The Garden Magazine, April, 1923 
133 
PRESIDENT TRUESDALE of the DELA¬ 
WARE, LACKAWANNA & WESTERN RAIL¬ 
ROAD has written of his interest in this 
week. This railroad is endeavoring in 
every way possible to beautify stations 
along its right of way. 
the wabash railway co. is cooperating to 
make Garden Week a success. 
THE FREE TRAVELLING LIBRARY SYSTEM of 
the seaboard airline railway, in pre¬ 
senting one of their free libraries to any 
town or school, stipulates that in return 
for the use of the books and magazines, 
their school must have a school-garden. 
It is the aim of this commission to have a 
school-garden in every school in Georgia 
and the South. 
PRESIDENT HOLDEN, of the CHICAGO, BURLING¬ 
TON & quincy r. r. writes of his interest 
in this movement and advises that 
wherever his railroad finds it possible to 
plant a garden around any of its stations, 
this is done. He has heartily endorsed 
Garden Week. 
The Garden Within Prison Walls 
A t san quentin, Cal., the first prison 
“Garden Beautiful” was established. 
The Warden, Mr. Johnston, earnestly ad¬ 
vocates the adoption of this work at every 
state prison. 
WHERE BEAUTY AND INDUSTRY LINK HANDS 
The mere word “factory” conjures up scenes of ugliness in most folk’s minds but to the hun¬ 
dreds of men and women employed by Doubleday, Page & Co. summer days bring only such 
loveliness as this; the gardens at the home of The Garden Magazine, Garden City, N. Y. 
at sing sing prison a “Garden Beautiful” 
has been started that is bringing a new 
meaning of the word “hope” to these 
men. The garden was started by a man 
who is “in for life.” This spring, he has 
planted 6000 spring-flowering bulbs. He 
van e. Kilpatrick, director of school gardens in the city of new 
york is planning to observe National Garden Week in all the city 
schools. The planting of school gardens will be encouraged and all 
aid possible given to the children interested in this work. 
the national council of Jewish women is interested in the plan for 
National Garden Week and are giving full publicity to the program 
in their organization publications. 
the boy scouts of America desire to cooperate in every way possible. 
Every locality having a chapter of this wide-awake organization 
should secure their active interest. 
the peter henderson company have broadcasted 
talks on National Garden Week through the 
Newark, N. J. station WJZ and will give 
additional talks this month. 
florists throughout the whole country 
are carrying the line “Observe Na¬ 
tional Garden Week, April 22nd to 
28th” on their advertising. They 
are also distributing many thou¬ 
sands of small notices calling at¬ 
tention to this week. 
Railroads Enlisted in the Campaign for Beauty 
T he new york, new haven & Hartford railroad has appropriated 
$5,000 for the purpose of purchasing Roses for planting on em¬ 
bankments along the right of way. 
the new york central railroad maintains greenhouses for beautify¬ 
ing stations along its lines and is heartily in accord with National 
Garden Week. 
the atchison topeka and santa fe railway is cooperating in the 
observance of National Garden Week. 
THE PHILADELPHIA & reading railroad retains the services of an ex¬ 
pert horticulturist and garden designer for the purpose of laying out 
station grounds, etc. 
the boston & Albany railroad maintains 
attractive planting about the approaches 
to its stations. 
THE BUFFALO, ROCHESTER & PITTS¬ 
BURGH, r. r. not only maintain 
flowerbeds at its stations, but 
gives land for vegetable gar¬ 
dens to the employees along 
its right of way. 
THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD 
is to plant Roses on the 
embankments at Kew Gar¬ 
dens and Woodside. The 
railroad has assured The 
Garden Magazine of its 
hearty endorsement of Na¬ 
tional Garden Week and 
that it will be very glad to 
cooperate with all organiza¬ 
tions desiring to improve con¬ 
ditions at its various stations. 
the American legion, through its National Director, Garland 
Powell, is actively interested and will cooperate with any club 
desiring to observe National Garden Week. 
W. 
