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Annual Report of the Illinois State Hor- 
ticultural Society for 1903 : 
This volume contains' the papers and 
a complete stenographic report of the 
recent meeting of the Illinois State Hor- 
ticultural Society, also of the meetings 
of the Horticultural Society of North- 
ern Illinois, of Central Illinois and of 
Southern Illinois. It also contains com- 
plete formulas and directions for spray- 
ing, including the preparation of the 
“Oregon wash’’ and valuable reports on 
the San Jose scale, with much other 
valuable matter, in a well bound book 
of 650 pages, completely indexed. The 
papers are by practical and scientific 
men and embrace a wide range of sub- 
jects. 
The treasurer’s report shows receipts 
for the year amounting to $8,059.54, in- 
cluding the state appropriation of $5,000, 
and expenditures of $4,816.98. Among 
the papers read were the following : 
Street and Highway Planting, by 
Prof. T. J. Burrill, an extract from 
which is given on another page ; Pres- 
ervation of the Natural Flora, by 
Blanche Goodall ; Landscape Gardening, 
a magic-lantern lecture by Prof. J. C. 
Blair, of the University of Illinois; Hor- 
ticulture in Schools, by David Felmley, 
president Normal University; Horticul- 
ture as one of the Fine Arts, by N. B. 
Morrison; Weeds and Weed Legislation, 
etc. A copy of the book and an annual 
membership to the society can be ob- 
tained for $1.00, and any public library 
in the state can obtain a copy for 17c 
postage by addressing the secretary, L. 
R. Bryant, Princeton, 111 . 
A Report on the Landscape Improve- 
ment of the Cornell University Campus, 
by Charles N. Lozvrie, of New York: 
Mr. Lowrie was' employed in 1903 to 
make studies and prepare plans for the 
landscape improvement of the campus 
and grounds of Cornell University, Itha- 
ca, N. Y., and the resulting report has 
been published in the form of a 16-page 
book by the university. It is accompa- 
nied by two plans, one showing the 
present condition of the campus, and 
the other the proposed improvements. 
The object of the study was to secure 
without changes in the fundamental ex- 
isting plan specific suggestions for beau- 
tifying the grounds and increasing the 
convenience of their use, account being 
taken of buildings, lawns, gorges, roads, 
paths, trees, shrubs, flowers and other 
features. It contains recommendations 
for locating paths and avenues, forming 
vistas, and for planting. 
American Park and Outdoor Art As- 
sociation, Vol. VII., Part III: 
This section of the Association’s pro- 
ceedings is devoted to a report of the 
special school garden session at the Buf- 
falo convention. It contains the report 
of the standing committee on school 
grounds, reports from state and terri- 
torial representatives, an address, “The 
School Garden Movement,” by Prof. W. 
J. Spillman, and a list of publications 
of the Association. A number of sug- 
gestive illustrations show school gar- 
dens at Washington, D. C., Hyannis, 
Mass., St. Louis, New York, and a num- 
ber of views of playgrounds in Louis- 
ville, Ky. 
The Contention of tl}e Laurel Hill 
Cemetery, San Francisco: 
The city ordinance of San Francisco 
prohibiting burials within the city limits 
has been discussed from time to time in 
these columns. President Giles H. Gray, 
of the Laurel Hill Cemetery Associa- 
tion, has issued an address of 28 pages 
setting forth in detail the arguments of 
the cemetery in protest against this de- 
cision. The cemetery holds that the or- 
dinance is unconstitutional and amounts 
to a practical confiscation of property. 
It gives a complete history of the case 
and cites and elaborates nine reasons 
why the ordinance is void. 
'Publisher's Notes. 
William Halbrooks, superintendent of 
Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind., 
sends an advertisement of a man who 
styles himself 
JOB CARPENTER- 
AND 
TREE TRIMMER. 
It appeared in one of the local papers, 
and, as Mr. Halbrooks comments, gives 
a good idea of the talent the ordinary 
individual employs for the important 
operation of pruning trees. Comment is 
unnecessary. 
Howard E. Weed, landscape architect, 
formerly with C. W. Leavitt, Jr., of 
New York, is now with W. E. Baudry 
in the Railway Exchange Bldg., Chi- 
cago. 
Many of the readers of this paper 'will 
unite with it in extending sympathy to 
Mr. F. W. Higgins, superintendent of 
Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Mich., 
and Mr. George C. Anderson, superin- 
tendent Graceland Cemetery, Sidney, O., 
in the affliction that has come into their 
homes. Mrs. Higgins passed to the 
higher life in January and Mrs. Ander- 
son during the present month. 
Superintendents of cemeteries who are 
preparing their lawns and landscapes 
for public inspection on Memorial Day, 
would do well to consider the need for 
artistic denotation marks, such as ave- 
nue and path signs, perpetual care 
marks, etc. These signs are manufac- 
tured in neat and attractive form by 
Geo. H. Marsland, whose advertisement 
appears on another page. 
Trade Literature, etc , Received. 
The Wm. H. Moon Co., Glenwood 
Nurseries,, Morrisville, Pa., have sur- 
passed their usual standard of excel- 
lence in their new catalog, ’which is 
one of the finest pieces of trade print- 
ing and; illustratingj that has come to 
our notice. It is neat an orderly in 
typographical arrangement, and contains 
much valuable condensed information 
about the specimens illustrated. 
Meehan’s Book of Hardy Plants ; 
Thos. Meehan & Sons, Germantown and 
Dreshertown, Pa. This is a handsome 
catalog of 136 pages, filled with valu- 
able suggestions, that make it more than 
a mere price list of nursery stock. It is 
illustrated with good photographs of 
fine specimens, well-printed. It is ac- 
companied by their wholesale trade list 
for spring 1904, and a little 16-page 
booklet entitled, “Unique Methods of a 
Great Nursery.” The latter is descrip- 
tive of their nurseries and methods, and 
is written in the admirably convincing 
and interesting style that characterizes 
all of this firm’s advertising matter. 
American Farmer’s Manual, 1904; Pe- 
ter Henderson & Co., New York. A 
well-printed and illustrated book de- 
scriptive of Henderson’s Seeds, and 
showing some of the farm products 
raised from them. 
James J. HI Gregory & Son, Marble- 
head, Mass.; 44th catalog of vegetable 
and flower seeds, 1904; 75 page illus- 
trated catalog and price list of seeds, 
implements, etc. ; sent free on request. 
Kelsey’s Hardy American Rhododen- 
drons, Azaleas, Kalmias and other Rare 
Native Plants, grown at Highlands 
Nursery, Kawana, N. C. Wholesale 
prices, fall and spring, 1903-1904; Har- 
lan P. Kelsey, Beacon Bldg., Boston, 
Mass 
The Historic Wallkill and Hudson 
River Valleys; descriptive, illustrated 
book of the scenes, institutions and peo- 
ple of these valleys ; published by Wil- 
liam C. Hart, Walden, N. Y. 
The Durfe.e Tent Mfg. Co., Grand 
Rapids, Mich., are sending out a souve- 
nir colored map of the Japanese-Russian 
war district, with advertising matter 
printed on it. 
Otto Katzenstein, Atlanta, Ga., sends 
wholesale trade list of Ornamentals 
