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rapid bark growth and the repairing of 
the wound. 
The pruning of shrubs should be at least 
an annual affair, and it is even better to 
prune twice during a season, once imme- 
diately after the flowers have bloomed and 
again in the winter. In the former case 
the old wood should be removed right 
from the ground. This will insure a new 
growth upon which there will be an abun- 
dance of flowering sprouts the following 
year. The winter pruning should be mere- 
ly for the purpose of keeping the plant in 
the desired form and dimensions. Here, 
as in the case of the tree, it is seldom ad- 
visable to top them in. The same results 
may be secured by the entire removal of 
the longer shoots. 
Each succeeding year seems to supply a 
new brand of insects or fungus diseases, 
and it requires a continued watch and a 
strenuous superintendent to keep these 
pests within bounds. Careful inspection 
should be made practically every week dur- 
ing the year and the invaders checked im- 
mediately upon their presence becoming 
known. Fungus in particular is a trouble 
which must be met promptly. Even over 
night it may present itself. Probably the 
best method of fighting it is to see that 
everything is in a strong, vigorous condi- 
tion. It is a well-known fact, in the case 
of plants as well as in the human family, 
that a healthful, growing subject is seldom 
seriously affected. This, therefore, brings 
up the question of fertilizing. 
While science in the experimental sta- 
tions has given us the means of determin- 
ing the proper kinds of commercial fer- 
tilizer to be used, yet, speaking in a gen- 
eral way, unquestionably the good, old- 
fashioned stable manure still gives the re- 
sults which we desire. It will always be 
found of advantage to fertilize generoqslv 
each year. Well decomposed manure should 
be sprayed under the trees and around the 
shrubs to an extent equal to the dimen- 
sions of the wood growth. Wherever pos- 
sible this should be dug in in the spring. 
In the case of trees and shrubs on the 
lawn, naturally this is impracticable. In 
these cases it is wise to not remove the 
material until it has become thoroughly 
dried out. Then, instead of removing en- 
tirely, it should be raked and reraked until 
all the small particles have been deposited 
in the crowns of the grass. The lighter 
and less useful material can then be re- 
moved. 
There are always some portions of the 
grounds where stable manure cannot be 
conveniently used. In these cases the com- 
mercial fertilizers can be properly applied. 
Of course, just what these shall be is de- 
termined only by the plants to be fed. 
Speaking absolutely in a general sense, 
bone meal may be used in practically every 
case where ordinary stable manure would 
be placed. 
A Preliminary Report on City Plan for 
Bridgeport, Conn., with supplementary ma- 
terial, was recently issued by John Nolen, 
city planner, of Cambridge, Mass. This is 
a report of progress, accompanied by data, 
surveys, maps, diagrams and plans, cover- 
ing the main subjects of investigation and 
study to date, and also a detailed report 
upon bridges across the Pequonnock River. 
The report contains an outline for a park 
system and much matter of interest per- 
taining to parks. 
New Parks and Improvements. 
A great many improvements have been 
made in Lestikow Park, Grafton, N. D., 
recently. The Park Commission has cleared 
a considerable portion of the grove, built a 
dock on the river bank and constructed 
driveways. 
A new park will be laid out at Henry, 
111., along the Illinois River, about a mile 
in length. Clarence E. Noerenberg, of 
the University of Illinois, has been award- 
ed the commission of laying out the park. 
Costly plans for the beautification of 
Eckwood Park, Peoria, 111., otherwise the 
levee, are contemplated by Commissioner 
Eckley, after whom the park is named in 
part. Mrs. Gibson, of Peoria, 111., offered 
to sell recently the land lying between the 
Gibson pathway and the drive to the Park 
Board. The tract averages about 300 feet 
At a recent meeting of the New Jersey 
Retail Monument Dealers’ Association the 
following resolution was passed : “Re- 
solved, That a letter be sent to the boards 
of directors of all cemeteries in the state 
of New Jersey, also the National Associa- 
tion of Cemetery Superintendents, con- 
demning the practice of employees of cem- 
eteries soliciting orders for individual deal- 
ers and asking that all dealers be treated 
alike.” 
For some time ill health has been inter- 
fering with the active work of one of the 
managers of the National Burial Device 
Co., of Coldwater, Mich., and on this ac- 
count, and also for certain purposes of 
economy in operation, the plant of the Na- 
tional Burial Device Co. has been moved 
to Ann Arbor, Mich. To move a plant of 
this size was naturally a large undertaking, 
but the company is now occupying their 
new building in Ann Arbor and are now 
in position to render immediate and satis- 
factory service to their patrons. The new 
building covers considerably more ground 
in width and contains 15.74 acres. This 
was offered at $300 an acre. The Park 
Board made a counter offer of $3,200, 
which was declined by Mrs. Gibson, and 
no further action has been taken. 
A new park is being laid out at Abing- 
don, 111., under the supervision of Dr. 
Standish, of Galesburg. 
The Commercial Club, of. Centralia, 
Wash., is considering the opening of a 
park in that city. 
Under the direction of Chairman Blakes- 
lee, of the Park Board, and Joseph Fors- 
teil, chairman of the Street Committee of 
the City Council, of Olympia, Wash., sev- 
eral residents of the west side aided in 
clearing away the brush and logs on the 
tract of land to be developed into a park. 
The land 1 was donated to the city for a 
park about twenty-five years ago by Sam- 
uel C. Woodruff, but has remained unde- 
veloped to date. It will be named Wood- 
ruff Park in honor of the donor. 
The Commercial Association of Galves- 
ton, Tex., has authorized the transfer of 
the auditorium grounds to the city as a 
part of the new city park to be known as 
Menard Park. The conditions are that the 
association have a voice in laying out the 
grounds and that they be allowed the use 
of the park for thirty days each year to 
conduct a cotton carnival. 
and affords larger space for the installa- 
tion of new machinery. 
Property owners in Highland township 
are endeavoring to have removed an old 
cemetery, located on the east side of the 
highway in the northwest quarter of sec- 
tion 3 of Highland township. 
J. Woodward Manning, landscape archi- 
tect of North Wilmington, Mass., has filed 
a voluntary petition in the United States 
District Court, showing liabilities off $29,- 
547.71. The assets consist of real estate 
valued at $37,150, and other property worth 
$5,000, a total of $42,150. 
The Elm Lawn Cemetery Company, of 
Elmhurst, 111., has purchased an auto- 
mobile bus to be used for the transfer of 
people between the station at Elmhurst and 
the cemetery. 
The Oakridge Cemetery, of Springfield, 
111., has a claim amounting to about $12,- 
000, the cost for street paving, etc., on the 
Forest Park site, at the time the title to 
the park was vested in it. The park board, 
when the title of Forest Park was tran- 
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