consequently make the city more beautiful. The field is so 
varied we are able to choose specimens from many sources and 
,both from our own collections and from those lent for the 
exhibition it is possible to bring before the public things which 
are not commercially common. 
The Trustees of the Institute have appropriated a sum of 
money to defray the expenses of assembling and installing the 
collections, and the Hall of Useful Arts and the Hall of Sculpture 
with its surrounding gallery, have been assigned as the exhibition 
halls. 
The Museum has in its collections many specimens appropriate 
to the subject. We will, show the birds of this district which are 
not only ornamental but also most necessary in destroying the 
insect pests. A collection of life histories of the harmful insects 
will be displayed, together with the latest method of combating 
the ravages of these unwelcome visitors to our gardens. A 
beautiful collection of insects, from many parts of the world, 
which mimic leaves and flowers, will prove interesting. Some 
of these so closely resemble two autumn leaves that they are 
indistinguishable by sight. 
The planting of the new entrance to Schenley Park will be 
shown in an accurate model which has just been completed in 
our shops, and at least two other models will be constructed 
here. We are attempting to secure several other garden models. 
Through the courtesy of Duveen Brothers, a superb suite of- 
seventeenth century verdure tapestries has been secured as a 
loan. These will completely cover the walls of one of the halls 
and though the tapestries may seem inappropriate for a garden 
show, they will give a beautiful and artistic background. 
In the windows there will be several aquaria, filled with 
unusual South American fish and luxuriant with aquatic plants. 
Garden statuary, by some of the best American sculptors, 
urns, vases and a fountain or well-head will be exhibited in 
appropriate settings. 
From several English firms photographs have been sent. 
These photographs are of the gardens designed by Princess Mary, 
the Queen of the Belgians and the Queen of Spain, which were 
recently shown at the Ideal Home Exhibition in London. 
The paintings, prints, etchings, engravings and plans of 
gardens will be hung in the gallery surrounding the Hall of 
Sculpture. 
The Carnegie Library has an extensive collection of books 
on gardens and kindred subjects. Some of the most notable 
of these will be on exhibition and all will be made easily acces- 
sible to those who are interested in the subject. 
The exhibition will open on June sixteenth and remain open 
until August first. 
Douglas Stewart. 
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