CHILDREN'S GARDENS 



ing, and secured the cooperation of city mis- 

 sionaries, teachers of mission and other schools, 

 and officers of associated charities. The custom 

 of distributing cut flowers at Easter-tide was 

 quite general in the churches, and, through the 

 influence of this committee, the Sunday-school 



Paving Removed for a Garden, Boston, Mass. 



superintendents were induced to purchase and 

 distribute potted plants, which were more last- 

 ing in their beauty. The results were very 

 gratifying, and, in 1879, there were three exhi- 

 bitions held in Horticultural Hall in Boston. 

 The great hall, devoted to the display of the 

 best plants, was an interesting sight, as the 



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