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ment, he said, was something not to be lived on and to be drawn 
from, but something to be lived under and to be supported. 
sh 
ti 
Incidentally he yin his younger hearers that as this was 
it wi city” and ‘‘my parks.” He 
dep 
— beautiful, and in seeing that there was no destruction of 
lants and trees and shrubs. 
in closing, he reminded all that the flag and what it stood 
for and what it was going to mean = future generations, de- 
pended in part upon individual eff 
Ice cream in cones for the scouts as choo! children was the 
the s 
next event, after which Dr. Britton outlined to outs, at 
their request, how they could aid in preserving the beauty of t 
public he procession was then again formed, marching 
f the gorge bridge and hemlock forest to the Mosholu 
Parkway entrance. The weather was perfect, and the occasion 
was enjoyed by all navlicloe dng 
VACANT LOT GARDENS* 
y this spring when reports from his field agents and sta- 
failure of crops and the consequent failure of a nation to feed its 
people. HOY inbiance; the severe let in Jonna and panies 
d he e ear ly 
the winter wheat crop is expected to be fis: -two million bushels 
* Abstract of Iecture delivered at the New York Botanical Garden on June 2, 
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