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PARK AND CEMETERY . 
Parker House, Boston, which was at- 
tended by a large number of leading 
park and cemetery superintendents, 
gardeners, seedsmen and florists, and 
the occasion was a fitting testimony 
of the esteem in which Mr. Duncan 
is held by associates in his profession, 
and kindred lines. His experience has 
been a broad one and he stands high 
in his calling, and Spokane is to be 
congratulated on its good judgment 
in giving him the call. He is an ex- 
president and a leading member of 
the American Association of Park 
Superintendents. 
PUBLISHER’S NOTES 
Much damage is reported from 
Pennsylvania as having been done to 
orchard trees by the wood chuck or 
ground hog. Carbon-bisulphide is an 
excellent means of destruction for 
these rodents; put a teaspoonful on a 
small bunch of rags and push it into 
their burrows. However, great care 
must be used in handling this dan- 
gerous fluid. 
Mr. John Boddy, late city forester 
of Cleveland, O., has affiliated his in- 
terests with Mr. W. A. Stinchcomb, 
with a view of jointly conducting a 
general landscape architectural, engi- 
neering and forestry business, under 
the firm name of Stinchcomb & 
Boddy, address, 1038 Schofield build- 
ing, Cleveland, O. 
At the fourth annual convention of 
the Illinois State Florists’ Association 
held in February at Champaign, 111., 
a resolution was introduced by W. N. 
Rudd recommending the appointment 
of a landscape gardener to improve 
the campus and grounds of the Illi- 
nois University at Urbana, and nam- 
ing O. C. Simonds for the position. 
Mr. Howard Evarts Weed, who has 
lectured during the past winter in a 
number of southern cities on the beau- 
tifying of civic and home surround- 
ings, recently gave a stereopticon lec- 
ture on “A More Beautiful Fort 
Smith,” at Fort Smith, Ark., under 
the auspices of the Fort Smith Beau- 
tiful and the Fort Smith Commercial 
Leagues, which was largely attended. 
Mr. Weed’s illustrated talks are very 
practical which, with the pictures 
shown, impress the subjects on the 
minds of his hearers and undoubted- 
ly tend to produce early results. He 
emphasizes the necessity of improv- 
ing the railway stations and grounds 
in connection with schemes of im- 
portance, and being a great corpora- 
tion question is often liable to hinder 
a project, although the railroads have 
shown commendable interests invari- 
The 1910 Model 
“Ideal” Lawn 
Mower Grinder 
*‘Yoa Grind It As Yoo Find 
THE 1910 MODEL OF THE 
“IDEAL LAWN” 
MOWER GRINDER 
grinds the Reel Knives to fit the 
straight blade, even if the latter is 
bent and out of shape -the most 
important feature of lawn Mower 
sharpening. Has 5 in. ball-bear- 
ing grinding wheel, ground and 
polished shaft, babbited bearings, 
twice as easy running as any oth- 
er. Grinds either right or left 
hand Mowers perfectly in 15 min- 
utes without removing rachets or 
wheels. We are the originators, 
and seven years’ experience has 
shown us how to make them per- 
fectly. Nearly 4,000 in use. 
Used by U. S. Government 
and N. Y. City Parks 
Send for circular giving full in~ 
formation and prices. 
Write Today 
The 
Heath Foundry & Mfg. Co. 
Successors to The Root Brothers Co. 
Plymouth, Ohio 
OUR WIDE TIRE CARTS 
Are the best for parks and cem- 
eteries. We make them for all 
purposes, either light or heavy. 
Wide and narrow tires. 
The Standard for 20 years. 
HOBSON & COMPANY 
EASTON, - PA. 
Are you keeping abreast 
with the times? Not unless 
you are using the Dodd- 
ridge grave linings. More 
than 10,000 of them were 
sold the first year of their 
existence, Feb. 15, 1909-’10. 
A Straw That Shows How 
The Wind Blows: 
Our first order from Crown 
Hill Cemetery, Indianap- 
olis, Ind., dated Feb. 27, '09 
was for two linings amount- 
ing to $6.00. Our second, 
dated Mar. 3, ’09, 6 linings 
amounting to $25.00. Our 
third, Apr. 12, ’09, 12 linings 
amounting to $34.55. Our 
fourth, Nov. 18, ’09, 12 lin- 
ings amounting to $54.00 
and our fifth, Feb. 14, ’10, 
30 linings amounting to 
$116.60. 
We cite this growth at 
Crown Hill with much 
pleasure since we know 
that no cemetery in the 
United States has a better 
reputation for conserv- 
ative management and at 
the same time being up-to- 
date in every particular. 
More than SO styles. Send 
for catalog and price list. 
The Doddridge Grave 
Decorating Co. 
Milton, Ind. 
Roofing Slate, Blackboards, Structural Slate 
Special attention given to Slate Burial Vaults, Catacombs, Etc. 
ALL ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY, 
AND GOOD WORK GUARANTEED. 
All Sizes Kept Constantly in Stock. 
Order Direct from the Manufacturers. 
BANGOR STRUCTURAL SLATE COMPANY 
LOeK Box 48. BANGOR. PENN 
