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THE "ILLINOIS WAY" OF BEAUTIFYING THE FARM 



67. Save These Illinois Flowers from Extermination 



American bluebell, or Virginia cowslip, the finest blue flower of spring once abundant 

 in Illinois. Loves low meadows and streams. It means more to us than Scotch or English 

 bluebells. Let us restore American bluebells to American woods! 



robins. A dancing spring furnishes them with water for drink- 

 ing and bathing; a food-house shelters them during winter 

 storms; and the flowering shrubs produce edible berries 

 the year round. Best of all, the garden is full of state pride, 



68. A Woodlot without Wild Flowers Spoiled by Cows 



Why not fence a portion for the family picnic-ground and wild garden? Restore the 

 flowers shown on this page, and others by the methods described on page 22. in the sec- 

 tion on "Wild Gardens lor Illinois Farmers." 



for practically every tree and shrub is native to Cook 

 County. 



The bird-garden seems destined to spread quickly all over 

 America, for it probably gives more for the money than any 



69. A Woodlot Full of Wild Flowers No Cows 



The wild blue phlox (Phlox divaricata) once carpeted the woodlands of Illinois and tens of thousands of their thrilling blue flowers could be seen in May. They will come back and 

 stay, if you will spend $2 for enough three-strand wire to inclose an acre. 



