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The school ground should be fenced, but if not, the trees 

 should be protected in some manner from stock. The 

 groups can be surrounded by a single barbed wire paling, 

 while solitary shade trees can be protected by four stout 

 stakes and barbed wire. A neater method is to box trees, 

 using two strips of boards six inches wide, with open slats 

 for the other two sides. 



MAKE PREPARATIONS IN ADVANCE. When there is 

 much grading and seeding to be done, let it be performed 

 in advance. Then, with the lawn made, walks laid out, 

 holes dug, and the trees ready on the ground, Arbor Day 

 can be devoted to literary exercises, and the simple plant- 

 ing of the trees. If but little preparation is required, it 

 can be done in the forenoon, and the afternoon then given 

 over wholly to suitable exercises. 



While the directions given are for the ornamentation of 

 school sites, they apply, in a general way, to the beautify- 

 ing of public and private grounds. The subject of street 

 planting has, perhaps, not received sufficient attention. 

 Streets set with shade trees not only promote the pleasure 

 and comfort of the citizens, but are attractive to visitors. 



ARBOR DAY IN MONTANA. 



Governor Leslie has appointed April 17th as Arbor 

 Day, and the people will undoubtedly observe it in a 



