204 NATURAL HISTORY OF THE FARM 
II. The program of work may better consist in the gather- 
ing of wild stuff and the setting of itin permanent plantings 
where such are needed, and where the beautiful wild things, 
so rapidly disappearing, may be preserved for future genera- 
tions. Something more educational than the ordinary “ivy 
day” and ‘‘arbor day” performances is here proposed, tho it 
should have the same patriotic significance. If the school 
have a ground-plan, let some bit of ground, some bank or 
border, be assigned to the class for planting. Let the 
teacher have a planting-plan of the usual sort, but lacking the 
names of exotic plants, with only the size and character of 
the plants indicated. Let teacher and class together seek 
out, gather and plant suitable wild things. For the sake of 
acquaintance with the plant characters, all should participate 
in the digging of the stock. The resetting may often better 
be done by division of labor. Wild plants should be obtained 
where overcrowded or where in danger of extermination, and 
those that are flourishing in suitable places should be let 
alone. Otherwise, ill-considered and unsuccessful efforts at 
transplanting may only hasten their extermination. The 
best success with trees and shrubs will lie in taking them 
when little and setting them first in a nursery and giving them 
time to grow. 
The record of this work may consist in: 
1, A diagram of the area planted, with plants named in 
the diagram. 
2. A table of characters of the plants used, such as is 
indicated under 3 above. 
