1908 



ARBOR DAY 



203 



Prof. F. W. Rane. State Forester 

 of Massachusetts, has had success in 

 such work. He offered the citizens of 

 Massachusetts 150 each of white pine 

 and white ash seedhngs, two years old, 

 for the price of one dollar, with the 

 understanding that they were to be 

 planted in Massachusetts. He further 

 offered to schools, at the same price of 

 one dollar, a collection consisting of 

 twelve white pine seedlings, twenty- 

 four white ash seedlings, twelve red 

 spruce seedlings, five beech seedlings. 



price, it would be better than giving 

 them away free. A small charge 

 would save the States the experience 

 of Kansas. That State supplies 300,- 

 000 trees or more, for planting to her 

 people each year ; but often, in busy 

 days, the farmer lets the trees he has 

 asked for lie untended at the express 

 office till they die, and thus he loses 

 the trees, which have cost the State 

 something. 



Again, nurserymen might co-oper- 

 ate in the movement because it would 





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Planting forest trees en sand plain in Connecticut — This land is assessed 

 at six dollars an acre, though worthless for agriculture 



one-half ounce of white pine seed 

 (about 900 seeds), twelve chestnuts 

 for seed, twenty-five acorns for seed, 

 and fifty white ash seeds. These, it 

 will be seen, furnish an excellent stock 

 for a school nursery. A large num- 

 ber of orders were received for both 

 collections. Directions for planting 

 were given with the trees and seeds. 



This is a line of effort that might 

 well be copied in other States. If the 

 State would furnish funds for supply- 

 ing these seedlings and seeds at a low 



be an excellent way of stimulating a 

 demand for forest tree nursery stock. 

 Professor Rane also urges that chil- 

 dren be taught to collect tree seeds. 



The interest of live things for chil- 

 dren is well known, and the value of 

 nature study is recognized by educa- 

 tors. Arbor Day is one form of na- 

 ture study. It is much tc be desired 

 that the children should be taught to 

 give care to the trees after planting, 

 and it may not be impracticable to 

 make use of parks and woodlots for 



