put with the Hydrangeas, but kept wet. The fish put them- 
selves to sleep — perchance to dream under the ice of the African 
flies they love ! One often sees them through the ice sluggishly 
moving about on a sunny February afternoon and as they will 
not eat the oatmeal I offer, I have concluded that they are 
cannibals or fasting. 
"We all know how much interest a little life brings into the Birds 
garden. The swift dip of the wren thrills you as she pursues 
some insect unfriendly to your flowers; the poised flutter of the 
humming bird is a joy to watch — while all the songs enchant 
your ear. Spread your board for those who remain as winter 
guests and above all give shelter as well as food. Birds are 
singularly defenseless when their feathers are wet and heavy. 
See that the bird boxes are cleaned out, so as to offer a winter 
haven, and put up new ones now. They can be used for shelter 
and will be all the more to the liking of the spring house build- 
ers for being weathered. Plant some shrubs this fall if you have 
not already done so, that will attract the birds — Dogwood, Tar- 
tarian Honey-suckle, Elder, Flowering Currant, Viburnum and 
Bittersweet. 
And thus with "putting my garden to bed," I have gone, 
through the cycle of a busy fall to the coming of the birds in the- 
spring — which does but prove the rejuvenating influence of the- 
garden and the inseparable association of sowing and reaping- 
in the mind of the gardener ! William Morris Hunt said that. 
one might well approach the painting of a picture with a prayer 
— only it could not be "Now I lay me down to sleep." And I 
ask you if that is not even more true of the harassed gardener 
when he puts his garden to bed ? . M. H. W. L. 
The Arnold Arboretum. 
All persons interested in gardens and all who find delight Its 
in trees and shrubs should know and make use of the Arnold Relations 
Arboretum, for through the knowledge they may acquire there T o the 
the pleasure which their interest brings them can be greatly Community 
increased. It may be taken for granted that the readers of the 
Bulletin are familiar with the essential facts regarding this 
Arboretum through the admirable description of it by the 
director and through the Bulletin of Popidar Information 
published by the Arboretum, which should be known to every 
member of the Garden Club of America for it contains valuable 
and authoritative information on trees and shrubs not to be had 
elsewhere. 
An Arboretum is a museum of living trees and woody shrubs 
and like all museums its essential purposes are the increase of 
knowledge by scientific research and the dissemination of 
knowledge through education. The Arnold Arboretum is situated 
in Jamaica Plain near Boston, occupying an area of 240 acres of 
land diversified by high hills and valleys and is easily accessible 
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