Directions Plant seeds so late they cannot germinate before winter sets 
for in. Plant in flats 14 x 20, 4 inches deep, with 3/8 inch opening 
Planting between slats on bottom. Cover the flats with some material 
Primroses that can easily be picked off in spring; salt hay is best. Put in 
Shooting- cold frame and cover frame with the glass and over glass a 
stars and covering of boards. When cold comes shovel the frame full of 
other slow snow. If you do not have enough snow, use enough of the 
Germinat- covering to hold the frost in the frame so there will be no alter 
ing Seeds nate freezing and thawing. In March or early April remove 
the boards and slide the glass to give a little air, but do not 
remove the covering until the frost is nearly or quite out of the 
ground. 
An easier way that will do quite well with most seeds is to 
leave the flats outside under a shed and keep snow piled on all 
winter, but we could not do so in this latitude, never having 
constant snow. 
Frances Edge McIlvaine. 
Glen Isle Farm, Downingtown, Pa. 
Upper Mrs. E. H. Bouton, Roland Park, Maryland, has taken the 
Southern Chairmanship of the Upper Southern Zone. She is closely in 
Zone touch with Dr. Bartsch, President of the Potomac Branch of the 
"Wild Flower Preservation Society. Their cooperation will help 
to bring about the closer union of all societies interested in the 
conservation of our natural resources. 
Ohio Zone A new Zone has been added to our number, that of Ohio, 
which was formerly included in the Central Zone. Mrs. E. 
Lawrence Jones, 2885 Linwood Road, Hyde Park, Cincinnati, 
is the Chairman. Her territory includes the three Garden Clubs 
of the State of Ohio. Mr. Walter B. Hofer is the President of 
the Cincinnati Branch of the Wild Flower Preservation Society 
and is a most energetic and active conservationist. 
Pennsyl- The new Chairman of the Pennsylvania Zone is Mrs. W. W. 
vania Zone Montgomery, Jr., Radnor, Pa. Mrs. Mercer, the former Chair- 
man, is a member of her committee and is still actively interested. 
Long Island Mrs. Robert Bacon, Westbury, Long Island, has taken the 
Zone Chairmanship for this district. With the interest and co- 
operation of Mr. Anton Hoclenpyl, of Locust Valley, the Garden 
Clubs of this district should accomplish a great deal under this 
splendid leadership. 
(Note — The Committee cannot urge too strongly upon the members of 
the Garden Clubs in these Zones their responsibility towards their new 
Chairmen. The most able Chairman can only bring about the best results 
through the active cooperation of all those associated with her.) 
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