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THE GUIDE TO NATURE 



THE DEHN & BERTOLF HOMESTEAD IN THE NURSERY. 



well equipped nursery. Let us cry con- 

 servation all we may, let us prevent 

 forest fires, let us cultivate public sen- 

 timent until no one will be guilty of 

 the vandalism of flaying a graceful 

 white birch, nor of emulating tramps 

 by building a bonfire at the base of a 

 noble oak. 



On the new Arcadia grounds is an 

 oak tree, grand and patriarchal, that 

 has only the shell of a trunk because 

 of the repeated fires that have been 

 built within it. Only a few rods away 

 is a white birch some six inches in 

 diameter that far up its trunk has been 



flayed alive. Can there be a more piti- 

 able sight? Can there be more em- 

 phatic proof of the need of the work 

 that The Agassiz Association is doing? 

 We want more tree lovers, we want 

 more people who will respect the rights 

 of individuality, yes, even the sacred- 

 ness of a grand, old tree and the 

 promise of even a young and thrifty 



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Trees, shrubs and grass may form 

 commendable decorations for any 

 home, but to obtain them, do not de- 

 spoil the woods nor put the trees 

 themselves in jeopardy. Let the coun- 



A BUSY SCENE NEAR THE HOMESTEAD. 



