Light Standards axd Flower Boxes. 



oxe of the features ix the work of beautifying battle creek. which attracts much attention and 

 .a.dds gr.\teful touches of green to busy business streets. 



BEAUTIFYING BATTLE CREEK 



THE beautiful maple trees in the 

 residential district of Battle 

 Creek, IMich., have for years 

 been a source of shade, comfort 

 and favorable comment, and for the past 

 five years the Horticultural Society, 

 in connection with the Chamber of 

 Commerce, has carried out a plan sug- 

 gested by the late C. C. Beach of this 

 city — a man who spent his life in pro- 

 moting the planting and growing of trees. 

 Mr. Beach's plan was to carry down 

 town into the busy retail district the plan 

 of beautifying the streets with flowers 

 and vines by utilizing the ornamental 

 street light standards in producing a 

 harmony of color. 



For several years the metal flower 

 boxes have been planted each spring — 

 with blossoms and vines and watered 

 when necessary during the dry summer 



months and as the light standards are 

 only 60 feet apart in the retail district 

 the appearance in the summer is verv 

 attractive. The Battle Creek plan is 

 now used in many other cities. 



While the plan originated in Battle 

 Creek, the trimming of shade trees there 

 was not started until two years ago after 

 some lengthy litigation to determine 

 who had a right to trim the trees. For 

 several years the late C. W. Post 

 designated a fund of $500 a year to 

 be used as prizes for the most attractive 

 homes in the city. Those winning in 

 any one year are barred from contesting 

 the next year and thus the prizes have 

 been divided among many people. 

 The result is today that nearly every 

 home is made attractive with blossoms 

 from June until December. 



Sand Hill Planting Successful. 



Success has followed forest planting on the sandhills of Nebraska. Jack pines planted there 

 by the Government Forest Service ten years ago now have a height of over 15 feet and a diameter of 

 4 inches. 



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