Annual program for the observance of Arbor day in the schools of Rhode Island . . the picture on page 18? Along with the best story of Gladys Potter Memorial Gardens we will need the bestpicture. What boy or girl will write the best story? What boy or girl will take the bestpicture? We shall be glad to print them in the next Arbor Day booklet. The suggestions that have been given will apply to other interesting spots in the sceneryof the state. We hope to hear from many boys and girls about the place that is mostinteresting to them. We look ahead to seeing the very best ones in the 1920 pamphl
Annual program for the observance of Arbor day in the schools of Rhode Island . . the picture on page 18? Along with the best story of Gladys Potter Memorial Gardens we will need the bestpicture. What boy or girl will write the best story? What boy or girl will take the bestpicture? We shall be glad to print them in the next Arbor Day booklet. The suggestions that have been given will apply to other interesting spots in the sceneryof the state. We hope to hear from many boys and girls about the place that is mostinteresting to them. We look ahead to seeing the very best ones in the 1920 pamphlet. Those who enter the contest will want to read the reports of the Park Commissionersand the City Planning Commission, and the Pro\idence Board of Trade Journal. Thereis an article in the Craftsman for July, 1908, page 407, which tells the ideal way of planninga new city. In Tokio the city directory tells where to go in order to see the most beautiful snowscenes or where the chrysanthemums are at their best. Send us a directory of thebeautiful spots in your town or city. 20. The Boston Ivy. Carries the green of the lawn upward. Note thegeraniums in the window boxes. II. The Home Grounds. The laying-out and improvement ofgrounds is called is something likelandscape-painting. Some general con-clusions regarding the principles andpractice of the art are given to enable youto read and interpret the home groundspictured here and then the grounds ofother homes. For example: Read therules for arranging the shrubbery andthen call attention to the effects whichthe landscape-painter has used to bringout the pleasing driveway on the SenatorAldrich estate. 1. General. Nature unadorned is adorned most. Nature works in curves. Thearrangement of plants to resemble nature is called the Enghsh style. A formal plantingis the Italian or geometrical style. The formal arrangement is out of place on a smalllawn. Send for Farmers Bulletins 248 and 185. 2. The
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