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deners in the past have been to plan 
for Summer effects only and we are 
often sated with the profusion of Sum- 
mer bloom. It is in the Winter that 
we more fully appreciate what we can 
get by way of color and tone. 
Too often we see the home grounds 
arrayed with bundles of straw, bur- 
lap and barnyard refuse and the grace- 
ful shrubs which are absolutely hardy 
and need no protection, tied up in an 
unspeakable manner, suggestive of the 
hair dressing of an African chief. 
The effective arrangement of plants 
for Winter effect can never be taught, 
as it is more difficult than the more 
or less stereotyped Summer effects 
can possibly be; yet it is worthy of 
careful study and will repa}^ every 
effort. Winter travel and constant 
observation will enable us to add to 
our storehouse of knowledge. 
The growing desire for out of door 
exercise, especially in Winter when in- 
door ventilation is so often neglected 
cannot be too mucli emphasized and 
if it can be stimulated by the creation 
of better Winter gardens and by ren- 
dering more beautiful the great out of 
doors, in the Winter season, the art of 
the landscape profession will have tak- 
en a long stride forward. 
CONVENTION ECHOES 
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own interest — something to adopt, 
something to avoid, or something to 
know, in any cemetery he visits. There 
arc ways or means of doing things 
he should familiarize himself with, 
note their system of planting and 
what plants are used, and he should 
seek and know the wild flowers as 
well as the cultivated. 
The conventions have another in- 
centive. They spur us on to greater 
perfection in our work, and syste- 
matic methods; we are ashamed to 
lag behind. We should hate to have 
our brother superintendents visit us 
and find our charge in a condition of 
lethargy and dirt. Oh how my heart 
did beat when some of the Eastern 
superintendents at the convention told 
me they were going to stop over at 
Pittsburg on their way home; I 
trembled lest our cemetery was not 
in condition to receive them. But in 
they came — Diering, Atkinson, Paint- 
er, Ross and Creesy, and right glad 
I was to see them. These fraternal 
visits are exceedingly pleasant. Come, 
all are welcome here. And especially 
is the latch string out to Cook, Hare, 
Root, Hyer and other of our friends 
of Kansas City who did do much for 
us. 
William Falconer. 
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