All prizes, except where indicated, will be ribbons, as the Club 
feels that, on account of war conditions, expenses should be curtailed 
as far as possible. The Short Hills Garden Club medal, however, will 
be awarded as usual to the most meritorious Dahlia exhibit in the 
Show. 
Tea will be served at 4:30 and at 6 the blooms will be sold at 
auction. 
Only amateurs may exhibit and all entries and fees must be in the 
hands of the secretary, Mrs. Charles H. Stout, no later than October 
1st. The Exhibitors' Entry fee is $1.00, which includes admission. 
The proceeds will be donated to the Short Hills Branch of the 
American Red Cross. 
A Belated Report 
War Activities 
of the Cincinnati Garden Club 
Eleven acres, plowed, harrowed and loaned through Club mem- 
bers, were divided into plots fifty by one hundred feet, forming a 
community garden. 
Sixty grantees signed for its use. These made their own plant- 
ings. Owing to the invasion of the many-colored Aphis, and the 
difficulties of freshly turned sod, only a partial crop is being realized. 
Weekly inspections from Club members, two visits from a Govern- 
ment inspector, and a gift of six quarts of "black leaf 40" with a 
Paragon sprayer for community use, have somewhat lessened their 
difficulties. 
The grantees have learned a lesson in watchfulness, care and 
application which will tend to make them better citizens. In con- 
nection with the garden, a canning station has been provided through 
the League for Woman's Service. 
Four acres given the Club through the League were plowed and 
fertilized and, with seed provided by the Club, turned over to the 
Boy Scouts. Each boy has a plot his very own; the rest of the acreage 
has been sown in corn and beans and promises a big yield. This will 
be sold for the benefit of the Scout organization. The boys have been 
faithful and industrious, and are much interested in the looked-for 
result. The use of this same ground may be had for 1918. 
Margaret A. Rowe. 
Note — A yield of twelve bushels of potatoes to a planting of two 
bushels to a fourth of an acre is our best record. 
