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The autumn garden should contain many of the fruiting shrubs 

 which are so briUiant at that late season. 



Even in winter gardens can be made attractive by growing 

 plants with showy bark. Cornuses, Kerria japonica, willows, 

 birches, beeches, and scores of others; and to these can be added 

 evergreens which are always pleasing amongst deciduous shrubs. 



I have merely touched on this subject but as this is a discussion 

 on flowers, I have left plenty of gaps open so that each one will 

 have an opportunity to say something. This discussion on cer- 

 tain topics is for each and everyone to take a part in, and to spread 

 this love of and interest in flowers which are so apparent at this 

 time in this country. 



I have not touched on the cultivation of many of these plants 

 neither the arrangement nor yet winter protection, so that there 

 is ample opportunity for specialists in certain groups to give some 

 of their valuable information. 



Discussion. 



Thomas H. Westwood spoke on the subject of spring-flower- 

 ing bulbs. He had planted thousands of them in grass at For- 

 est Hills Cemetery and expected grand results from them. He 

 had snowdrops in flower in January. He had also set out ten 

 thousand plants of violets in one plot with satisfactory effect. 

 He discouraged the use of so much variegated material in plant- 

 ing, preferring green foliage, and spoke appreciatingly of geran- 

 iums in beds. 



He said that it was a difficult problem to arrange a garden 

 so that the colors would be harmonious and that it was a real 

 fine art to accomplish this result. 



Mrs. Pratt spoke of the increasing interest in gardens all over 

 the country. In a recent visit to the West as far as California 

 she had been impressed with the growing interest in flower cul- 

 ture especially in the cities. In some of the western cities 

 flowers are planted everywhere except in the very busiest streets. 

 She referred to public parks in California where are planted a 

 million white roses and a million red roses. She noted a lux- 



