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Other Sprouting Tree Seeds. — In the spring look for young 

 cherry trees sprouting from the pits of fallen fruit. AYhat is 

 the difference between maple seedlings and cherry seedlings ? 



In the fall look for sprouting oak seeds. Acorns lie on the 

 ground and send their roots into the soil like maple seedlings. 



Raising Trees. — When America was settled by white men 

 a large part of the land was covered with valuable forests. 

 Are many of the trees left near you ? Do you know of any 

 unused lots on which trees are springing up from seed ? Have 

 the young trees grown much since you can remember ? A 

 young white pine or wild cherry tree will grow about two feet 

 in each year, and will become a good-sized shade tree before a 

 boy becomes a man. Men plant tree seeds in order to raise 

 a crop of trees for lumber, or shade, or ornament. 



In the fall plant a row of peach pits in your garden. Care 

 for the seedlings as you care for vegetables, and you will soon 

 have valuable fruit trees to set in your yard. 



Wild cherries, blackwalnuts, chestnuts, maples, and oaks 

 are among the trees that may readily be raised from seed. 



