Monthly Bulletin 9 



that this cutting is all from wild laurel growth, not from plants which are 

 grown for this purpose, although it is a shrub easily cultivated. 



The flowers are borne only upon the shoots of the previous year's 

 growth, so that, if these are cut, a year's flowering is lost. 



Care for the future often involves sacrifice in the present. Are we 

 not willing to forego some decoration of ballrooms and churches for the 

 sake of preserving for the enjoyment of future generations the beauty of 

 our woods, swamps, and pastures where the laurel now grows? 



When laurel is to be gathered at all, it should be cut with a sharp 

 knife, not hacked or torn off"; cut in moderation, not in excess; cut at a 

 distance from the roadsides, thus leaving uninjured those plants which 

 from their very position give pleasure to the greatest number of people. 

 Above all, everything possible should be done to check its use as a winter 

 decoration. 



ANNOUNCEMENT TO MASSACHUSETTS TEACHERS 



The National Association of Audobon Societies is able to make the follow- 

 ing offer of assistance for the present school year (1920-1921), to those 

 teachers and others in Massachusetts who are interested in giving instruc- 

 tions to children on the subject of birds and their usefulness. 



JUNIOR AUDUBON CLASSES 



To form a Junior Audubon Class for bird-study, a teacher should ex- 

 plain to the pupils of her grade (and others if desired) that their object 

 will be to learn all they can about the wild birds, and that everyone who 

 becomes a member will be expected to be kind to the birds and protect 

 them. Every member will be required to pay a fee of ten cents. When 

 twenty-five or more have paid their fees, the teacher will send their money 

 to Winthrop Packard, 66 Newbury St., Boston, Mass., and give the name of 

 the Audubon Class and her own name and address. Children must not 

 send in fees individually. Mr. Packard will then forward to the teacher 

 (or person organizing the class) for each member whose fee has been paid 

 the beautiful Audubon button of the Bluebird, and a set of the six colored 

 pictures of common birds, together with accompanying educational Leaflets 

 containing accounts of the habits of the birds and an outline drawing of 

 the picture for color work. 



Special Note — Every teacher who forms a class of twenty-five or 

 more receives a free subscription to the magazine, Bird-Lore, which con- 

 tains many valuable suggestions for teachers. This does not mean that 

 we give Bird-Lore for every twenty-five pupils, but for every class of not 

 less than twenty-five pupils. Only one subscription is given no matter 

 what the size of the class, twenty-five being the minimum. It is expected 

 that the teacher will give at least one lesson a month on the subject of 



