The Rose hedge and lovely Rose garden at Rose Crest are typical of hundreds of others in Portland. The hedges are usually made up of Madame Caroline Testout Roses, the most popular sort there; in fact, Portland's official emblem. By June 1, along the curbing of the avenues, there are miles of Roses in bloom, and, as may be imagined, the effect is very pleasing. The climate of western Oregon is quite similar to favored portions of England, but has the advantage of more sunshine. The variety of vegetation is almost endless. Plants native to England will grow here that will not thrive in other parts of the United States, and the gardening tasks are simple in comparison to the toil necessary where gardens are subject to greater extremes of heat, cold, drought, and similar problems. Cliff Cottage and High Hatch, both about six miles south of Portland, on the Willamette River, possess gardens in their beginning, both interestingly planned and already known to garden lovers even beyond the limits of that State. The Cliff Cottage garden is designed in four terraces, with a rich background of primeval trees. Dwarf fruit trees and vegetables fill the beds that are all bordered with flowers. The stone stairway leading to the several terraces is in keeping with the natural surroundings of a wooded hillside. Rock planting is also a feature. The landscape in the distance is a beautiful outlook. High Hatch has a combination of upper and lower garden, partly in a rock garden, spread out over considerable undulating land with winding gravel paths and stone stairs connecting the various parts. A wide white stone balustrade divides the broad lawn from the gardens below, and a fine growth of aged pines completes the adornment of the place. [Illustration: PLATE 156 "Thornewood," Tacoma, Wash. Mrs. Chester Thorne] [Illustration: PLATE 157 "Thornewood"] [Illustration: PLATE 158 "Thornewood," Tacoma, Wash. Chester Thorne, Esq.] [Illustration: PLATE 159 Seattle, Wash. Robert Merrill, Esq.] [Illustration: PLATE 160 Seattle, Wash. Robert Merrill, Esq.] [Illustration: PLATE 161 Section of a Rose hedge bordering an avenue in Portland, Ore.] [Illustration: PLATE 162 "Rosecrest," Portland Heights, Portland, Ore. Mrs. F. I. Fuller] [Illustration: PLATE 163 A garden in three terraces "Cliff Cottage," Elk Rock, Portland, Ore. Peter Kerr, Esq.] [Illustration: PLATE 164 A rock garden leading to formal garden "High Hatch," Riverwood, Portland, Ore. Thomas Kerr, Esq.] XVIII ALASKA