sand acres, which is ahnost entirely devoted to the raising and 
preservation of native plants. One rare plant, of which he spoke, 
was the Box Huckleberry {Gaylussacea hrachycera) , which grows in 
acid soil in only four known places. He presented two specimen 
plants to the chairman of the Wild Flower Committee of our Club. 
Mrs. Nathaniel L. Britton, of the Botanical Gardens of New 
York, together with Dr. Paul Bartsch, of the National Museum, and 
president of the Washington Chapter of the Wild Flower Preserva- 
tion Society of America, came to us later, with beautiful lantern 
sHdes and many helpful suggestions. 
Many flowers were shown which are in danger of extermination, 
such as the trailing Arbutus; fringed Gentian; Bird's-foot Violets; 
and the aristocrats of the wild garden — the native Orchids. At these 
two meetings, it was decided to organize the Baltimore Chapter of 
the Wild Flower Preservation Society of America. 
The Amateur Gardeners' Club called a meeting of all the 
Garden Clubs of Baltimore for that purpose, on February 19, when 
Dr. Duncan S. Johnson, botanist of The Johns Hopkins University, 
was elected president. Every effort is being made to interest 
teachers. Garden Club members, and many civic and social organiza- 
tions in this work. 
Mrs. E. H. Bouton, Chairman 
Our Club has done very little by itself in the way of Wild Flower Green 
Preservation, but we are working with the other Garden Clubs of Spring 
Maryland in the Society which has just been formed, called the Valley 
Baltimore Chapter of the Wild Flower Preservation Society. By Garden 
the end of this month we hope to be well started. Club 
The Maryland Legislature passed a law providing for a fine or 
imprisonment for picking wild flowers or taking trees or shrubs 
where the woods or fields have been posted. We have had a great 
many posters made, to be put up by Girl and Boy Scouts this spring, 
hoping to save some of our beautiful Dogwood trees. Dr. Johnson 
has a large collection of growing wild flowers at the University, and 
will increase its acreage from time to time. We have had several 
lectures such as: Mrs. Britton, of the New York Botanical Gardens; 
and Mr. Avis on "Birds and the Plants: Trees and Shrubs They 
Love and Frequent." On Tuesday, April 12, we will have a lecture 
on "Wild Flowers and Their Cultivation," by the noted botanist, 
Dr. Frederick V. Coville, in charge of Economic and Systematic 
Botany of the United States Department of Agriculture, and honor- 
ary curator of the United States National Herbarium. I am sure 
by fall I shall have much to report to you. Please feel assured that 
I am with you in the Wild Flower Preservation Department. 
(Mrs. William V.) Nina Poe Elder, President 
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