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As a result of that campaign, one hundred fourteen (114) 

 nut trees of various kinds were planted by citizens of Decatur, 



In the fall of 1921, the same committee undertook the task 

 of making planting plans for bird sanctuaries on small lots. 

 Many city lots can be made attractive to birds in two ways. One 

 is to have a group of food bearing shrubs and trees, so the birds 

 may be supplied with the fruits and foods they enjoy. The 

 ether way of attracting the birds, is to have a group of thickly 

 growing shrubs and trees so the nests of the birds may be con- 

 cealed, the brooding mothers having a sense of safety and pro- 

 tection for their young. 



A plan for a "Birds' Berried Corner" also a "Birds' Nesting 

 Corner" was presented by the committee with diagrams and list 

 of shrubs and trees suitable for that purpose. 



In February, the Bureau of Plant Industry of Washington 

 sent more than forty slides illustrating various methods of 

 budding and grafting, also some typical plantings of trees for 

 public highways. 



Through the courtesy of Macmillan & Company, of New 

 York, publishers of Dr. Morris' book on "Nut Culture", the com- 

 mittee was allowed to use the illustrations in that book, explain- 

 ing new and important discoveries in budding and grafting, 

 made by Dr. Morris. 



Through the hearty co-operation of the Art Department of 

 te James Millikin University, slides were made of some of the 

 engravings in that book. 



By this means the members of the Club had fully explained 

 the latest methods of propagation of trees of various kinds. 



The Committee on Trees feels much encouraged. So far this 

 year, fifty different trees have been ordered for members. Four 

 different landscape plans applied for and three different owners 

 of farm lands are arranging to plant nut orchards on their hold- 

 ings. 



H. D. Spencer, Chairman 



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encoe 



Frederick W. Hill sends in the following note from Glencoe 

 under date of August 9. 



I took my little girl out this morning, to show her a Gold- 

 finch's nest, which is on the outer end of the lowest limb (about 

 head high), of a large hawthorn tree near my house. The tree 

 is really in the back yard of a neighbor's place, but it is a large 

 place and the nest is not near the house. The tree must be at 

 least 30 feet in diameter, so the nest is 15 or 20 feet from the 

 trunk. There are 4 young in it still in the hairy-downy stage. 



The nest is the usual compact affair, perfectly round at the 

 top and built of fine grasses of different kinds and lined with 

 the usual thistle-down. The exterior is decorated with dabs of 

 cotton from the cotton wood trees. 



