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<br /> - ® 1 Sept. 21.Admission to massive stone fireplace built by WPA
<br /> :ate .f ,, „w's.,„ the park is $3. workers in 1938 lends the promise
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<br /> = -',.;:= . - HENDRICKS PARK recently added picnic shelter. (The Q
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<br /> w =R premier spots to view Hendricks Park's Rhododendron
<br /> a impressive variety Garden peaks in April and May, when m
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<br /> a ' Founded in 1951 by every Sunday. Admission to the park
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<br /> • .� - Rhododendron Society, ROSE TEST GARDENS
<br /> . . the 77-acre park sits What better place to contemplate
<br /> :-'...- on a forested ridge the world's most famous flower than
<br /> - east of the University the City of Roses? Every summer, an
<br /> of Oregon campus, estimated 2 million rose fans visit
<br /> overlooking the city Portland for the annual Rose Festival.
<br /> and the rolling During the citywide celebration,
<br /> Willamette River. Washington Park's International Rose
<br /> ABOVE:RHODODENDRONS GROW TO AWESOME PROPORTIONS IN The garden boasts an Test Gardens take center stage.
<br /> HENDRICKS PARK. BELOW RIGHT:OREGON-BRED ROSES ARE COVETED international reputation Since 1917, garden lovers have been
<br /> BY GARDENERS WORLDWIDE. for the quality and vari- enjoying the test garden's panoramic
<br /> (illteety of the plants, most views of the city and Mt.Hood. But
<br /> accessible to the masses. Today, his donated by local rhododendron they really come for the terraced gar-
<br /> formal gardens remain the center- enthusiasts. The 15-acre rhododen- den's dizzying collection of 10,000
<br /> piece of what is now Shore Acres dron garden contains 5,000 robust rose bushes in 600 varieties.
<br /> State Park. specimens, in addition to 1,000 Fragrant blossoms with intriguing
<br /> Shore Acres celebrates its garden azaleas, magnolias, viburnums and names such as Happy Wanderer,
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<br /> HEIRLOOM ROSES in St. Paul is a tourist attraction in itself seven days a week;To visit F$� land Dahlias 995 N•W _ .
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