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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
trees, etc., and forms with them a complete whole. 
The nursery of Autueil where are grown the ever- 
greens, shrubs and perpetual foliage plants, is lo- 
cated, in fact, on the right of the departmental 
route named; the nursery of Fonds-des-Princes, for 
growing shade trees for planting upon the streets of 
Paris, occupies a vast space bordering upon the de- 
partmental route and the Boulevard d’Auteuil; 
while the nursery of Longchamps, also for growing 
trees and shrubs, is only a short distance away. 
The statistics of plants furnished during the past 
year (July I, 1896 to June 30, 1897) are interest- 
ing: — For the decoration of public gardens and the 
embellishment of municipal building, etc., there 
INTERIOR VIEW OF THE WINTER GARDEN. 
were furnished by the city nursery 244,188 autumn 
plants; 32,865 for spring; and 595,960 for summer. 
As gifts, there were sent from the nursery, 31,737 
plants; and for the decoration of apartments, 77,- 
552 were demanded. 
If we add that M. Cler, the head gardener, 
under orders of M. Gatelier, principal manager, 
and M. Bouvard, director, employ regularly 95 
workmen, we may comprehend the importance of 
this nursery for the production of flowers and foli- 
age plants for the public parks and gardens of the 
city of Paris. 
* * * 
The way in which the municipality of Paris 
takes care of that city’s interests in the line of em- 
bellishments is worthy of study. 
ARBOR DAY EXERCISES HERE AND THERE. 
Much attention has been given in Philadelphia 
to planting the school yards of the city under the 
directions of the City Forester, and enthusiasm 
has again marked Arbor Day and its exercises as a 
red-letter day for the scholars of the public schools 
of that city. 
In Iowa, the State Superintendent of Public 
Instruction issues a pamphlet, asking the teachers 
and people of Iowa to co-operate in observing 
April 29, as Arbor Day. Tree planting is growing 
in favor in Iowa, and Arbor Day is a public school 
holiday of increasing importance. 
Arbor Day in Colorado is a legal holiday in the 
public schools, and special programmes of exer- 
cises are carried out. In connection with the day, 
the Denver News says: “If these Arbor Day ex- 
ercises shall do nothing else than inculcate a senti- 
ment in the next generation, in favor of the 
preservation of trees and forests, they will have 
accomplished a most beneficent result.” “The 
planting of trees is a first-class investment for any 
town, and Arbor Day is always a proper time to 
inaugurate the movement.” 
In the public schools of Cincinnati a movement 
has been inaugurated to include the protection of 
birds in connection with Arbor Day programmes. 
The beautiful birds are becoming nearly extinct 
through the exorbitant demands of women’s 
fashions. The teachers of the public schools have 
become interested in a movement to prevail upon 
the women of the country not to wear feather be- 
decked hats and bonnets. Through the children 
of the schools they will appeal to them to dispense 
with wearing feather and aigrettes made of the 
wings of the bird tribe. 
In the State of Wisconsin, the birds are also 
included with the trees, and Arbor and Bird Day, 
is a day of uplifting sentiment in the direction of 
useful and beautiful natural development. The 
result will surely be a maturity of judgment in all 
future matters relating to public questions on birds 
and trees. 
In Maryland, the custom of tree planting, for 
some purpose or another, is growing in public favor, 
and is also being impressed upon the public schools. 
In Kansas, over whose area there is much tree- 
less territory, Arbor Day is attracting, yearly, 
more decided interest. In Wichita it was made a 
day of special work in the parks, and every effort 
was made by the city officials to make it a gala day 
for the city. 
At Riverside, Cal., an Arbor Day is about to be 
carried out, the main feature of which is to be the 
planting ot a new picnic park by the school children 
and citizens combined. 
