PARK AND CEMETERY, 
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Children in Our Highways and Public Grounds.” 
The discussion which followed this paper showed a 
unanimity of sentiment, with that of the writer of 
the paper, in aiming to get the people to realize 
that they are all part owners of all public property. 
They should be educated to the knowledge that 
wild-flowers are 
short-lived and 
are seen at their 
best as nature 
gave them to us. 
The paper by 
Mr. G. H. Parker, 
superintendent of 
Keney Park, 
Hartford, Conn. , 
on “ Park Nom- 
enclature and 
Accounts,” was 
read by the secre- 
tary. Mr. Parker 
emphasized the 
meagerness o f 
our vocabulary 
of Nature’s lan- 
guage; we must 
look for Nature’s 
Rosetta stone in 
the heart and not 
in the mind. 
More definite 
and comprehen- 
sive terms would 
make park re- 
ports more satis- 
factory reading. 
He suggested ap- 
pointing a com- 
mittee to take up 
this matter, as 
well as park ac- 
counts. 
Mr. Zimmer- 
man of Buffalo, 
N. Y. , read a 
paper on “The 
Care of Roads 
and Drives.” He 
said “That keep- 
ing the roads clear of dust not only added to the 
pleasure of driving, but greatly reduced the cost of 
maintenance.” 
At the evening session. Secretary Manning 
read the paper prepared by J. Horace McFarland, 
of Harrisburg. Pa., on “The Improvement of 
Factory and Home Grounds.” 
“ It told what had been accomplished in the way of beauti- 
fying the lawns and walks of the printing establishment at 
Harrisburg— an old school building — whose bare, dingy walls 
had been covered by a 1 eautiful growth of Ampelopsis Tri- 
cuspidata. I he poorly kept grounds were graded and sodded, 
and from an unsightly condition are now the admiration of the 
community. No garish sign is on the building that invites 
the critici-m of 
some, but the uni- 
que appearance of 
the building at- 
tracts far more ap- 
preciation. There 
IS the best evidence 
that this decorative 
work is appreciated 
by the employes. 
The work done in 
the establishment 
is largely of a hor- 
ticultural nature, 
and the employes 
show an increasing 
interest in trees^ 
plants, vines, etc. 
The paper com- 
pared two well- 
known Pennsyl- 
vania railroad cor- 
porations— one did 
nothing to beautify 
its depot, shop and 
track surroundings, 
where the other has 
gained a reputation 
for what it has ^c. 
complished in the 
way of beautifying 
its property. The 
effect upon em- 
ployees is marked, 
and even the pros- 
perity of the two 
systems is in a sense 
indicated in their 
measure of pros- 
perity. Whether 
cause and effect 
can be logically 
connected or not 
the circumstances 
led to a belief that 
the judicious adorn- 
ment of industrial 
sites and buildings 
of whatever nature, 
going hand in hand 
with fairness be- 
tween employer 
SCENES AT PALMER PARK, DETROIT, MICH. 
and employe, is a thoroughly economical and truly profitable 
proposition. 
Mr. McFarland proposes to offer a series of 
prizes another season to stimulate an interest in 
home adornment. 
Mr. E. L. Shuey, of Dayton, O., followed with 
his interesting lecture, illustrated by stereopticon 
