Garden Club for the best essay on Wild Flowers. A little 
girl of twelve was the winner and her paper showed a knowledge 
of the subject evidently gained from a family who were 
interested in flowers and familiar with their ways. She used 
many quaint and almost forgotten names. 
New York At the International Flower Show in Xew York Mrs. Haldane 
Zone and her committee distributed thousands of leaflets urging the 
protection of our native trees and plants. This committee has 
also sent notices to all local papers and the Automobile Club of 
America, the Club having promised to co-operate with her com- 
mittee. 
The Garden Clubs of Ulster, Philipstown, Rye and Bedford 
are trying to arouse the interest of teachers as well as of children 
in their plans. This spring \Yister Park, at Germantown, is to 
have its first planting of trees and shrubs ; flowers are not to be 
included for a year or two yet. All three Pennsylvania Clubs 
Pexxsye- have raised money for preliminary planting. They are also 
vaxia responsible for the revived Pennsylvania Chapter of the Wild 
Zone Flower Preservation Society. This Chapter has for its aim the 
forming of a "Wild Flower Committee for every county in the 
state and "they will do it too," the Zone Chairman says with 
entire confidence. These clubs are co-operating with schools and 
have enlisted the interest of the superintendent of Public Schools 
in Philadelphia. 
Xew Jersey Several clubs are planning to give the Wild Flower Pageant. 
Zoxe Mrs. \Yallbridge hopes to have it from the Girl Scouts in her 
Short Hills garden in May, a beautiful setting for the groups 
of gay flower-children. 
Loxg Islaxd Exhibits are to be held, and posted notices used liberally on 
Zoxe Long Island, while one Club suggests that special protection be 
given Butterfly \Yeed (Asclepias tuberosa). 
Cextral The Central Zone covers such a diversity of conditions that 
Zoxe it is hard to generalize. The Garden Club of Michigan is giving 
a series of talks in public and parochial schools, attention being 
called to those flowers that can be picked sparingly and to those 
that should not be picked at all. A very simple pledge and a 
card is given each child with a few flowers drawn on it that need 
special protection, such as is used in Illinois. Literature for 
motorists is being distributed through the courtesy of the Auto- 
mobile Club and indestructible notices are being posted. Hikes 
are encouraged to see flowers in bloom, motor trips and picnics 
planned to enjoy the living exhibitions of rare flowers which 
still can be found in remote places. The Wild Flower Preserve, 
which is undertaken by the Shaker Lakes Garden Club in Cleve- 
land, is receiving the co-operation of the Park Director, who in 
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