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this purpose at wholesale prices. But if not convenient to get nursery 

 trees go to the woods and dig thrifty growing deciduous trees of our com- 

 mon varieties. We do not recommend taking evergreens from the forest 

 unless they are very small, and those are not desirable. 



LIST OF TREES AND SHRUBS FOR PLANTING. 



Evergreens. — Norway Spruce, White Spruce, White Pine, Balsam Fir, 

 Austrian Pine, Scotch Pine, American Arbor Vit£e. 



Specially adapted to smaller grounds.— Siberian Arbor Vitae, Hemlock 

 Spruce, Red Cedar, Dwarf Pine, Red or Norway Pine. 



Deciduous Trees. — White Elm, Hard or Sugar Maple, Basswood or Linden, 

 Black Walnut, White Ash, Green Ash, Cut-leaf or Weeping Birch, White 

 or Canoe Birch, Wild Black Cherry, American Larch, liox Elder or Ash- 

 leaf Maple, Wisconsin Weeping Willo^v. 



Adapted to smaller gmunds. — Hackberry, American and European 

 Mountain Ash, Oak-leaf Mountain Ash, Black Elder. 



Ornamental Hardy Shrubs. — White Purple and Persian Lilacs, Snowball, 

 Tartarian Honeysuckle, Syringa. Ninebark, Purple leaf Berberry, Weigelia 

 Rosea. Scarlet Dogwood, European Strawberry Tree. 



Hardy Climbers. — American Ivy or Virginia Creeper, Scarlet Honey- 

 suckle, Fragrant Honeysuckle, Virgin's Bower, Bittersweet. 



OF INTEREST TO PUPILS. 



The teacher is requested to call the attention of the pupils to the fol- 

 lowing proposed plant distribution of the Wisconsin State Horticultural 

 Society: 



With the. aim of promoting the observance of Arbor Day in the dis- 

 trict schools of Wisconsin, of encouraging in the you-^g a love for hor- 

 ticulture and of stimulating the culture of small fruits in private gardens, 

 the Wisconsin State Horticultural Society proposes to donate six straw- 

 berry plants of an approved variety to each of certain pupils residing in 

 any school district of Wisconsin in which Arbor Day shall be observed in 

 the year 1892, in accordance with the plan recommended in the accom- 

 panying Arbor Day circular— the proposed distribution of plants to be 

 subject to the following conditions: 



CONDITION OF THE PLANT DISTRIBUTION. 



(1). The distribution of plants will be made only in such district 

 schools as shall observe Arbor Day, after the plan proposed in the accom- 

 panying Arbor Day circular, or after a similar plan; and in such schools 

 only upon condition that the teacher shall volunteer to act as the agent 

 of this society in determining the eligibility of applicants for plants, in 

 collecting and forwarding transportation fees, with a list of the names 

 of the applicants entitled to receive plants, and in attending to the dis- 

 tribution of the plants when the same shall be received. The teacher 

 may depute this work to some responsible pupil or other person, provided 

 he or she shall exercise care that it is properly done. 



(2). A transportation fee of five cents will be required of each eligible 

 applicant for plants, this fee to be paid to the teacher, or person 

 appointed by him or her to make such collection, and the teacher will 

 forward the amount thus received, in postage stamps (less two cents 

 which may be retained for posting letter) to Carl H. Potter, Correspond- 

 ing Secretary, Wisconsin State Horticultural Society, Madison, Wis., 

 within five days succeeding Arbor Day. 



(3). No pupil shall be entitled to receive plants who has not attained 

 the age of twelve years, and who has not attended school within the dis- 

 trict in which he or she resides for at least four consecutive weeks during 

 the current school year. 



(i). Not more than two pupils belonging to any one family shall be 

 entitled to receive plants. 



(5). No pupil shall be entitled to receive plants who does not agree to 

 plant and care for the same in accordance with the directions accompany- 

 ing the plants. 



