AND CITY BEAUTIFUL 
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city, which is fast becoming a city of gardens and well 
kept homes. With continued efforts and the co-operation 
of all, Northampton will soon be known as the City Beau¬ 
tiful. 
RULES 
(Garden Competitors will be interested to know that 
these rules, worked out for this competition, are being 
adopted for similar competitions in other cities.) 
1. Only adult residents living within the city limits 
of Northampton, may enter this competition, although 
minors may take whatever part they choose in gardening. 
2. No person may enter the competition while en¬ 
gaged in gardening as a business. 
3. No competitor may hire assistance of any sort in 
his gardening, except in the unlimited class. 
4. Each garden must belong to the dwelling of the 
person offering it in competition, but the place may be 
either owned or rented. 
5. Each garden must comprise the entire house lot 
on which it stands. 
6. No competitor may take any prize as low as he 
has taken with the same garden in any previous season. 
7. Any garden which has taken the Capital Prize of 
the Carnegie Competition at least two years previously 
may take part in what is known as the Capital Prize Win¬ 
ners' Competition, and may take this prize as often as its 
rating stands highest except that no garden can take this 
prize two years in succession. 
8. In the rating of gardens, four merits will be 
counted as of leading value : First, the plan on which 
the garden is laid out; second, the harmony of its features 
as to form and colors; third, the general upkeep of walks, 
beds, turf and buildings and enclosures; fourth, the dura¬ 
tion of the planting. 
9. The field or competition is divided into seven 
nearly equal districts, the ward boundary lines of the city. 
In each of these districts three of the prizes may be 
