.    (Pasadena)   COLLECTION OF VIEWS OF ADOLPHUS BUSCH'S SUNKEN GARDENS AND PARKS.   Ivy Wall, Pasadena, Cal.    Los Angeles: Graham Photo Co,   (1911).          Adolphus Busch (of the famous brewing family) purchased 30 acres in Pasadena in 1903 and transformed them into gardens second only to those of Henry Huntington nearby. Robert G. Fraser, a Scotsman, was his gardener. "Fraser took complete charge of the garden, laying out the grounds, obtaining the trees and plants, and supervising their maintenance. To him must go full credit for the beauty of the garden. The estate consisted of fourteen miles of pleasant footpaths, which led the delighted visitor through many a fanciful dell peopled by characters from Grimm's fairy tales." (-Padilla. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GARDENS, pg. 106) This brochure consists chiefly of 14 colored photographs of scenery within the gardens. A preliminary leaf reads: "Presented To The Members Of The American Medical Association At Their 62nd Annual Meeting, June 26th-30th, 1911."   Oblong pamphlet (13 x 17.5 cm); 20 pp. (unpaginated) with 14 color photographs (1 double-page).            Original printed paper wraps; minor damp mark in top margin, but generally well preserved. $60.00

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