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■carried on still further than it is. Now we have large farms that are not 

 good for anything very much, why not put these in forests ? It seems to 

 me that we might utilize them for this purpose. 



It is a question whether the Government should take up this work 

 or leave it for the private individual. In most cases, of course the re- 

 turns will be slow about coming in. It would be a long time before any 

 income could be realized. Now the individual could not afiford to wait 

 that long. So in such cases it is the duty of the Government to take it 

 up. It will of course cost the Government something to begin the work. 

 But the Government cannot loose a cent on it, and in the end it will mean 

 money gained. If individuals wish to take it up they will necessarily 

 have to invest on a large scale as \^anderbuilt did. We need laws to 

 be enacted along this line. It is indeed a pleasure to see what is being 

 done by some people and by some states. 



At present these forests are under the management of the Depart- 

 ment of Interior in connection with the Department of Agriculture and 

 the only purpose is to start these principles and recommend them. It 

 -seems to me that this should be changed. The wdiole system should be 

 put under one head. If these principles are ever carried out, I have no 

 anore concern about the forests in this countrv of ours. 



INDIVIDUAL EXPRESSION IN FLORICULTURE. 

 (By Mrs. Geo. E. Dugan, Sedalia, Mo.) 



Every living thing in creation seems to be struggling to express its 

 individuality. It appears to be the plan of all life to struggle upward. 

 Sometimes this plan is forsaken by individuals and the result is chaos, 

 moral or physical ; often it is both. It is a good thing to express oneself 

 in "floriculture and an individual may tell his disposition all unconsciously 

 — in the very plan of his garden. 



The "garden spirit" is a good possession. No one knows except its 

 possessor how much real joy comes of seeing things germinate and grow. 

 Nor can any human being tell how very much he is affected by the still 

 life about him. 



The perfume of a rose is something to remember ; no one ever for- 

 gets it. A violet may hide deep in the forest, but when we find it we 

 know that it is a violet, and the recognition of this fact adds to our hap- 

 piness. 



Before the snow leaves the earth the trailing arbutus is in blossom, 

 •underneath its covering of leaves and frost; how delighted we are to 



