16 ARBOR DAY. 



down from the Frost King's realms. A happy thought 

 it was, an inspiration indeed, which suggested Arbor Day, 

 a day designed to awaken the attention of, and prompt to 

 action, all the young as well as the old. Uncounted mil- 

 lions of glorious trees will, in this and coming years, 

 spring up and grow into stately proportions, serving so 

 many useful purposes and affording so much delight 

 trees that would not have existed but for Arbor Day. We 

 need not enlarge upon the thought, which is well discussed 

 in the entire following pages. Arbor Day, while designed 

 for all, is especially valuable to the young. The child 

 that plants and names a tree and cares for it, will have 

 something to love, something to divert his mind from 

 ignoble thoughts ; and as it grows heavenward, from year 

 to year, it will lift up his own aspirations. Let every 

 child have his or her own tree, on the home ground, 

 and a personal interest in one on the school ground. 



"TWELVE TREE-PLANTING POINTERS. 



" Planting a tree is doing work for each of many after 

 years, usually for decades, or for generations frequently 

 for centuries. Many a tree planted this spring will give 

 pleasure to the eye and shade to the head, all through the 

 planter's own life, through that of children and children's 

 children. Indeed, some of the trees planted out this 

 month and the next will be in stately vigor, and give 



