SILVER CUP— Value $50.00 SILVER CUP— Value $50.00 
Open to members of the Garden Club Open to members of the Garden Club 
OF America. of America. 
For best Bird Bath with planting not to For best vase or basket of cut flowers 
exceed 50 sq. ft. of floor space — or (any green or foliage may be used). 
7x7. Not to exceed 3 ft. or less than 2 ft. in 
To be judged by following scale of diameter. 
Points: To be judged by the following scale of 
Color Harmony 25 Points: 
Planting 25 Quality of blooms 40 
Accessories 25 Artistic Arrangement 20 
General Effect 25 General Effect 20 
Color Harmony 20 
100 
100 
To be in place by noon, Monday, To be in place by noon, Wednesday, 
March 14th. March i6th. 
The Board of Diiectors hope most earnestly that as many Clubs 
as possible will make entries for either or both of these classes, 
thereby showing the appreciation of the Garden Club of America, 
No. I, to the Horticultural Society of New York for two such valu- 
able awards. 
\ 
A3,OjoLD All lovers of shrubs and trees and flowers know something at 
Arbo:^ etum least of the Arnold Arboretum. There is no department of Harvard 
University whose usefulness is better understood by the expert than 
this great experiment station to which all horticulturists look for 
guidance. But do the women of our garden clubs realize how practical 
is the help it offers them through the Bulletin of Popular Information 
issued under its guidance? Those who can go and see with their own 
eyes the wonderful collection of shrubs and trees grown there are 
indeed fortunate. Almost every month in the year there is something 
of interest to be seen, while from the end of April until mid-June there 
is a procession of glorious flower shows — Japanese cherries and plums, 
crab-apples, lilacs, azaleas, rhododendrons and laurel follow each 
other in amazing beauty. No printed sheet can make one reahze the 
dehght that these plants have to offer, but to those who seek guidance 
or suggestions in choosing shrubs or trees for their grounds, the 
Arboretum Bulletin offers stimulus and help. 
Experts sent to all parts of the world have imported specimens of 
shrubs and trees to be experimented with and given a chance to prove 
their usefulness, importance, and beauty to our country, and in the 
Arboretum Bulletin these are carefully described. When one adds to 
this all the desirable natives, and the many new varieties of our oldest 
friends among the shrubs and trees, and secures expert information 
as to the condition and method of culture, it is easy to see that there 
is an opportunity not to be neglected. 
This Bulletin co^ts one dollar a year and should be taken by all 
members of the Garden Club oe America, No. i. M. C. S. 
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