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GARDENING. 



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Crossing Gourd Arbor, the grounds 

 around the History Building meet our 

 eyes. Quite a distinction between this 

 and the beds we have just left, for about 

 the fountain it is a massive array of 

 crowded plants and competitive colors as 

 if space were at greatest premium, while 

 here the extensive green is sparsely dotted 

 with modest beds of heliotropes, petunias, 

 and such other things as are seen around 

 a suburban or country home. On the 

 lower side of the large lawn towards the 

 auditorium is a fine bed of bananas and 

 other tropical tall growing plants. On the 

 upper lawn towards the Children's Build- 

 ing is a beautiful 75 ft. bed of cannas cen- 

 tered with ricinus and edged with cala- 

 diums. Back of the Woman's, Children's 

 and Administration Buildings is an exqui- 

 site wooded lawn with chairs, swings 

 and settees which prove a most inviting 

 place through these long hot days. 



From the main entrance of the Audito- 

 rium extends the Grape Arbor. It is cov- 

 ered with an endless variety of wild and 

 cultivated vines, especially moon vines 

 which are now in their glory, and in gen- 

 eral appearance is not unlike Gourd Arbor. 

 On both sides of this arbor is a large 

 sward of green, in the center of each plot 

 being a 100ft. canna bed edged with 

 caladiums shown by the Centennial Com- 

 pany. 



The most striking display of tropical 

 bedding plants is the exhibit of the Plant 

 System of Railways in front of Railway 

 Exhibits. It seems that half an acre of 

 the most luxuriant variety garden in 

 south Florida might have been dug out 

 in a body and transplanted here. Cab- 

 bage palmettoes 20 ft. high waving with 

 Spanish moss; magnificent palms, arau- 

 carias, jessamines, with numerous trop- 

 ical foliage and flowering plants, never 

 seen in the north, are growing in one lux- 

 uriant bouquet. Oranges, bananas, pine- 

 apples, lemons, guavas, Japan plums and 

 other tropical and semi-tropical fruits are 

 seen maturing as at home. 



The Georgia Railroad also comes in 

 with not only a magnificent display of 

 flowers, but also the finest collection of 

 evergreens on the grounds, as well as a 

 beautiful collection of minerals. These 

 displays are kept in a most commendable 

 shape and are a loud speaking unwritten 

 advertisement for the undeveloped south. 



On the island in Lake Watauga, in front 

 of the Negro Building is a flower bed wor- 

 thy of notice. It is 200 ft. long, covering 

 the whole island. In the center is a large 

 showy bed of coleus, surmounted by a 

 large urn of palms. Next is crotons, 

 every variety known, together with sev- 

 eral new ones never before exhibited, by 

 odds the finest show on the grounds. 

 Near the water are growing cannas, cal- 

 adiums, typhas, callas and other sub- 

 aquatic plants. All the plants on the 

 island are exhibited by Mr. Joslyne. 



Lily lake, near the Transportation 

 Building, contains the water lily exhibits 

 of Joy & Sons and Geo. B Moulder. One 

 or more specimens of every hardy water 

 lily grown, together with Victoria Regia 

 and other tropical sorts are furnishing 

 thousands of their entrancing "lily pads" 

 to attract the passing throngs. 



If Mr. Joslyne, the gardener, prefers any 

 place above the grounds around the His- 

 tory Building, it is his sun-ray bed at 

 the southeast end of Forestry Building; 

 6,000 coleus arranged in the unique style 

 which suggests the name, meet the admi- 

 ration of all and proves the excellency of 

 the gardeners' taste. 



On Capital avenue the most attractive 

 spot is the little grotto in front of Rialto. 

 Wild flowers and ferns growing around 



the cave spring, which feeds a minia- 

 ture lake, for anotherexhibit of Mr. Moul- 

 der's water lilies, makes most appro- 

 priate environs for the lovely wood 

 nymph which stands at the mouth of the 

 grotto and in a shell is catching a drink 

 from the dripping water. 



In the state agricultural exhibit front 

 of Agricultural Building, on a 4-acrefarm 

 may be seen growing every variety of 

 Indian corn, wheat, sorghum, flax, hemp, 

 jute, millet, clover, alfalfa, grasses for 

 grazing and hay, and all other agricul- 

 tural products common in Tennessee. 

 Three-fourths of an acre is planted in to- 

 bacco. Uncle "Scott" Walker, a colored 

 veteran tobacco grower, has shown the 

 visitors how to grow and house the sec- 

 ond crop of finest tobacco from the same 

 patch. Uncle "Ned" Wood, an old cotton 

 grower, has an acre white with the open 

 pods of this crop, and says he never grew 

 finer cotton in Georgia. Uncle "Ned" 

 takes great pride in showing the visitors 

 his large plants, some of which he de- 

 clares have over 260 "squares and balls." 



