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for raising flowers. One school in a favored neighbor- 
hood bought six thousand packages of seeds and the 
show was artistic and beautiful in the extreme. An 
effort to secure cpiality was shown at one school by a 
display of fine specimens of each of the different kinds 
of flowers named in the list. Another show was edu- 
cative in its significance. It was arranged in the audi- 
torium on the third floor, part of the space being en- 
closed by a fence of wire netting, covered with vines 
and bordered with golden rod and asters, to represent 
a herbaceous border. Whthin the enclosure were for- 
mal beds of different flowers, arranged with refer- 
ence to a color scheme, the effect being very .har- 
monious. Entering the garden through an archway 
covered with vines, visitors walked through the paths 
toward the stage, which was covered with green cloth 
which represented a terrace, provided with seats and 
pearance of growing in a lawn, — giving the finishing 
touch to the composition. 
The beauty and attractiveness of the shows was 
much enhanced by the addition of golden rod and 
asters which were brought from the woods and waste 
places. The older boys in all schools took special de- 
light in securing these contributions and were encour- 
aged to do so, as it gave them a taste for and appre- 
ciation of the beauty of common things and gave many 
children an opportunity of seeing autumn wild flowers 
which they probably could not see in any other wav. 
The rejports from the principals and teachers have 
been most gratifying. They declare that without ex- 
ception the influence of this work is refining and up- 
lifting : that it especially appeals to boys ; that it dis- 
closes the side of some boys’ natures that they never 
dreamed of ; that the children see a different phase of 
FLOWER SHOW AT GIDDINGS SCHOOL AT CLEVELAND. 
“An Effect Which Was Really Enchanting.’' 
adorned with statuary, vases and effective flowering 
plants. 
Another spacious display had a star in the center of 
the hall for its dominant feature, with a bell covered 
with autumn leaves suspended by garlands of flowers 
and leaves. Beautiful statuary, pictures and foliage 
plants were disposed about the hall,* the columns sup- 
porting the ceiling were worked with golden rod and 
purple asters with a dash of orange in the marigolds 
and bitter sweets, the entrance arched by an arbor of 
green and gorgeous color, all produce’d an effect which 
was really enchanting. After preparations had been 
completed and the show was ready for the judges, 
one of the most troublesome boys of the school, from 
one of the poorest homes, said he thought the show 
could be improved. He hurried home, cut the grass, 
brought it in a basket and .made a circle around the 
star, just touching the points; but this did not satisfy 
him. He took some companions, and in a short time 
reappeared with a basket of clover cut from another 
yard which they scatterd over the floor, around the 
star and within the circle, thus giving the star the ap- 
the teacher's nature. It brings teachers and pupils 
into closer and more sympathetic touch by their mutual 
love of the beautiful. 
Bulb Culture. 
Great interest has been manifested in the Home 
Gardens, School Gardens and Flower Shows of the 
Public School children, but there is not a general 
knowledge of one of the most interesting features of 
the work fostered and encouraged by tbe Home Gar- 
dening Association, thus arousing an appreciation of 
and engendering a love for the beautiful, enhancing 
thereby the attractions of the fair city of Cleveland. 
Nearly 100,000 bulbs of different varieties have been 
distributed among the school children through the in- 
strumentality of the Home Gardening Association and 
its friends, since last May. Thirtv thousand Gladioli jj^ 
conns were sold to the children and teachers last spring'# 
at a penny apiece in lots of one to one hundred. These 
tall showy spikes of flowers growing from the spear- 
like leaves added a touch of color and beauty to many 
gardens, and in some instances a solitary plant bloom- 
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