28 PLANNING AND PLANTING 



vegetables, finest displays of various flowers, or 

 any number of other features, all of which add to 

 the general interest of the contest, which should 

 culminate in an exhibition, and awarding of the 

 prizes by the judges on a specified date. 



At this exhibition or local affair it is a good 

 plan not only to stage exhibits of flowers, fruit 

 and vegetables, buit to make the occasion more 

 interesting, it is a good plan to include canned 

 fruit, bread, pastry, fancywork, etc. If desired, 

 admission may be charged to make up the prizes to 

 be awarded, or the receipts be used for the further- 

 ance of some civic or charitable enterprise. 



And we must not forget, not by any means, to 

 arrange for some juvenile prizes to encourage the 

 boys and girls in the growing of beautiful things, 

 thus inculcating into the hearts of the children a 

 deeper love for flowers and all things beautiful. 



If solicited, the merchants' of the town usually 

 are glad to donate the prizes, not only because of 

 the fact that it will be good advertising for them, 

 but because they believe in their town, or they 

 would not be doing business there, and because 

 they realize that what is for the benefit of the 

 town is also for their own benefit as merchants. 



Frequently a philanthropic and public minded 

 citizen of means will himself provide all the re- 

 quired prizes for such a campaign as a Homes 

 Beautiful Competition. 



