will share w ith us in assuming responsibility 
for the oversight of these gardens. Their value has 
been exemplilied hy the results in the Hartford Test Gar¬ 
dens this past spring w ith seedlings of tw o year’s stand, 
that enabled the judges to make careful and valuable 
awards within the present month to seedlings and other 
roses some as yet midisseminated. 
But the most impressive evidence, I think, of the pos¬ 
sibilities for cities in dilferent parts of the United States 
to make use of the rose for the benefit of their people at 
most reasonable expense and w ith surprising results, is 
the example of Elizabeth Park Bose Garden, Hartford, 
Conn., of wdiich I am able to show you some photographs. 
Do you realize that during the first rose w'eek in this 
month there w ere counted in this park in one day not less 
than one thousand five hmidred automobiles and careful 
count showed the attendance for the day over 32,000 
people. The Bose Garden is only an acre in extent. The 
autiiorities w ere obliged to plant perennial and other gar¬ 
dens nearby to scatter the attention and prevent the grass 
turf from being entirely worn out. Attempts w ere no¬ 
ticed in the Gardens oi many wishing to note varieties 
lor home planting, hut certainly under great dilliculties, 
because ol the crow ds pushing irom behind. When one 
little park in New’ England can call lorth a hundred 
thousand people wdthin three weeks, doesn’t it indicate 
the latent love lor roses that other cities ought to recog¬ 
nize? Some will object that conditions in oilier cities do 
not permit. Look at this illustration of wdiat has been 
done tow ards a rose garden in the parks of Minneapolis, 
our cold northwest country. If they can have roses, 
such as these, surely no man-sized city need hesitate. 
In closing may 1 remind you that the above is intended 
to give you some idea Oi the opportunities and aims of the 
American Bose Society. It is made up of a loyal bunch 
of men; but they deserve the support of a much larger 
number and especially Irom the ranks of the nurserymen 
w hose business is bound to be benelited. May 1 extend 
to you the opportunity to join and help in the good work.* 
‘^Mr. Pyle is Vice President of the American Rose Society, and 
he will accept subscriptions tor membership at $a.0U per year, 
or they may be sent directly to the Secretary, Benj. Hammond, 
Beacon, Hew York. 
MR. HERBERT CHASE MEETS WITH AN UN¬ 
FORTUNATE AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT 
The many friends of Mr. Chase w ill congratulate him 
upon the lortunate escape of himself and family from * 
what might have been a most serious automobile accident. 
Shortly after returning from the Cleveland Nursery¬ 
men’s Convention, Mr. Cliase, in company w ith his wife 
and son, Edwin, took an automobile trip to Colorado 
Springs. While passing along the new’ automobile road 
over the mountains east of Gunnison, he came to a sharp, 
narrow turn. The outer edge of the road was new’ and 
soft, and the car skidded over the embankment. Mr. 
Chase w'as throwui out of the car, hut his wife and son 
w ere buried in the w reck. Fortunately, some ranchmen 
opportunely came by, and hurried to the rescue. Mrs. 
Chase and Edwin were taken out. Mrs. Chase was 
somew hat bruised, but Edw in got through w ithout a 
scratch. Mr. Chase had some ribs broken, his chest 
crushed, and his back w renched. 
He w as carried to Sargents, w here a doctor w’as sum¬ 
moned by phone, and later taken to the Bed Cross Hos¬ 
pital, at Salida. 
The excellent care bestowed upon him there has 
brought him around in good shape, and no doubt before 
the end of the month (July) he will he able to leave the 
Hospital, still somewhat sore, hut otherwise fully recov¬ 
ered. 
Mr. Chase is a life member of the Elks. This fact be¬ 
came known when he was taken to the hospital, and the 
members of the fraternity have been unsparing in their 
elforts to make his stay at the hospital as easy and as 
pleasant as possible under the circumstances. 
The National Nurseryman joins w ith Mr. Chase’s many 
warm friends, in thankfulness that the- accident was no 
worse, and w ishes him a speedy and complete recovery. 
