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THE ANSWER IS “YES!” (Get the Book, of course.) 
birch— beautifulf—in its own right?—Ask those who 
insist on it because of its own loveliness of texture and 
surface, or because its grain has so much character and 
distinction and because it is the peer of much higher- 
priced cabinet woods. Only “old-world” priority of other 
species can account for your present decided price- 
advantage with birch. 
Then as to birch’s durability. Well, it is so “extra 
hard" that it resists most successfully the heavy wear 
that all truly homey furniture and trim is asked to with¬ 
stand. Try it. Or first ask those who know. 
Then, as to economy,—well there’s little to say except to 
refer the builder of a home, or the buyer of furniture, to 
the simple facts and to the delighted experience of others, 
who know “beautiful birch’’ almost as well as we do 
The birch Book tells all. Shall we send you a free 
copy—with our compliments? Will you write today? 
THE BIRCH MANUFACTURERS, 2ig F. R. A. 
Building. OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN. 
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Notes of the Garden Clubs 
(Continued from page 168) 
T HE Garden Club of Winnetka, Coe, landscape architect, and an ad- 
Illinois, whose recently elected dress, at the June flower show by Mr. 
president is Mrs. Frank R. Fuller, was Hammond Sadler, landscape architect, 
organized in 1921, and is composed Besides many Papers on horticultural 
of 60 women, paying $2.00 dues. The subjects, in former years, the club has 
constitution and by-laws are modeled talked of “What Other Garden Clubs 
on the suggestions published by Mrs. Have Done”, “Colonial” and “Old- 
Francis King in House & Garden some Time Herb Garden”, and reviewed the 
years ago. Afternoon meetings are “Garden Books in the Library”. Out- 
held once a month during the Summer, side speakers included Mr. Filey, State 
but less frequently in the Winter. Pro- Forester, on “Tree Saving”, Rev. I. H. 
grams are usually prepared by members Bainton on “The Desirability of 
who illustrate their papers with speci- Annuals”, Mr. F. S. Baker on “Trees 
mens of the flowers under considera- Used as Memorials”, and Mr. Town- 
tion. A new plan is being tried of send Cox, who spoke on “How the 
reading a “rented” paper written by Landscape Architect uses Trees and 
some well-known lecturer, the remain- Shrubs”. The garden club has already 
der of the program being built around cooperated with local organizations in 
the subject of the paper. The list of civic improvements, and plans this 
professional speakers of other years year planting the state road, and as- 
includes Mrs. Charles Hubbard, the sisting in beautifying the vicinity gen- 
landscape designer, who “zoned the erally. Several of the members have 
Hawaiian Islands”, Mrs. Francis King, written for publication and designed 
and Mr. William C. Egan. After the Colonial and formal gardens, 
formal part of the meetings, while re¬ 
freshments are being served, the Board * I 'HE Rocky Mountain Garden Club, 
of Gardeners, as the directors of the 1 of Butte, Montana, whose president 
club are termed, answer any questions is Mrs. E. M. Norris, was organized in 
asked by the younger members. An November, 1921 at the suggestion of 
important feature of the life of the Mrs. W. I. Higgins, after she had made 
club are the visits to the gardens, which a garden survey of Butte and inter- 
are of three general types. Some of ested Mrs. Norris, Mrs. A. S. Christie, 
them formal, overlooking the lake, are Mrs. F. M. Bell and Miss Teresa 
planned with reference to this blue O'Donnell in calling a meeting of other 
background and in one instance planted garden lovers. The Club has a mem- 
in a blue color scheme in which appear bership of 200 men and women, active 
delphinium, anchusa and ageratum, with and associate, paying fifty cents dues, 
blue pools and a Greek pergola. An- and holding quarterly meetings. The 
other group of gardens is more wood- city has been divided into fifteen dis- 
land with daffodil-bordered paths, tricts each to have a chairman ap- 
while the third type is developed in pointed by a leader from the club, 
relation to the gentle slopes overlooking who will form garden groups. These 
the great stretches of marshland called units of the garden club are named, and 
the “Skokie”. hold their separate meetings every two 
weeks or monthly in Spring and Sum- 
HE Cheshire, Conn., Garden Club mer. Each unit chooses its own ac- 
of which the president is Mrs. Al- tivity and arranges entertainments to 
fred S. Evans was formed in June 1920, finance a children’s playground, a tennis 
and is comprised of 60 active members, court, or planting in parks, on the 
all women, and IS Associate members, Campus of the School of Mines or 
mostly men. Dues are one dollar for assists the garden club in its plans. A 
both classes. Mrs. John W. Paris, district flower is selected by every gar- 
president of the Flushing Garden Club den club unit and sometimes a special 
is the single Honorary member. Eligi- flower is also assigned to a given street 
bility as an active member requires that to plant. The pansy was voted the 
an exhibit must be made at one flower City of' Butte’s flower. Exhibits of 
show a year, besides ownership of a Spring bulbs are arranged for the 
garden. The club meets every month school children, who are given special 
in the year, but usually without formal prices, in the Fall, by the local florists, 
programs in the Summer. In June who also donate Easter-lilies and other 
1922, a garden party was held at Mrs. plants. The garden club further in- 
Frederick M. Peasley’s when the mem- terests the local water company to 
bers of the Bridgeport Art League were allow free water for the children's gar- 
entertained. Mrs. Philip Holzer told dens. At the Chamber of Commerce, 
of the Anne Hathaway Cottage which and with the cooperation of that organi- 
had been built by the league and Mrs. zation, a flower show is held in August, 
Peasley told of Shakespeare’s Garden, a vegetable show in September and one 
In July the club arranged a picnic, and of fruits and vegetables, home-canned, 
in August a supper was served in the in October. Admission is free and the 
orchard of the president’s place “Twin attendance large. At the August show 
Oaks”. A flower show was held in there were competitions in table center- 
September and another will be in June pieces and Mrs. Higgins and Mrs. Bell 
1923. There will be a flower market gave demonstrations in “Flower Ar- 
in May. One “open” evening meeting rangement as a Fine Art”. Under the 
was arranged in February, when Mrs. pictures and lantern slides committee, 
John MacCracken lectured on the of which Mrs. Higgins is chairman, an 
“Trees and Flowers of South Africa”, important feature of the flower show 
At the December meeting members was the class for competition in photo- 
talked of “Enemies of the Garden” and graphs of street and private plantings, 
how to foil them, and included “Moles Prizes were given to a list of 20 sub- 
and Mice”. In January Mrs. Peasley jects, including street trees, neighbor- 
told of “Wild Flowers of the Sierras hood cooperative planting, backyards, 
and the Rockies” and in April “Con- “open lawn” and boundary planting, 
verting Waste Places to Beauty” will window boxes, best arrangement of 
be treated by five members under the Flowers in the Japanese Method, etc. 
heads of “Use of Vines”, “This Village”, Another subject suggested was “Christ- 
“Unity of House and Garden”, etc. mas tree living in a box, or tub”, in 
Other topics being considered this year which Mrs. Higgins is deeply interested, 
are “Local Trees”, “Bird Sanctuaries”, having published an attractive illus- 
“A Talk on Picturesque Japan” with trated booklet on its value. She has 
moving picture houses, some of the broadcasted, through the Press and the 
lantern slides in color by Ernest F. (Continued on page 172) 
