The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-21
MAY LE AV'E.N|.
WHOLE LUMP.
llivVork Of Children iii Flower
i Planting Will Have Far
1 Reaching Effect.
loTHERs 10 EMULATE THEM 7 A ! ! !.
SINeighbors and Persons Passing
Will Receive an incentive
to Beautify.


to Beatitify.
III snfr.g G; Norris shuman.s a member OF
the Civic Improvement Lea que q Commit mil
tee which Viewed and Judged the yards j
of the children competing for prizes IN
thes Times. Dispatch flower seed contest.
\ recently decided, gives an Interesting
statement or Ills Observable ns., In that
work. Mr.. sshuman who is an cllthusias-
tic advocate OF the work Ut the League
4 has embodied In this expression many
suggestions for the guidance of the chill
dren In future efforts at Horticulture. and
for cillisting older persons in tho flaud-
4 able effort to Improve and beauti the;
city Discussing the recent COMPEL ti q y
and tho con11nendable work sof TIL tciiil-
dfen participating iio SO Id: ssli M 325
LII many INSTANCES the judges found
s that the children had "a OF onl beau Tilted
their front yards, but IIetr bal; va rds;;
Tie home a OF OF ta "a contest Ill he at-
,taetive the yard before
The number OF the House could be seen
ssS.. Unapeatl onabiy man the children
,na pf ts
lure to he gwen plat 3,v holly and solely
Tor their own use. most ot the chill.
dren who con1pe v this will 81 not ,G q
members 3of the family will We believe,
encourage hem their future efforts
II by giving Hem ut lt,ast a part OF the
6 girden Tor heir own use aud by increas.
as pianis oti p han those saved
\ by hens slyes8 ar given I hem BY friends.
U Una ~ seed from, their y,
5lowera there Chs, By no doubt, az the =,
4 some csses NO found children Will more
lies you h q given out, u and
upon Incest iga ton We found that thev
had Sobta thed them from other llildren;
II Ind failed to mako use OF & them. One
,sGf4 boys had ROOT ed IA couple OF roscs
and ,i;s end envoring to root m ore 5 This =
only be done with ID ificnlty at this
init. tho children should BIO enco,,r-
sgsEcsI, here can be mo lest ion OF doubt,
Tor the TX of Snearl " all comp was
TINT he ontise commit tee was well !.
'Iils aked with the CT forts sol al AS a
y mcnbe OF The committe on Fl oWerE and
Tree Planting of the Gsivict government
4 Sutton Butte emitting & each or the forty-nine
com etitors I'd d years membership Iii
Che fIscag and hand then, % you hcre-
with In tie hope that you will distribute
Il them n ( they are not called fors b
Some Of the d. niculties OF the chill
Il tIren seemed 10 SD nsui1nnuntab bic that
there can In the future sbe little. ~ any
u objectionS5to Older ,enlbers O the fam
81 iys he ping to & scparat e the p IDS or
mounds from the wal X s Al q era ss r1lo Is
B 3,ya 81 he ,iae pfl boards. !, cka tones
and assisting to. deeply il and well Ter:
lIGaa dg,ns nv sh xshd
s alaSe tilcschild. Il assistance. n that he or
~ She ma v; lea ri, the first md most mpor.
s. ant lesson. not only ors 40 ricul but
ton &c 3 the soil This lnny be:o i,cstt-
Unable value BY creating Il g. dssire for
~ bubur ian, not count ife. $3gs AL
Enlist Parents ] interest.
sSssg"It u Is % he hoped that 4 he parents and
ends of king an Int crest Z ~
"a 1nanne err ma 81 have q eye ITO the work
III being done as permanently as possible
with the means "a t. slia nd, not too crowded
It. 4 the hack OF b largo ones. ana none
too close to fences or he'd SOS To ba prop.
erly attnded d to-. Many children will
x have to find these things out for J. hem
q assisted to avoid mistakes that will 81,
Il way discourage I hem In their effort,
Il ID tain success Once well into mo
II d, pleasure TO tho child. i and the mere
n ing of the rough and " stony places
II smooth by the 9fa thcr. 81 mot her. brother
Il or ssist et an do no harm. but may#do
/ them good, and when sue are lovers Of
III the garde or from helping and making
T. SUCCESS Ions. The planting and care Of
g8tl flowers tother. than y SUI esttonsl
should In kindness be left wholly and
AZ ceivey any real BENEFIT a q he succeeds.
n let him know thatiSie succeeded by bis
II own e forts md not, by the efforts Of
81 hers and thus learn. not to depend upon
others I'M other mn tiers. H. he fails
n from neglect ~ may be q lesson 4 well
ri learned and save him from o Their failures
In after life. n 81
yard with the soil once properly
4 prepared and. planted With Il u few rose
bushes and ornamental shrubs may be
,legl ected In the spring by ~ ba edward
sqH rsa
spare m oment, and the children VIII find
III tha %, they, can get more pleasure from
pla1tinE late than ~ Re
s,s no aht N Soye9ber ist un ftsr
(which during any open weat Their In win.
5$si planted In November and December
" will have to lingerie become established.
n and Will consequently give a great ter pro-
4 fusion OF blossoms the coming sprinS,
summer and 5fal 81 a al S u
The sooner the children and their par
1 time for planting and that the quicker
/ they plant the ECKER will Il the plants
become establIshed q !, and give the best
!lE 9lt!oI SlOIle euCll uRy,
by pursuing TIL course the work viii ibo
better done and with. apparently less eff
II fort. System, and taking time by ] tho
.oreleck, an f :, planting VIII likely
can be applied to all 4 the affairs OF life
and that the sooner anything ia well
done even hough late. the grea ter tho
benefit to be derived, know OF no way
that this on can be more effectually
i learned us each plunt vii form, Il roc
4 ord tina Z vii 81 how for elf the advan-
tage ofa aling time by the forclock |
Love Grows With Them.
ITO Il cultivate H flowers mus ST create Il
A love for hem, A and only to Il be al BILE to
\ cultivate them for ono year must pe
4 one years pleasure, Such a love cam
mot sbe classed among the fadss as at
4 work to which vol, have given life you
have u At-g GOD foundation to brighten
ii many tile lives, The leayen must be
D /z;B!|!,R, H eHsaa .!'s!!!!!,