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are flowers to be picked and others not to be picked, and only 

 study can difl^erentiate between them. A wider knowledge of 

 these dififering conditions will add very much to the enjoyment 

 of motoring, because knowledge always adds to the enjoyment of 

 a subject. There is much information available, and bulletins 

 may be secured from the Society. 



How Everyone Can Help the Wild-flowers 

 The adequate protection of our wild-flowers so that a sufficient 

 supply will be preserved for the enjoyment of future generations 

 depends today on cooperation by everybody. There must be 

 developed a general understanding of what the needs are. Local 

 organizations, where they exist, can answer questions about 

 local needs. Where they do not yet exist, friends of the wild- 

 flowers should combine to organize them. But there are some 

 general rules which should be universally followed. One of 

 these is moderation. Never gather too many flowers of one kind 

 in the same locality, however common it may appear. Another 

 rule is to pick the rarer perennials with care. If the roots come 

 up easily when you pull them, like those of the blue bells, always 

 use a knife or scissors, so that the plant may come up another year 

 even if you have taken away the source of the seeds. Flowers 

 not perennial, like the fringed gentian, should be picked ver\^ 

 sparingly, if at all, because the supply of seeds is the only hope 

 of the colony for the future. Use judgment. Do not wipe out 

 roadside colonies, even of plentiful varieties, for picking is always 

 more intensive near the highroads where many motors pass. 

 Be willing to use occasional complete restraint in the case of es- 

 pecially rare flowers, such as the orchids and the arbutus. Learn 

 all you can by studying local conditions. 



Flowers Needing Protection 

 This Society has been asked frequently for a list of wild flowers 

 w^hich need special protection, that is, which should never be 

 picked except in very important cases and then only sparingly and 

 with great care. After consulting many authorities they submit 

 the following names to go under the heading of 



FLOWERS THAT SHOULD NOT BE PICKED! 



Trilliimi Trillium grandiflorum 



** cemuum 



