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PARK AND CEMETER F. 
a limited embargo as outlined above, to be 
succeeded after a short period by an abso- 
lute embargo. 
Years ago Germany, France, Austria- 
Hungary, Holland, Switzerland and Tur- 
key prohibited absolutely all entries of 
nursery stock from the United States. 
These countries took this step after one 
severe lesson, viz., the introduction of the 
grape phylloxera from America, which 
ruined their vineyards, but we have had 
numerous severe lessons in the United 
States Init no adequate measures for pro- 
tection have been adopted and enforced. 
Had the United States Government taken 
Plan 
One of the most interesting formal gar- 
den constructions in a public park is to 
be found in the new Garfield Gardens re- 
cently developed in Garfield Park, Indian- 
apolis. 
The plan embodies a formal design of 
garden, including brick walks, three foun- 
tains and concrete vases at walk intersec- 
tions for bay trees. The garden is lighted 
by an underground system of cables lead- 
ing to concrete standards, mounted with 
similar action, even at that time, this coun- 
try would now be free from the brown- 
tail moth, leopard moth, citrus canker, 
chestnut blight, white pine blister canker, 
alfalfa weevil and many lesser pests in- 
troduced since that time. 
Only this year we are informed that an 
extremely dangerous borer of the twigs of 
peach, apricot, cherry and plum trees has 
been introduced into the District of Colum- 
bia, presumably from Japan, and having 
multiplied enormously has spread for miles 
around, injuring about 90 per cent of these 
trees in its path. At this time it promises 
to Ije one of the most serious fruits pests 
Imonze lanterns carrying 100 watt lamps. 
The Garfield Gardens were laid out by 
George E. Kessler of St. Louis, and the 
details were executed by a local architect 
after Mr. Kessler severed his connection 
with the department. The walks are brick, 
laid in pattern, with concrete gutters, and 
the vases at the intersections of the walks 
are made of concrete with tile inlay. The 
plan of this garden is the formal central 
portion in which there is lawn and soft 
ever introduced in this country. 
Under the present conditions of inade- 
quate and nearly futile inspection, the im- 
portation of pests will be a continuous per- 
formance. It is beyond human ability of 
the most expert kind to inspect plant im- 
ports with absolute certainty, and past ex- 
perience has shown the weakness and fail- 
ure of our present system. Afore stringent 
methods must be adopted. I firmly believe 
that there reposes in the educated men of 
this country a sacred trust that they shall 
pass on to the ne.xt generation the optimum 
conditions for the promotion of agriculture, 
horticulture, forestry and public health. 
Park Garden 
wood stock, principally coleus, used for 
design. This merges into a border of per- 
ennials and certain portions devoted to 
varieties of roses, mostly teas and hybrid- 
teas, the whole being framed by a border 
of hardy shrubs and trees. 
The architectural plans were prepared 
by the firm of Vonnegut and Bohn and the 
work superintended by their representative. 
The water displays were designed and 
installed by F. W. Darlington of Chicago. 
and Construction of 
