THE OUTDOOR WORLD. 



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IN THE AISLES OF SHADOW-LAND. 



ery Company at New Haven, Connecti- 

 cut. I am not saying this as an ad- 

 vertisement, because it is not at the 

 request, suggestion, or even know- 

 ledge of the owners. To visit this 

 nursery is to have intimate, cordial ac- 

 quaintance with trees in all stages of 

 development. Nearly all the varieties 

 are grown from the seed. One may 

 there see perfect trees — maple, white 

 pine, arbor vitae and many others not 

 so large as your little finger. Think of 

 the joy of holding in the hollow of your 

 hand an entire arbor vitae. Heaven 

 lingers around and above even a tree 

 in its infancy. 



I shall leave for others to tell of 

 the careful business management and 

 the ideal location that have been the 

 upbuilding of this nursery. The lo- 

 cation is self-evident, and the business 

 details are supposedly attended to. But 

 there would probably be at least a fair 

 degree of success with only the love 

 and enthusiasm for trees of the man- 

 ager, Mr. Coe. He is a nature student 

 and lover of nature. He believes that 

 a living and growing plant, shrub or 

 tree is a miracle, and that it is a joy 

 and privilege to care for it. 



Would vou be a tree lover, do as 



he docs. Never mind your check list; 

 that will take care of itself. Get some 

 tree seed, make a frame, put on the 

 slats, get the seeds to growing, and 

 then watch with tender and loving care. 

 All else will follow. 



J am not concerned here with The 

 Kim City Nursery Company as a busi- 

 ness house. This is a matter for our 

 advertising pages, and any magazine 

 eulogy along that point of view would 

 be given under the head of "Publish- 

 er's Notices." 



But right here, in the body of this 

 magazine, where we are to talk of 

 guidance to nature, I want to say and 

 to say with no uncertain words that 

 this establishment is more than a busi- 

 ness house ; dollars and cents fade 

 away into insignificance; it is a Nature 

 Institution of the best kind. The man- 

 ager is more than a good executive of 

 business affairs; he really lives in this 

 world and puts himself in tune with 

 infinitude of plants under care. Down 

 deep in his heart I am sure there is 

 a sympathetic response to the words 

 of Henry David Thoreau : 



"Every creature is better alive than 

 dead, men and moose and pine-trees, 

 and he who understands it aright will 



ALL ROWS LEAD TO THE WORKERS. 



