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able to offer in the fall of 1917, a second trophy for the best 
School Roof-Garden Display. The cost of this trophy will be 
about $25. 
(c) Cups.—tThree silver cups are offered, as follows: 
(1) As first prize to the school making the best box 
garden or potted plant display. (About $10.) 
(2) As second prize to the school making the second 
best garden display. (About $8.) 
(3) As second prize to the school making the second 
best roof garden display. (About 
(4) As second prize to the school making the second 
best box garden and potted plant display. 
(About $8.) 
8. Rose Arch, at the main entrance to the Children’s Gardens. 
Four plants of “Dorothy Perkins” rose, presented for this 
arch by the Mother’s Club of Public School 81, Queens, were 
planted on June 20, 1917. A suitable arch can be provided for 
approximately $10—-$15. 
9g. Flags and Flagpoles—Two Beno les and national flags are 
needed, one for the children’s gardens, and one to be placed near 
the main laboratory building. It is also desirable for the Garden 
to have a New York City flag about 5 ft. x 7 ft. in size. 
10. Garden Seats——Park benches should be provided by: munic- 
ipal appropriation, but in addition to them it would add much 
the Garden in the way of beauty and- interest, to have a 
number of ornamental stone seats, contributed by organizations 
as evidence of their appreciation of the Garden, or given in 
memory of some well-known botanist or some benefactor of the 
Gar den. 
11. Drinking Fountains —One is urgently needed now at the 
children’s gardens. It is very desirable to have three or four 
others at widely separated points in the garden. 
12. Busts of noted botanists and of benefactors of the Garden. 
Such works of art will not only contribute to the beauty of the 
grounds, but will add to their educational value. 
The above suggestions should appeal to various organizations, 
such as mother’s clubs and other women’s clubs, teachers’ organ- 
izations, patriotic and social clubs of men, as well as to indi- 
