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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



"the preservation of the beautiful park 

 depends upon you, and unless you plant 

 trees each year to replace the old ones 

 that die, this will soon become a 

 barren waste." 



J. Horace McFarland, President of 

 the American Civic Association, added 

 a few remarks on the taking care of our 

 trees. He asked the children, "Did 



Little Girl Planting a Seedling in a Hole 

 She has Dug 



you ever cut down a tree," then followed 

 with "Did you ever grow one? You 

 could perhaps cut down in two hours 

 any of these forest giants which took 

 two or three hundred years to build." 

 After a short instruction on the his- 

 tory of the white pine tree from the 

 seed until it is ready to set out, and 

 how to "plant a tree" the children 

 formed a line and began singing ' ' Amer- 

 ica," as the column moved slowly 

 toward the plantation. As each child 

 took his place beside a hole, already 

 prepared to receive the tree, a corp of 

 men distributed the trees which had 

 been previously puddled, but only to 

 children that stood at the holes. This 



avoided any confusion, and the roots 

 of the plants did not dry out. 



"Mister, I have a hole." 



"Mister, give me a tree." 



"How do vou plant it." 



"Mister, is this right?" 



These were the questions heard from 

 all sides. It truly was a wonderful 

 sight to see these kiddies spread out 

 over a couple of acres patiently waiting 

 for their trees. Their faces rivaled the 

 wild flowers in the tall grass. And such 

 care — no dolly was ever more tenderly 

 handled than were these Httle trees, as 

 they were placed in their last resting 

 place. 



Everyone was alive with interest. 

 After the planting came the marking of 



Ready to Plant the Seedling. Each of the 

 5,000 Planted was about This Size 



their trees. Rows of stones, fences of 

 broken sticks, most every plan that a 

 child's mind could devise was in evi- 

 ence. The plot resembled an Indian 

 burying ground after they left. 



It was rather remarkable how well 

 the work was done. Only a few of the 

 trees had to be planted over. As a 

 whole, the httle girls did better work 



