servation and of beauty. Nature is endlessly and untiringly present- 
ing wonderful landscape and gardening compositions to our unseeing 
eyes. She is always trying to teach us the value of bigness, unity and 
simplicity of effect in her own large scale, which lessons, if we have 
but wit to see, we can follow in principle and reduce in scale for our 
own home grounds. Our gardens or grounds, be they formal or in- 
formal are but a part of a whole scheme, and that scheme is our special 
bit of land, its special opportunity for original development. 
May I speak as a Landscape Architect? We want you, who are our 
friends and often our cHents, to appreciate our aims and to help us by 
your appreciation, to carry out our ideals. We want you to work with 
us in the making of more lovely gardens, the laying out of Country 
Places, big or Httle, and of suburban plots or even tiny back yards. 
The planning of City Parks, Play Grounds and of Cemeteries. We 
want your interest and cooperation for the preservation of fine woods, 
groups of trees and other natural scenery as well as for the proper 
choosing and placing of War Memorials and other activities incidental 
to community life. 
Here is an opportunity for co-operation between the Garden Clubs, 
the Landscape Architects and the Local Village Improvement Societies 
which should open up all sorts of possibiHties in the future for achieve- 
ments of real value and real beauty. Can't we get together for some 
constructive work? 
Mariax C. Coffin. 
Fellow Am. Society of Landscape Architects. 
12 Upper Berkeley Street, W. I. 
Arnold Arboretum Calendar 
DATES OF FIRST FLOWERS OR BEST FLOWERING I'ERIOD 
First fis. Prunus nigra; April 30, 1896; May i, 1S99; May 2, 1900; 
May 6, 1914; May 8, 1916; April 28, 1919. 
First fis. Prunus aAdnum; April 25, 1897; May 9, 1901; May 4, 1904. 
First fls. Prunus pendula; April 25, 1897; April 30, 1898; April 29, 1900. 
First fis. Prunus sa.chalinensis; April 3, 1898; May 7, 1901; i\pril 21, 
1902; May 4, 1904; April 7, 1910; April 29, 1911; May i, 1914; 
May II, 1917; April 27, 1918; April 23, 1919. 
Prunus sachahnensis in about best bloom April 30, 19 19. 
Peach trees in about best and fullest bloom May 4, 1919. 
Malus baccata (at Motleys) JNIay 3, 1897; May 2, 1899; May i, 
1902. 
First fls. Malus sylvestris (Baldwin) May 10, 1897; May 14, 1898; 
May 9, 1899; May 13, 1900; May 21, 1901; May 6, 1902; 
May 9, 1905; May 18, 1907; May 12, 1912. 
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