The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-12

rected and developed INFO a great civilli n z
and educatve influence One successful
back yard garden will have more influence
and educatiye force ia neighhorhood
nan year OF ordinary nature study
IN big public 80 DOL
Every summer there is standing war
between the Police and Fir- DEPARTMENTS
and the fire escape conservatores II is
against the law 10 have enoumbrances
on the fire escape A woman VINO never
knew country life because she was born
IN Manhattan. and has seldom been out OF
/ the borough, had greenhouse OF twenty
I'VE pots on her fire escape last summer.
Tive eagle eye OF the policeman fell upon
A. and the dange colleo ton Lad 10 go,
amid many tears
he guild is planning to provide window
boxes this spring which will hang on the
7 hre ESCAPES by stout iron hooks and thus
eSoaph confiscation Last summer they
tl1ed few, which were planted with
seeds, and thus required more time and
knowledge to bring to success. This wear
they will try them with slips and cuttings
lhey would like some one TO offer prizes
ana arrange fall exhibits, as has been done
with signal success in Washington and
Cleveland for both window and back yard
gardens
In Cleveland the movement rose 10 the
height of model garden. conducted all
summer, where the private gardeners
might come for information advice and
practical illustration interest rose in
Cleveland till seed dealers found their sales
larger than they had ever benin the history
Of the city.
Another branch Of the guild work is tho
distribution OF flowers. fruit and jellies in
the city hospitals and else where Fifty
nine such institutions including hospitals
homes, asylums missions day nurseries
diet kitchens and settlements have applied
up to date for such distributions in the
coming summer. Their requests aggre gate
A766 punches OF flowers Sl50 glasses of
jelly and 1914 pounds OF fruit The guild
has no assurance Of meeting requests Tor
fruit or Jelly, but il is approximately sure
OF filling the flower orders from among !
its friends and branches In the ,icinity Of
New York. Levi p. Mortons garde ner
for instance, has standing order from his
employer 10 send weekly box of flowers I
from the Morton country home at Rhine /
clil
Other friends OF the guild manage heir
contributions in different ways At Fish /
kill the Hudson large and hourishing ,
branch has been conducted for several years
by Mrs. Winthrop Sargent of Boston In 3
this branch are wealthy women Of the
summer colony and village women who
have no wealth except that Of their bright
hued gardens. Eight collectors drive from
garden to garden and collect the packed
baskets. The branch has meetings. with
programmes and social times, and every
oil han ha - -. Il i
Mr~. Sargent gives q large reception to
members.
Al Rowayton. Conn. the branch work
ha- taken still different form under the
charge of Mrs. John sherman Hoyt OF this
CITY. The branch was started in 1902 among
the children Of the Methodist and the Broad
River Sunday schools. They gathered wild
flowers that summer and sent 1000 punches
TO the poor OF New York Later il was
decided to organize the branch into flower
,luh. which any one might Join on payment
OF five punches of flowers a week
An illustrated lecture Was given on tene-
ment house life in New York. which roused
both interest and sympathy In the village
Last summer il was decided 10 have a ciuD
garden, in which all who chose might raise
their own flowers 10 send 10 New York.
4 lot 30 feet square in the middle OF the
villa &c was lent TO the club. The services
Of gardener to prepare it for gardening
were given and the club furnished seeds
and tools at an expense OF only sla.22
Fifty-fve children cultivated garden plots
there all last summer and sent Is 900 bunohe.
of flowers to the poor OF New York
The Flower Club gave an entertainment
which netted them slt7, so that they were
able 10 make a generous contribution to
the National Guild and still have good
surplus TO start this summers work