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Birthday. Lecturing in all these states, I have 

 been delighted to find as true loyalty to the Stars 

 and Stripes in them as in the North. This custom 

 of planting memorial trees in honor of Washington, 

 Lincoln, and other patriots, and also of celebrated 

 authors and philanthropists, has become general. 

 Now that the national flag with its forty-five stars 

 floats over all the school-houses in so many states, 

 patriotism is effectively combined with the Arbor 

 Day addresses, recitations and songs. Among the 

 latter "The Star Spangled Banner" and " America" 

 usually find a place. Who can estimate the edu- 

 cating influence exerted upon the millions of youth 

 who have participated in these exercises? This 

 good work has been greatly facilitated by the 

 eminent authors of America who have written so 

 many choice selections in prose and poetry on 

 the value and beauty of trees, expressly for use 

 on Arbor Day. What growth of mind and heart 

 has come to myriads of youth who have learned 

 these rich gems of our literature and applied them 

 by planting and caring for trees, and by combin- 

 ing sentiments of patriotism with the study of 

 trees, vines, shrubs, and flowers, and thus with 

 the love of Nature in all her endless forms and 

 marvelous beauty! 



An eminent educator says: "Any teacher who 

 has no taste for trees, shrubs or flowers is unfit to be 

 placed in charge of children." Arbor Day has 



