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already briefly referred, cannot be too highly pictured, nor 

 too forcibly impressed upon every inhabitant of our extensive 

 territory in these Eastern States especially ; least in the State 

 of Maine, but also of our whole nation. Everyone should be 

 appealed to in whatever strain will be most likely to stimulate 

 the individual to see it in its true light, that he may then either 

 act upon it himself, or endeavor to influence others to plant 

 trees, no matter how small a number ; but the larger of course 

 the better. It is an agent in preventing droughts and con- 

 tinuance of our manufactories, for the benefit of our descend- 

 ants, that it should be our interest, and indeed is our duty, to 

 impress the importance of this subject upon all minds. Our 

 first object should be to make the interest in, and love of, 

 trees popular among the majority of our citizens. 



The owners of even the smallest house-lots, as well as those 

 of greater extent, can always find time and a place to plant a 

 few trees about their homes in appropriate spots, and of 

 appropriate kinds, if such are not already in place, regard 

 being had to where the sun, wind, and views should be shut 

 out, or invited. All citizens and voters should realize the 

 value of shade trees on the road-sides during the heat of Sum- 

 mer, when passing to and from their daily occupations, and 

 they should remember these facts at those seasons when town 

 meetings are about to be called, and should advocate and en- 

 courage shaded roadways and side-walks, so far as is consis- 

 tent with their proper uses. * 



Such work tends to make localities more attractive and to 

 keep the population more settled and less transient, and there- 

 by enhances the value of real-estate in every sense of that 

 word. 



There is much pleasure to be had from the choosing, preparing 



