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liave been developed into private parks, the natural beauty 

 of Lake Geneva's shore front has not been disturbed. 



The following day was devoted to visiting the different 

 estates surrounding the lake and at these places we found 

 much to interest us. \Miile they are not as extensive as 

 some of the private establishments in the east, neverthe- 

 less several of them compare favorably with some of the 

 well known eastern estates in point of interest. At noon 

 we were entertained at the home of Joseph Krupa, presi- 

 dent of the local society, and the luncheon provided by 

 Mrs. Krupa established her as an excellent hostess. 

 \'isiting kept us well occupied until evening, when we 

 attended a special meeting of the Lake Geneva Gardeners 

 and Foremans' Association. President Krupa, after 

 welcoming the visitors, called on C. H. Totty, and the 

 request coming from the floor that he address the meeting 

 on chrysanthemum novelties, Air. Totty entertained the 

 members with a very interesting talk on 'mums. H. A. 

 Bunyard reviewed the International Flower Show held 

 in Xew York last spring, comparing it with the Inter- 

 national Show at London of a year ago. Mr. Bunyard's 

 utterances showed him an enthusiast on wdiat the future 

 holds out for flower shows in this country. M. C. Ebel. 

 secretary of the National .'\ssociation of Gardeners, was 

 next called on and ^j -i' - w the progress of the associa- 



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tion and its purposes and appealed for coojjeration among 

 the gardeners of the west with those of the east to aid in 

 making the national association the representative organi- 

 zation of the gardening profession in this country. Vice- 

 President A. J. Smith indorsed all Mr. Ebel had to say 

 and urged all gardeners to take an interest in the N. A. G. 

 The response to their appeals was gratifying, for at the 

 conclusion of their remarks every member present 

 stepped up to the secretary's desk and enrolled with the 

 national body. Concluding with a social hour the meet- 

 ing adjourned. 



After spending two of the most pleasant days of our 

 trip at Lake Geneva, we continued homeward the follow- 

 ing day. 



AUTUMN FIELDS. 



By Dr. Leon.ard Keene Hirshberg. 

 "The fragrance of these woods and that of the days 

 of long ago, is and will remain the same tlirougli the 

 coining years." 



These lines were written by a savant who as a lad, 

 knew the joys of nutting and the flavor of nuts self- 

 gathered. 



Next to the swimming hole, the country lad loves 

 the woods, scanty or thickly set, as the case may be, 

 in which he finds the meaty chestnut, the rich butter- 

 nut, or the savory hickory nut. The best way to enjoy 

 your nuts is to harvest them yourself during which 

 process you will also reap health, appetite and happi- 

 ness as the result being in touch with nature, and away 

 from the cares of every day and artificial existence. 



When the fall begins to replace the woodlands with 

 purples, scarlets, gold and sepias; when there is an 

 invigorating tang in the air and the undergrowth 

 yields an odor of autumn, then is the time to go 

 a-nutting. 



When starting out nutting, our first objective is the 

 long clumi) of woods that clings to the sides of the 

 valley and descends almost to the brook that runs 

 chattering and babbling through the latter. 



Here hazel-nut bushes are to be found, and, it may 

 be, a few filbert trees. Hazel-nuts are more delicious 

 when gathered when the wood is still soft and white. 

 Such nuts are easily cracked, revealing a little fat, 

 thick heart-shaped balls of white meat within, which 

 has a dainty flavor and a smell that suggests the free- 

 dom and purity of the wild woods. 



The filberts are of the same family but run larger 

 and are more like a rounded almond. They are even 

 more appetizing than are the hazels. 



There are three species of hazel nuts found in this 

 country, these being the American hazel, the Beaked 

 hazel, and the California hazel. The so-called English 

 hazel is somewdiat the same as the American hazel and 

 can be transplanted from the other side of the Atlantic. 

 There is only one species of filbert known in the 

 United States, although there are two or three sub- 

 divisions of the same, which seem to have their foun- 

 dation more in the fancies of the botanists than in fact. 



There are three kinds of walnuts found in the United 

 States, the first being the Persian or English walnut. 

 The English walnut is known over nearly the whole of 

 the United States with the exception of those in the 

 extreme south. It has been considered for a long time 

 as the choicest of nuts because of- its delicate flavor, 

 abundance of meat, and it may easily be gotten from 

 the shell. 



The black walnut is a native of the United States 

 and therefore is not cultivated in this country. The 

 shell is much harder and the nut smaller than that M 

 the English walnut. It also has a peculiar flav4r 

 which some find enjoyable while others do not. Thiis 

 it is that the black walnut is not verj^ commonly useii. 



Then again, you may have a yearning for butternut's, 

 in which case you may wander into the forest, for tHe 

 butternut is also a native of the United States. It is 

 found in woodlands that consist of large trees growirlg 

 with spaces between each tree. j 



The beech-nut is readily gathered for youngsters 

 Avho aren't up to using a pole or climbing up a tree. 

 All that they have to do is to stoop, gather and eat. 

 In such cases, small, sharp teeth do away with tHe 

 necessity of the knife. ' 



Unless you live somewhere south of Kentucky, you 

 won't have much chance of gathering that richest of all 

 nuts, the pecan. It's thin shell, large kernel, richness 

 and agreeable flavor account for its present and grow- 

 ing popularity. It is the richest of all our nuts in fat. 



If you have once tasted the J03-s of gathering Ameri- 

 can nuts in an American wood at the time of the on- 

 coming of an American Fall you will surely repeat the 

 experiment. 



