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phia and that of George L. Nason of St. Paul. Minn., were ac- 

 corded Honorable Mention and Sio each. As. with one excep- 

 tion, all the entries for small garden designs came from the 

 Middle Western States, it looks as if this type of gardening has 

 a rosy future ahead in that section of the country. 



The sculpture added much to the beauty of the exhibition as a 

 whole. Edith Baretto Parsons* of New York, Albin Polasek of 

 the Art Institute, and a band of local sculptors contributed to 

 the spirit of the occasion. 



A graceful, symbolic figure by Josephine Kern and a sun-dial 

 of rather unusual character by Ida McClelland Stout each 

 carried off a S50 prize given by Mrs. Edward L. Ryerson whose 

 own beautiful "Havenwood" gardens (described and pictured 

 on pages 187, 188, 189 of The Garden Magazine for December, 

 1 921) harbor some fine pieces of statuary. 



QUITE apart from the undoubted benefit to gardening ac- 

 tivities in general and the educational aspect of such an 

 — exhibition with its opportunity to establish friendly con- 

 tact between the public and the trained group of men and women 

 ready to serve them in matters horticultural, the exhibition 

 brought to light all sorts of artistic gardens throughout the city. 

 In fact a book could be written of the model little gardens that 

 suddenly came to surprise their own neighbors. 



PRIZE-WINNING DESIGN FOR SUN DIAL 



Characterized by dignity and with an aspect of reassuring 



permanence, this piece of sculpture by Ida McClelland 



Stout received Mrs. Ryerson's award 



Perhaps it may prove worth while to linger a moment in that 

 of Mrs. Linn White which would certainly inspire one to go and 

 do if not exactly likewise, at least similarly. The width of a city 

 lot, it has a lawn enclosed by shrubbery near the house, a terrace 

 beyond, a small pool three-fourths the distance back, the dividing 

 line being a succession of perennials beginning with Daffodils 

 which make way for Iris, Delphinium, and Madonna Lilies in 



*On page 191 of the recent December issue of The Garden Magazine will 

 be found one of the gleeful figures created by Mrs. Parsons which so delight 

 gardeners everywhere 



ANOTHER PRIZE-WINNER 



This lithe and freely-poised figure for garden 



use is the work of Josephine Kern and carried 



off a prize given by Mr. Ryerson 



turn. The procession of blossoming perennials hedges the stage 

 of an out-of-door playhouse, with its retiring rooms for the actors 

 in the shrubbery enclosing the grassed stage — an incentive for 

 much happy and healthy diversion in the open air. 



There were other gardens, too, full of varying suggestion, 

 such as gardens featuring shrubs — Forsythia followed by Plum, 

 Lilac, Bridal-wreath, and later the Mockorange; Roses, Persian 

 Yellow, and others in pink, and white, skilfully bordering the 

 strip of lawn. Pleasant color schemes for the small plot were 

 presented worked out with perennials as their basis — the bulbs 

 of April giving way to the Oriental Poppies, Garden Heliotrope, 

 tiny Buttercups, and Pyrethrums of late May, with a fine ar- 

 rangement of Iris set against the greens of plants that flower 

 later. 



Peonies do not like smoke and consequently, the city Peony 

 garden is rare. Annuals thrive better in the Chicago region, a 

 reason why one of the most effective types of little city garden 

 is that laid out in formal lines to support the arrangements of 

 Petunias, pink and white; borders of Candytuft and Sweet 

 Alyssum; and the radiance of Centaureas, Calendulas, Nastur- 

 tiums, Verbenas, and the long-enduring Zinnias and Marigolds 

 that lead to the Asters of autumn. 



With the success of the Woman's National Farm and Garden 

 Mid-west show of small garden plans vividly in mind, the lover 

 of gardens feels justified in advising towns and villages elsewhere 

 to go and do likewise and to encourage in every way possible 

 this forward movement for more and better planting, particularly 

 in. the congested districts where it is so much needed. 



