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of the Game Warden they are to be 
turned over to the State Farm or other- 
wise disposed of. 
Old-time Flax Donated to ArcAdiA. 
Mrs. George Ferris Peck of Keof- 
feram Park, Sound Beach, Connecticut, 
has donated to ArcAdiA a specimen of 
flax grown a long time ago in Sound 
Beach. This very interesting relic of 
our earliest days will be placed in the 
Bruce Museum. The information ac- 
companying the flax states that it was 
grown in 1833 by Captain George Fer- 
ris (father of Mrs. Maria Keeler and 
grandfather of George Ferris Peck and 
Mrs. Joel Anderson) on his farm on 
Greenwich Cove, now known as Koef- 
feram Park, which name was derived 
from that of the Indian Chief, Koef- 
feram, from whom Joeffrey Ferris 
bought the tract of land. The part of 
the farm on which the flax was grown 
is now known as Frost’s Beach. 
Howard Gwynne Dyer of Newington 
Junction, Connecticut, is student and 
assistant at ArcAdiA. 
Words of Appreciation. 
For some time I have been intending 
to drop you a line of greeting and ap- 
preciation for your interesting - little 
magazine and the good work you are 
carrying on. To me it is the wonderful 
spirit of the whole thing that appeals 
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there seems to be a more tolerant and 
sympathetic attitude towards human- 
ity in general, a more sincere apprecia- 
tion of the wonderful gifts which God 
has bestowed upon us, and a kindlier 
feeling towards the other creatures of 
the earth, than among those who have 
not felt the gentle touch of Mother 
Nature in their hearts. This is the feel- 
ing that comes over us when we 
breathe in the pure, fresh air of the 
fields and woods, when we hear the roar 
of the sea or the songs of birds, when 
we see the beauty of the midnight sky 
on a clear summer night, and when we 
begin to understand the workings of 
the wonderful plan in which every crea- 
ture, great and small, has its part to 
fill. I want to express the wish that 
your work will meet with ever increas- 
ing success in bringing the kindness 
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through my acquaintance with other 
members whose names I saw in The 
Guide to Nature. — J. M. Fleiser, Jr., 
Houston, Texas. 
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month. It is always not only brimful 
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spirit of a personal broad-minded en- 
thusiasm which can only be the result 
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those who have brought into being and 
maintain your publication. — Ernest F. 
Coe, New Haven, Conn. 
We realize the good work which you 
are doing for horticulture. We all 
profit by your love of plants and flow- 
ers and we certainly will do our part 
to help you whenever we possibly can. 
— Bobbink & Atkins, Rutherford, New 
Jersey. 
The blessed new birth of imagina- 
tion and hope, which comes to the na- 
ture-lover in the youth of the year, 
makes all things seem possible. — “The 
Practical Flower Garden,” Ely. 
In Early March. 
The exquisite green of the willow fringes 
Floating upon the breeze ; 
The bronze and gold of the blossoming elms 
Crowning the graceful trees : 
The tasseled poplars burgeoning 
In many varied shades : 
And best of all, the maples’ red, 
In all the forest glades. 
— Emma Peirce. 
