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material was used in grading the lawn 
areas. The outlet drain was clogged with 
roots and it was necessary to take up and 
relay about fifty feet. A large number of 
small catfish were placed in the Muskin- 
gum. Two rustic foot bridges connecting 
the island and shore were constructed. Our 
illustration shows this lake before planting 
was done along the shore line. 
The walks were all constructed except 
those in the southwest point, which must 
be filled, and on the upper terrace, near the 
well and proposed building. All walks 
were constructed of gravel with a clay bin- 
der, upon a foundation of cinders ; a light 
course of limestone screenings is to be put 
on, and the edges straightened up and 
seeded this spring. About 3,000 lineal feet 
of walk was put in. The drive, a five-inch 
limestone macadam, 16 feet wide and 1,800 
feet long, is practically complete. 
In Putnam Hill Park maintenance work 
began with a general and thorough clean- 
up of the whole park. All dead trees were 
removed and rubbish and brush cleared 
from the ravines. During the summer a 
topographic survey was worked up and a 
study of the proposed drive system made. 
Construction work was begun on this in 
November, and practically all the large 
fills have been made, so that the sub-grade 
should be properly settled this spring. 
The bluffs along the Dug Road from the 
river up were thoroughly cleared of all 
rubbish and dead trees, and fences were 
built along the dangerous slides. Four cars 
of crushed limestone was put on the road 
to keep it in a passable condition until 
permanent improvements can be made. 
Special attention was given to drainage to 
prevent future slides. 
T. F. Spangler is 1 president of the Park 
Commission and Hugh A. Imlay is secre- 
tary and superintendent. 
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OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS 
H. S. RICHARDS, Chicago, President 
AND CONTRIBUTIONS 
J. J. LEVISON, Brooklyn, N.Y., Sec.-Treas. 
GOVERNMENT STUDIES OF ORNAMENTAL PLANTS. 
The Department of Agriculture at Wash- 
ington is desirous of obtaining as much 
information as possible on the habits of 
ornamental plants in all parts of the coun- 
SPECIES 
VARIETY 
Place of observation 
try, and the Bureau of Plant Industry is 
asking the co-operation of persons interest- 
ed in horticulture in collecting data on the 
ornamental flora in their vicinity. 
191 
LEAVES. — Dates of leaf buds bursting; 
beginning: to fall 
.FLOWERS. — Dates of first bloom 
FRUITS.— Dates of beginning; to color 
finished dropping 
Last spring frost 
Color of flowers 
; fully opening 
; all fallen 
full bloom 
; blossoms fallen 
fully colored 
; beginning to color 
; beginning to drop 
; first fall frost 
; color of fruit 
SOIL.— Fine, coarse, light, heavy, sand, loam, clay; very, moderately dry, moist, wet, waterlogged, marshy, stream, lake, at an elevation of about 
feet above sea level, protected by , exposed to 
REMARKS : * 
* In remarks, kindly slate the Insects or diseases to which subject, or other Items of Interest. 
SPECIES 
VARIETY 191 
Place of observation 
STEMS annual, biennial, perennial, herbaceous, woody, vine, shrub, tree feet high ; acaulescent, stems stout, slender, erect, ascending, reclining, decumbent, 
prostrate, creeping, climbing by tendrils, discs, hairs, twining ; HEAD regular, irregular, close, open, low, high, narrow, slim, wide, flat, 
spreading, round, oblong, obovoid, ovoid, oval, pyramidal, columnar; BRANCHES low, high, many, few, erect, ascending, spreading, 
drooping, smooth, hairy, rough, prickly, winged, yellow, red, green, brown, gray. 
LEAVES simple, compound, evergreen, deciduous, alternate, opposite, whorled ; leaflets inches long, linear, lanceolate, oblong, elliptical, oval, ovate, 
orbicular, obovate, cuneate, spatulate, oblanceolate, cordate, reniform, auriculate, sagittate, hastate, peltate ; APEX acuminate, acute, obtuse, 
truncate, retuse, emarglnate, obcordate, mucronate, cuspidate ; BASE, acuminate, acute, obtuse, truncate, cordate; perfoliate, stipulate ; 
MARGIN, entire, serrate, serrulate, dentate, crenate, repand, sinuate, incised; pinnately, palmately lobed, 
deft, parted, divided; UPPER SURFACE rough, smooth, dull, bright, glossy, hairy, light, dark, olive, pea, bronze, yellow, 
Sreen; LOWER SURFACE rough, smooth, dull, glossy, hairy, light, dark, whitish, pea, olive, bronze, yellow, green. 
FLOWERS. — INFLORESCENCE, conspicuous, inconspicuous; simple, compound, erect, drooping, solitary, raceme, corymb, umbel, head, spike, spadix, catkin, panicle, 
cyme, glomerule inches across; COROLLA papilionaceous, caryophyllaceous, cruciferous, rosaceous, liliaceous, orchidaceous, 
galeate, ligulate, labiate, personate, rotate, craterform, salverform, tubular, funnel-form, campanulate; COLOR green, white, cream, yellow, 
orange, pink, scarlet, red, crimson, rose, purple, blue, violet. 
FRUIT Inconspicuous, conspicuous; pod, key, akene, nut, drupe, pome, pepo, berry; COLOR brown, white, yellow, orange, red, purple, blue, violet. 
Negative number of phot: graph of this specimen Negative number of photograph of the same species 
Date Observer 
GOVERNMENT BLANKS FOR PLANT REPORTS. 
With this in view, a form for the re- 
cording of the desired information has 
been prepared, which will be supplied to 
anyone signifying a willingness to co- 
operate in the work. The information 
asked for covers the time of opening and 
dropping of leaves and flowers, and coloring 
and dropping of the fruits when there are 
any. Those willing to report information 
of this character will please write to F. L. 
Mulford, Landscape Gardener, Department 
of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., and 
blanks similar to those reproduced here will 
be sent. 
RECENT WORK IN ASSOCIATION 
PARKS. 
The association recently sent out a cir- 
cular letter to members for the purpose 
of determining recent progress made in the 
various park departments represented by 
the association membership. 
The following letter and a number of 
replies received furnish an interesting rec- 
ord of park acomplishments :■ 
Dear Sir: — This letter is being circu- 
lated to our members for the purpose of 
feeling the progress made by the various 
park departments represented in our mem- 
bership. New attainments and new ideas 
are, of course, of greater interest and value, 
but if there is nothing very new, please 
write the secretary anyway, and tell him 
what has been accomplished by your de- 
partment during the past year or two. 
Personal accomplishments or undertakings 
are equally welcome. Your reply will ap- 
pear in the association’s department of 
Park and Cemetery, and will serve to 
interest and enlighten your fellow mem- 
bers. You may be no less interested in the 
replies of the other members. 
* * * 
The most important occurrence with us 
during the last two years was the consoli- 
dating of the three park districts under 
