PARK AND CEMETERY 
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THE HOUSE SITE IN 1905. 
during the past two years. Large trees were se- 
cured and moved in, and large and small shrubs, 
evergreens, hardy ferns, water-worn rocks, orna- 
mental grasses, hardy flowers, annuals, bulbs, vines 
and all the paraphernalia of the landscape artist has 
transformed this neglected spot into a delightful 
home-site. 
As words cannot always express thoughts, so pic- 
tures do not and can not show all the little nooks. 
the contrasts in foliage, harmony of color, the ex- 
quisite odors, and the ever-changing scene that 
greets the occupants of this home every morning. 
Flowers from early March until the killing frosts of 
November; foliage, fruit, berries and bark of decidu- 
ous and evergreen trees, shrubs and vines make 
every day of the year beautiful, differing from those 
that have gone before and those that are yet to 
come. 
Arbor Day and 
Arbor Day this year has in many cities taken on additional 
interest as a municipal cleaning day as well as a time for tree 
planting. 
Pupils of the public schools of Louisville, Ky., were dis- 
missed April 13 and sent home to plant flower seeds, 350,000 
packages being given out for this purpose. The day was set 
aside for beautifying lawns and back yards at the suggestion 
of the committee having in charge the entertainment of visit- 
ors who are expected there ‘homecoming week,” which begins 
June 10. 
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San Jose, Cal., had a well organized plan of work which 
was outlined as follows in the Sail Jose Mercury : 
“ The children are to meet at the school houses in their re- 
spective wards at 9 a. m., at which time and places their labor 
will be organized for the day. They are expected to come 
with spades, hoes and rakes, and a generous competition is 
urged as to which school shall show the greatest results, not 
only for the glory of achievement, buPalso for winning the 
prizes offered. Understand, also, that this is to be a new 
kind of Arbor Day. Not a campaign of tree planting (al- 
though some of that may be done), but mainly what Aunt 
Dinah in Uncle Tom’s Cabin called “a grand cl’arin’ up time;” 
a war on weeds, thistles, rubbish and whatever else tends to 
make the city look untidy. Sidewalks, streets, lots, backyards, 
etc., are all objectives. The committees urge that cleaning 
up, like charity, should begin at home, and that the boys and 
girls should begin by cleaning up their own premises. It is 
not so big a job to clean up a city. Any householder, with the 
help of his wife and children, can put his own premises in 
order, and if he will do that, the whole job is done, with the 
exception of the vacant lots which will properly come under 
the care of the school house brigades.” 
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The following extract from the Arbor Day proclamation of 
Cleaning Day. 
Mayor Allen H. Bagg of Pittsfield, Mass., shows the same 
spirit : ‘In addition to the plantng of trees, shrubs and vines, 
let the people of Pittsfield set apart this day, as a time when 
we shall make a special effort to improve conditions by clean- 
ing up unsightly rubbish, the sweeping of yards and beauti- 
fying of our premises. Let this be a day when our citizens 
shall report unhealthy conditions or other nuisance that may 
exist, to the board of health. 
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Governor Elrod of South Dakota gives some practical ad- 
vice in his proclamation, from which we quote as follows : 
‘‘B'armers are urged to plant rows of trees, especially willows, 
from east to west. The willows will soon make a wind 
break and serve other useful purposes. Apple and other fruit 
trees should be planted on the north side of these groves and 
willow hedges. It is not the north wind we have to fight but 
the occasional wind that sweeps up the great Mississippi and 
Missouri valleys. Just as soon as we can establish a ‘tree 
line’ to the south of ‘our farm’ we will thereby be greatly 
benefited.” 
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Supt. of Schools Christensen of Salt Lake City, Utah, has 
received reports from the work done by the public school 
children of the city on Arbor Day. The report shows that 
7,252 trees were planted, 8,584 shrubs, 8,920 flower gardens, 
and also 4,098 yards were cleaned on that day. In addition to 
these there were 686 vegetable gardens planted by the children. 
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The celebration of Arbor Day should receive valuable aid 
from the attractive little book issued from the office of the 
Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture. Special articles 
are included on school celebrations, roadside planting and 
care, relations of the trees and the birds and how to resist 
the insects harmful to trees. 
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