M. 



T«E ESTABLISHMENT OF FUBUG PARKS. 



The importance of bringing together 

 information concerning the establishment 

 of public parks cannot be illustrated to 

 better advantage than it is in a little pub- 

 lication that has recently come to hand 

 under the above title and relating to the 

 New York park system, which was pre- 

 pared by Gherardi Davis of New York 

 and read before the Historical Society of 

 that city. 



After making a brief statement as to the 

 necessity of public parks in cities and the 

 desirability of guarding them against en- 

 croachments, he gives the history of the 

 park movement in New York from the 

 first suggestion that was made in a letter 

 published in the New York Packet in 1785 

 and addressed to the mayor and alder- 

 men of the city, calling attention to the 

 fact that "there is not in this great city 

 one proper spot where its inhabitants can 

 enjoy with convenience the exercise that 

 is necessary for health and amusement." 

 He then goes on to give the history of 

 Bowling Green, the Batter}', and the vari- 

 ous squares and parks of the city, from 

 the time they were first suggested until 

 they were acquired by the city and devel- 

 oped as public pleasure grounds, giving 

 many interesting historical and other 

 incidents connected therewith. 



It is difficult for one unacquainted with 

 such matters to realize the amount of 

 careful investigation that is required to 

 bring together and verify the facts and 



interesting incidents related in this 

 pamphlet. This pamphlet should be the 

 forerunner of similar publications in other 

 cities for the subject is well worth}- of the 

 careful investigation of students in local 

 history, and such facts and incidents as 

 are here brought together are not found 

 in any other publications with the excep- 

 tion of the fragmentary and disconnected 

 records in park reports and occasional 

 newspaper and magazine articles. 



There has never been made until very 

 recently a systematic effort to bring to- 

 gether in any of the important libraries 

 complete sets of park reports. Some 

 park commissions even have not complete 

 sets of their reports in their own offices, 

 and almost every park commission is un- 

 able to supply many ot the back numbers. 

 The Park and Outdoor Art Association 

 are bringing together as complete a set 

 of park reports and other material relat- 

 ing to out-door art as can be obtained. 

 Information thus brought together will 

 be of the greatest value to all persons 

 who are interested in the park movement 

 which has come to be such an important 

 question in the development of American 

 communities. Warren H. Manning. 



rtYPERIGUM flUREUM. 



Mr. Joseph Meehan's article on hypcri- 

 cums in your October 1 number is instruct- 

 ive and interesting. His remarks on H. 

 aureum relative to its hardiness is the 

 cause of this note. I have had this shrub 

 some five years and with the exception of 

 a mulching at the roots which I give all 

 shrubs, hardy and tender, in winter, it 

 receives no protection. I consider it, next 

 to H. Moserianum, the finest of its 

 species. I can't leave the latter out over 

 winter even under good protection if I 

 desire to see it again, but H. aureum 

 seems hardy even to the tips. 



I consider it a very choice shrub. Its 

 deep yellow flowers with their silken 

 stamens are enhanced in beauty by the 

 deep green leafage set immediately under- 

 neath them, partaking almost of the 

 nature of bracts. This shrub comes from 

 the Mountains of Tennessee, and is one 

 that should be in all gardens. 



W. C. Egan. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Siebrecht & Son, New Rochelle, N. Y., 

 pot grown and laver strawberry plants; 

 The Lovett Co., Little Silver, N. J., pot 

 grown and layer strawberry plan s, 

 celery, cabbage and other plants; Ell- 

 wanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y., pot 

 grown strawberries; Fruitland Nurseries, 



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ORNAMENTAL TREES AND SHRUBS. 



Roses, Bulbs and Hardy Perennials 



In Large Assortment and of Superior Quality. 



Fully believe that we can show more Ornamental Trees and Shrubs, 

 and a larger, finer block of Hardy Roses, Hybrid Perpetual Moss and Climbers 

 of the leading popular varieties including the famous Crimson Rambler than 

 can be seen elsewhere. We have 32 greenhouses, several of them devoted to 

 Palms, Cycas, Ficus and Araucaria Excelsa. Personal inspection and corres- 

 pondence solicited. Catalogue free. 

 THE STORRS & HARRISON CO., Box 9 Painesville. O. 



ANDORRA NURSERIE5. 



WILLIAM WARNER HARPER, Proprietor, 



SPECIALTIES: 



Chestnut Hill, PHILA., PA. 



1 Hardy Rtiododendrons and Azalea* 



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