THE JAMES RIVER GARDEN CLUB, OF RICHMOND, 
VIRGINIA 
The James River Garden Club has completed a busy year 
enlarging its own garden knowledge and spreading the love 
for growing things. 
At four of the meetings slides were shown (a) Gardens 
of the Garden Club of America, (b) Arnold Arboretum, (c) 
American Iris Society, (d) Historic Homes of Virginia. 
Lecturers included : Mrs. Helen Fowler of the Acquatic 
Gardens, Washington, D. C. ; Mr. John C. Wister of Philadelphia 
on the Iris, and Mr. Grantham on Special Fertilizers for special 
plants. 
Papers by Club members included "The Dahlia," "October 
Gardens" and several on "Historic Gardens of Virginia." 
The Club held a Field Day and Basket Picnic at Buckhead 
Springs to see a natural planting of Iris. 
Among the civic activities of the Club : The establishment of 
a Wild Flower Preserve in Joseph Bryan Park : recommending 
the Iris for the City Flower — adopted by the City ; co-operation 
with Good Roads Movement, and with the Virginia Pageant As- 
sociation in planting 7500 Iris in the principal avenues and parks 
on the line of march of the Historical Pageant to be staged in 
Richmond next spring. 
Many Club members attended the meeting of the Virginia 
Garden Clubs in Warrenton in Fauquier and Loudoun Counties. 
In May the Club held its first Flower Festival and Iris Show 
— a marked success — the proceeds being used for promoting 
horticultural knowledge. 
Respectfully submitted, 
Mrs. Thos. S. Wheelwright President. 
THE GARDEN CLUB OF LAKE FOREST 
Programme 
Nov. 9, 1920... The Annual Meeting. 
April 16, 1921 . . "An Expression of Spring in Music." 
May 6 "Three Garden Chapters." 
May 27 "Gardening in the Sub-Tropics." 
June 4-5 A Flower Show by the Garden Club of 
Illinois in co-operation with the North 
Shore Horticultural Society. 
June 24 An afternoon of visiting gardens. 
July ( 1 "Wild-flowers" — An illustrated lecture by 
Mr. Norman Taylor. 
July 15 "Experiences in English Gardens." 
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