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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS 
H. S. RICHARDS, Chicago, President 
AND CONTRIBUTIONS 
J. J. LEVISON, Brooklyn, N.Y., Sec.-Treas. 
THE ASSOCIATION QUESTION BOX 
The following questions were placed be- 
fore the association at the Denver meeting, 
but there was not sufficient time to discuss 
them in full. 
Members are invited to contribute as 
fully and freely as possible of their ex- 
periences and opinions on any of these sub- 
jects for publication in this department. 
Communications should be sent to Secre- 
tary Levison. 
1. What is the best surface for play- 
grounds : 
2. Where can we obtain lj4-inch to 3- 
inch posts or trees for making rustic 
fences or barricades? 
3. What is the best method of disposing 
of waste paper scattered around parks, 
when from ten to twenty wagon loads are 
gathered up daily ? 
4. What is the best kind of clay for 
making tennis courts? 
5. What is the best material for mark- 
ing grass tennis courts so as to prevent 
burning or otherwise killing the grass? 
6. What has been learned about crema- 
tories for burning park rubbish? 
7. What materials make the best walk 
surfaces ? 
8. About lawn-guards along walks? 
9. Methods of lawn sprinkling, as to 
equipment, force of men sprinkling, etc.? 
10. As to drinking fountains, — should 
they be constantly running? As to icing, 
etc.? 
11. How often should a lawn be c t to 
keep it in the best possible condition? Can 
lawns be kept in first class shape if cut 
often and not raked? H. S. Richards. 
Chicago, 111. 
12. What are the working hours and 
wages paid to park laborers? 
13. How does gas kill the trees? 
ECHOES OF THE DENVER MEETING 
Man) 7 of the members who attended the 
Denver convention prolonged their stay 
after the meeting to make a further study 
of Denver’s great mountain park system, 
and of the wonders of the Rocky Mountain 
flora and scenery. 
Mr. L. P. Jensen, of St. Louis, was one 
of the party who stayed long enough to 
take some excellent snapshots and make 
some careful observations on the trees and 
shrubs of the mountains. The following 
notes and pictures by Mr. Jensen will re- 
call interesting scenes to those who visitel 
the convention : 
After the Denver convention many of 
the members remained to take advantage 
of the many excellent opportunities offered 
for the study of mountain scenery and 
native plants of the Rockies. The wilder- 
ness parks of Colorado Springs were of 
special interest to the ones interested in 
the preservation of our native plants. 
Every city and every state ought to have 
reservations devoted entirely to the native 
plants of that particular section, for the 
benefit and enjoyment of future genera- 
tions. 
Glen Eyre, the home of tie late Gen- 
eral Palmer, was opened for our inspection, 
and its natural beauties were a revelation 
to all of us. 
The study of the limitation of plant 
growth on Pike’s Peak was of particular 
interest. The timber line is at about 11 503 
feet, above which is found only a low vege- 
tation, with brilliant flowers. The follow- 
ing plants are common at an elevation of 
10, COO feet up to the timber line: Pinus 
aristata, Picea Engelmannii, Juniperus Sibi- 
rica, Salix glaucops, Salix clorophylla, 
Betula glandulosa, Dasiphora fruticosa, 
Aquilegia saximontana, Phaselia sericea, 
Castilleja Haydenii, Pyrola clorantha, 
Polemonium pulcherimum and Polemonium 
Mellitum. From 8,500 to 10,000 feet are 
found a much greater variety of trees and 
shrubs; prominent among these are: Pinus 
scopulorum, Pinus flexilis, Picea pungens, 
Pseudotsuga mucronata, Populus tremu- 
loides, Jamesia Americana, Ribes luteum, 
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, and Sambucus 
microbotevs intermingled with a large num- 
ber of brilliant flowered vines and herbs. 
The mountain sides and meadows were 
covered in places with masses of purple 
and white Asters, Blue Gentians, Yellow 
Golden Rods and Senecios, and red Cas- 
tilleias, beautiful and brilliant beyond de- 
scription. The memory of those tours 
spent with congenial friends in the midst 
of these mountains will long remain as an 
inspiration for our work of education and 
beautification. L. P. Jensen. 
St. Louis. 
