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honor ot all who Ikuc scr\ecl or of those who have made the 

 supreme sacrifice, by planting memorial trees. 



Such trees may properly be planted in the front yard, on the 

 street, at the home entrance, in a park, as the decoration of an 

 avenue, in single specimens or in groups of different species for 

 artistic effects of form and color. 



As representing sentiments to be long cherished, such me- 

 morials would be tenderly cultivated and protected. 



Their shade and fruit would yield comfort and satisfaction. 

 Their growth would add \-alue to the home and become an asset 

 that succeeding generations would inherit. 



Naturally, only those trees should be selected for memorials 

 to family, school, church, and municipal honor, that will grow 

 best in each locality and of those species that will be appreciated 

 for their beauty, grandeur, long Hfe, and utility. 



The number of kinds of trees suitable for memorial planting 

 is large. The widely different climates of different parts of the 

 United States require the selection of such kinds as will grow 

 vigorously, and the character of the soil should also be taken 

 into consideration; such information to those not versed in tree 

 planting can usually be had from the nearest nurseryman or from 

 officials of the Agricultural Experiment Station. 



Those who live in homes without available grounds for plant- 

 ing, might contribute to the cost of a tree for its planting as 

 part of a memorial grove in a park or garden. 



The selection of the tree, the preparation of the location, and 

 the design of the label or honor roll, may be considered and car- 

 ried out in family conferences and wnth the participation of each 

 member. 



These preparations should be made as our men return, so that 

 the signing of the treaty of peace may be celebrated over the 

 nation wide by the simultaneous planting of the honor tree of 

 each family and community that has cherished a service flag in 

 the period of our war. 



At the New York Botanical Garden, a war memorial planta- 

 tion of Douglas Spruce, a characteristic American evergreen 

 tree, will be established this spring; about one hundred trees 



