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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
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ESTABLISHED 1890 
Devoted to the Improvement of Parka, 
Cemeteries, Public and Private Grounds 
Published on the 15th of the Month by 
R. J. HAIGHT 
440 S. Dearborn St., Chicago , 
EDITORS 
John W. Weston O. H. Sample 
Subscription. $2.00 a Year. { 
Plant Geography of North Central New 
Mexico, by J. R. Watson. Illust. Bo- 
tanical Gazette, 54:194-217. Sept., 
1912. 
Roses, Root Gall Diseases of, Their 
Causes and Methods of Control, by 
J. J. Taubenhaus. Illust. G. C. A., 
15:187-8. Oct., 1912. 
Roses, New, to Date, by E. G. Hill. 
F. E., 34:812-13. Oct. 19, 1912. 
Sound, Sick and Crippled Trees. Illust. 
C. L. A., 22:36. Sept., 1912. 
Tree Surgery, Fundamentals of, by E. 
M. Swiggert. Illust. Am. C., 7 :330-l. 
Oct., 1912. 
Vine, The Best Evergreen, for America, 
by Wilhelm Miller. Illust. G. M., 
16:155-6. Nov., 1912. 
Zoological Gardens and the Preserva- 
tion of Fauna, by P. C. Mitchell. Na- 
ture, New York, 90:75-81. Sept. 19, 
1912; also Service, New York, 36:353- 
65. Sept. 20, 1912. 
Books and Reports Received. 
“Practical Cement Work,” an ele- 
mentary treatise on cement construc- 
tion by W. B. Henry, recently published 
by the Concrete Age Publishing Co., of 
Atlanta, Ga., contains much practical 
information for the concrete maker, es- 
pecially as to formulas for good con- 
crete work, mixing, testing, cost, color- 
ing and waterproofing of cement and 
concrete work. Price, 50 cents ; 110 
pages; cloth bound; four by seven 
inches. 
The Missouri State Board of Horti- 
culture has just issued special Bulletin 
No. 56 on “Native and Naturalized 
Plants of Missouri Suitable for Orna- 
mental Planting.” The bulletin is writ- 
ten by L. P. Jensen, the well-known St. 
Louis landscape gardener, and contains 
brief descriptive notes on nearly every 
group of ornamental plants that can be 
grown in the state. It is freely illus- 
trated, and the descriptive notes are 
carefully prepared. W. W. Chenoweth, 
of Columbia, Mo., is Secretary of the 
State Board of Horticulture, from whom 
copies of the work may be obtained. 
’‘The Social Survey,” the first publi- 
cation of the newly organized Depart- 
A Field of Peonies in Bloom. Plant October and November. 
FALL 1912 SPRING 1913 
Frank Wild Floral Co. Sarcoxie, Missouri 
Recognizing the absence of a full representative stock of Hardy Perennials in the 
West for Cemeteries and Parks and Lawns, we are now growing a select list of 
Hardy Phlox, 35 varieties; German Iris, 25 varieties; Japan Iris, 12 varieties; Spanish 
Iris, 5 varieties; Peonies, 120 varieties; some very late introductions of very choice 
kinds suitable for Cemetery Planting. Hardy Garden Pinks, 6 varieties; Hardy Gar- 
den Chrysanthemums (Pompones). IVJany varieties suitable for cut flowers, also for 
potting for house culture for late, blooming; of these we have 28 varieties. Day 
Lilies (Hemerocalis), 15 varieties; Hardy Fern, 10 varieties; and many other hardy 
perennials and hardy bulbs. Lilies and Narcissus. Hardy Water Lilies and aquatic 
plants. We shall also include Hardy Vines and Creepers. Hedging plants, such as 
California Privet, Barberry, etc. A few of the most desirable Hardy Roses; Re- 
montant (H. P. ) Hybrid. Cedars, Junipers, Arborvitae, Pines, in large pots and tubs 
for late Spring planting where ground cannot be gotten ready earlier making it safe 
to plant very late in Spring. SEND FOR FREE PRICE LIST. 
EXCELSIOR RUST PROOF WIRE FENCES 
Are the Only RUST PROOF Fences Made 
WRIGHT WIRE COMPANY, Worcester, Mass. 
Branches at Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and San Francisco 
1,000 CEMETERIES 
are usingour method for keeping their Records 
of Burials, Location of Graves, etc. Descrip- 
tive Circulars sent on request. 
B J. HAIGHT . Publisher. 440 S. Dearborn St., CHICAGO 
By F. A. WAUGH; A 
practical book on the 
general principles of out- 
door art with many suggestions for improvement work. Cloth, i 2 mo; 
illustrated. Price 50 c. R. J. HAIGHT, 440 Dearborn Street, Chicago. 
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