336 ARBOR DAY 



ARBOR DAY ALPHABET 



BY ADA SIMPSON SHERWOOD 



(For twenty-six small children) 

 (Let each child wear or carry his letter, made of 

 green leaves, and, as far as possible, carry branches or 

 twigs of the tree of which he speaks.) 



A is for afple tree, sweet with bloom, 



Or laden with golden fruit. 

 B is for beech, with thick, cool shade, 



And the birches of ill repute. 

 C is for chestnut and cedar fair, 



And cypress, where sorrows abide. 

 D is for dogwood, whose fair white tents 



Are pitched by the riverside. 

 E is for elm, New England's pride; 



True patriot's love they stir. 

 F is for fig tree of the South, 



And the cone-shaped northern fir. 

 G is for gum tree, so well known 



To the southern girls and boys. 

 H is for hemlock, steadfast tree, 



And for holly with Christmas joys. 

 I is for ironwood, firm and strong, 



And the ivy that twines around. 

 J is for juniper, low and green, 



Where purple berries are found. 



