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in some school yards, with provision for such work as 
the nature study and school gardening may require. 
Prizes for the best home gardens in each of the city’s 
twenty-six wards were offered by Judge Dellenbaugh, 
and about one hundred contestants entered. The 
judges in making the awards considered: Artistic 
arrangement, harmonious grouping and assortment of 
flowers, general appearance of garden and yard, and 
difficulties of conditions which were overcome. The 
prize garden of Charles Buehler in Ward 2 was espe- 
cially commended for an arrangement for a timely suc- 
cession of flowers or vegetables, which leaves no inter- 
val of barrenness. This lot had so many points of merit 
that a plan of it is illustrated in the report. The flower 
beds were very successfully used in dividing the lawn 
from the vegetable garden. 
The money received from the sale of seeds, covered 
their cost, the cost of distribution, and also provided 
for the purchase of seeds and tools for the school gar- 
dens, and 5,000 imported bulbs for fall distribution to 
the class rooms, as well as for the printing of the 
annual report and the salary of the supervisor of gar- 
dens. Friends of the association contributed $683 
during the year, which was expended for the improve- 
ment of school yards, photographs, lantern slides, gar- 
den and flower show prizes. 
Copies of the report for 1904 can be obtained from 
the Home Gardening Association at 25 cents each. 
A Sensible Lawn Fountain. 
The general idea of a lawn fountain seems to be a 
vase-like affair standing up from the ground and look- 
ing generally inartistic, says the Country Gentleman. 
It is because of an unwillingness to have such an affair 
before one’s house that many are deterred from having 
a fountain upon the lawn. It is possible, however, to 
have a simple, yet artistic, fountain that will not only 
prove attractive, but will be inexpensive. 
The accompanying sectional view shows the method 
of construction. A circular space of the size desired is 
dug in the ground, to a point below the frost line. This 
is to be filled nearly to the surface of the ground with 
loose stones, wider at the bottom than at the top, that 
the frost may have no chance to “lift” on the outside. 
The supply pipe must be put in position as the stones 
are filled in, the diagram showing the position. Over 
the top of the loose stones place a layer of cement. 
Around the edge of the circular space lay up a little 
wall of stones, placing cement between them, and cov- 
ering the outside, top and inside of this little wall com- 
pletely with the cement. 
As this wall is made, a waste-pipe should be inserted, 
as suggested, the top of this being the limit to which 
the water can rise in the fountain. The top of the low 
wall should be nicely rounded and smoothed. The 
upper end of the supply-pipe should have a spray 
nozzle, so that a shower of spray may be sent up, to 
fall gracefully over into the water of the tank. The 
height to which the water will rise depends, of course, 
upon the force with which the water is pressed on 
through the supply-pipe from its source. It also de- 
pends upon the nozzle. A very fine spray will not rise 
to the height of a coarser spray, or a solid stream of 
water. Much of the work of making such a fountain 
can be done by the owner of the place, in which case the 
only expense would be for a little cement and the iron 
pipe. 
Preliminary Program for Cemetery Superintendents' Convention 
The nineteenth annual convention of the Association 
of American Cemetery Superintendents will be held in 
Washington, D. C., September 12, 13, 14 and 15. 
A thorough discussion of the subject of “Perpetual 
Care” is planned as one of the features. It is proposed 
to devote one session to it. Mr. Pirie will prepare a 
paper and Mr. Green will lead the debate. “Cemetery 
Legislation” will be another important debate. “Cem- 
eteries Old and New,” and “Construction of Gutters” 
will be subjects for other papers to be read. 
As far as arranged the programme will be about as 
follows : 
First Day — Meet at hotel for formal business. After- 
noon, go to the White House in a body. 
Second Day — Meet at Glenwood and hold morning 
session in Chapel. Adjourn at 1 P. M. Go where 
you like. 
Third Day — 9 A. M., “Rock Creek.” Meeting in 
their Chapter house. Adjourn at 1 P. M. Go where 
you like. 
Last Day — Meet either at Hotel or Arlington Cem- 
etery for formal business, and then off to Mt. Vernon 
and down the river for a shore dinner, returning by 
the light of the moon. 
