. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo4. The American Florist. 343 window-box of nasturtiums, if nothing else, on the outside has its influence for good on the dweller in the tenement. No- where do flowers grow so near the heart as at home, and how many men and women carry with them through life the refining influences of the flowers which in their youth beautified the home gar- den! A natural step following the establish- ment of parks in cities was the setting apart of playground areas. While play- of Cambridge's largest playgrounds is beautifull
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo4. The American Florist. 343 window-box of nasturtiums, if nothing else, on the outside has its influence for good on the dweller in the tenement. No- where do flowers grow so near the heart as at home, and how many men and women carry with them through life the refining influences of the flowers which in their youth beautified the home gar- den! A natural step following the establish- ment of parks in cities was the setting apart of playground areas. While play- of Cambridge's largest playgrounds is beautifully bordered with masses of trees and shrubbery. Thus we see that horticulture occupies an important position in city and home life. Its possibilities of larger adapta- tion and development are very great in its relation to the health, comfort and general well-being of the people, especi- ally, as said before, in its application to street adornment, and no more import ant field of labor can be found for this. THE RIVERWAY, BOSTON, MASS. grounds were to be found in most of the large parks, it was found that in parks of small size ornamental planting and ball playing did not consort well to- gether. Large parks were few and far between. The growth of the city covered year by year the vacant ground hitherto available lor play. It became, therefore, necessary that playgrounds should be provided for boys and young men. In the last few years this movement has been very active. Boston, outside of its larger parks, has twenty-one play- grounds in use under the control of the park department. These playgrounds range from one-half of an acre to sevent s- four acres. Many of these playgrounds contain corners for children where ap- paratus is provided for their use and where female teachers are in charge. In one of the playgrounds the Civic League has introduced childrens' gardens with great success. The gardens are on the tree border which surrounds two sides of the playground and are fence
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