tion of the Laurel, Lobelia and Maiden-hair Fern. The guilty ones 
in respect to most of the flowers are the summer colony, and how to 
deal with them is a problem. 
I thought that a movement looking to a pin and creed, such as 
Mr. George Pratt has made such a success of in New York, would 
be a good work for us to launch this summer. I hope we have secured 
Mrs. Gary's herbarium for a meeting. 
(Mrs. S. Edson) Margaret Lawrence Gage, President 
MASSACHUSETTS ZONE 
(Chairman not yet appointed) 
Chestnut Although there is no Chairman for Massachusetts as yet, the 
Hill North Shore Garden Club and the Chestnut Hill Garden 
Garden Society have combined into a committee. 
Society A meeting is to be held in Horticultural Hall, on April 29, at which 
and Mr. W. D. Richardson of Chicago will give his talk on "Birds and 
North Flowers. " It was decided that this entering wedge was the best way 
Shore to arouse public opinion. We have the endorsement of Professor 
Garden Sargent, of the Arnold Arboretum, and the Society for the Protection 
Club of Native Plants, in this movement. 
The crying need is for a Zone Chairman to be in charge of the 
organization, and we hope very soon to hear that something has been 
accompHshed in this direction. 
We believe that our best channel is through the children, whom 
we hope to reach by way of the schools and settlement houses, 
with interesting lectures and exhibitions. 
The field is apparently virgin soil,, and it is for us to plow and 
harrow, and then to sow; but this cannot be accomplished in a day 
and seemingly would require the full time of an active person, plus 
money, energy and enthusiasm. 
Mrs. Thomas Motley, Jr. 
North Shore Garden Club 
UPPER SOUTHERN ZONE 
Mrs. W. R. Mercer, Chairman 
Doylestown, Pennsylvania 
Amateur The Amateur Gardeners of Baltimore began their work in 
Gardeners October by giving several lectures to stimulate interest in the 
OF Balti- Preservation of Native Wild Flowers, as outlined and urged by the 
MORE, Md. Garden Club of America. 
The first speaker was Mr. Mulford Foster, a well known botanist 
of Pennsylvania. At his home he has an estate of nearly one thou- 
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