PARK AND CEMETERY 
XI 
useful to village improvement societies 
and similar organizations. This story 
tells of what the school may accom- 
plish as a social center, and is reprinted 
from a volume of essays by Mr. Page 
published by Doubleday, Page & Co. 
under the title of “The Rebuilding of 
Old Commonwealths.” 
The Maine Agricultural Experiment 
Station is now mailing Bulletin 107, 
which contains the report of co-opera- 
tive experiments with farmers upon 
home mixed commercial fertilizers, and 
suggests formulas for a few of the 
more common crops. The bulletin 
briefly discusses the principles under- 
lying the use of manures, particularly 
commercial fertilizers ; states briefly the 
reasons for and against home mixing; 
and shows from the results of experi- 
ments the practicability of home mix- 
ing. The particular crops for which a 
few formulas are suggested are pota- 
toes, corn, grasses, etc. 
The annual report of the Smithsonian 
Institution of Washington, D. C., for 
1903 has just been issued. It is a book 
of 876 pages, illustrated with many 
plates and drawings, and contains a 
large number of valuable scientific 
papers, among which are: Food Plants 
of Ancient America, by O. F. Cook, and 
Desert Plants as a Source of Drinking 
Water, by F. V. Coville. Reports of 
officers and transactions of the institu- 
tion for the year are also included. 
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Power, Park and Cemetery Work. 
CORRESPONDENCE SOEItUTED. 
H. A. CAPAR,N, 
Landscape ^^rchitect 
156 FiftK Ave. 
New Y o r K . 
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Publishers Notes. 
The’ semi-annual meeting of the Mis- 
souri State Horticultureal Society will 
be held at Versailles, Mo., June 13, 14 
and 15. Special rates have been granted 
by the railroads and an interesting pro- 
gram is being arranged. Further in- 
formation may be had from Secretary 
L. A. Goodman, Kansas City, Mo. 
The State Highway Commission of 
Iowa has engaged Mr. D. Ward King 
of Maitland, Mo., as one of the expert 
instructors in earth roads maintenance 
for the Good Roads School to be held 
at Ames, June 12th to i8th. A large 
proportion of Iowa's 100,000 miles of 
public highways for an indefinite period 
will be necessarily maintain.ed as earth 
roads and the Commission has been 
very strongly recommending some form 
of continuous maintenance as the best 
and most economical. A number of 
farmers’ clubs have been organized to 
try this plan this year and many indi- 
viduals will also take it up. The idea 
of the continuous maintenance is to go 
over the road when it is beginning to 
dry after each wet period to smooth the 
ruts and to preserve the crown of the 
road. The Commission now has under- 
FRANK H. NUTTER 
Landscape Architect and Engineer 
710 Sykes Bldg., MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 
Advices, Sketches, Desi^sor fiull Work 
ing Plant for Cemeteries, Parks, and Pub- 
lic or Home Grounds. Surveys made if re- 
quired. Correspondence solicited. City 
Park Engineer. 
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JAMES MacPHERSON, 
CONSULTING 
LANDSCAPE GARDENER, 
TRENTON, N. J. 
JyJ/£ NOTE the general change 
that characterizes the March 
number of Park and Cemetery and 
wish to congratulate you on the im- 
proved appearance of same. 
TffOS. MEEHAN d SONS, Nurseiymen. 
LLOW me to extend my con- 
gratulations on the appearance 
of “Park and Cemetery’’, 
which marks the beginning of an- 
other year of its valued work. Much 
credit is due for its past years of 
success in its chosen work. The pub- 
lic cannot but appreciate the work 
your magazine has done in the ad- 
vancement of outdoor art. Ceme- 
tery officials have found it a great 
means of help in improving cemetery 
work and methods. 
JAMES H. MORTON, 
Prest. Assn, of Am. Cem. Supts. 
How to Plan the Home Grounds. 
BY SAMUEL PARSONS. JR. 
EX-SUPT. OF PARKS^ NEW YORK CITY. 
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advice on the Selection of Home 
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Trees — Shrubs — Plants — Vines — Resi- 
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Summer Houses — List of Plants for 
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