In the spriiifjf of 1916 the wild llowers comnienccfl to bloom and 

 in a few weeks the whole <^arden was a mass of yellow and orange 

 and blue and purple shades. Thousands of people visited it daily 

 and on Sundays the walks could hardly accommodate the crowds. 

 There were species of trees, shrubs and flowers collected from all 

 parts of the state. To see these <i;rowinp; and to study them in their 

 natural habitats, it would be necessary for the student to travel many 

 hundreds of miles besides spendinf;; much money and time. A label 

 was provided for each species in the garden giving first the botanical 

 name and below it the common name of the plant. This label was 

 placed in front of one specimen of each kind somewhere near the 

 walk so that it could be easily read by the public. In the case of 



LUPINUS NANUS 

 'Dwarf Blue Lupine" 



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DELPHINIUM CARDINALE 

 "Scarlet Larkspur" 



