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The wealth, beauty, fertility, and healthfulness of the 

 country largely depend upon the conservation of our for- 

 ests and the planting of trees. John Greenleaf Whitt'n-r. 



The celebration of Arbor Day fosters a taste for tree 

 planting, especially among school children. Through its 

 kindly influences, every school yard will, in a few years, 

 be provided with grateful shade, and the pupils will 

 acquire instruction through the planting of trees. It is a 

 beautiful custom, and is constantly growing in favor. 

 Thomas Meehan. 



When we plant trees, we are doing what we can to 

 make our planet a more wholesome and happier dwelling- 

 place for those who come after us if not for ourselves. 

 Oliver Wendell Holmes. 



The project of connecting the planting of trees with 

 the names of authors is a beautiful one, and one certain to 

 xert a beneficial influence upon the children who partici- 

 pate in these exercises. The institution of an "Arbor 

 Day", is highly commendable from its artistic conse- 

 quences, and can not fail to result in great benefit to the 

 climate and to the commercial interests of the country 

 when it becomes an institution of general adoption. 

 Prof. B. Pickmann Mann, son of Horace Mann extract 

 from letter. 



