orv is too bitter for even nut-lmngry boys and girls to eat. The best of 

 all these hickories, not only in the vahie of its wood, but also in the 

 quality of its nuts, is the "white," or "shellbark," hickory. 



But I have v?ritten more than I ought to already, and I have only 

 talked about a few trees. But what I hope you will do is this: Dur- 

 ing this year see how many kinds of trees you can learn to tell apart. 



1. By the bark. 



2. By their leaves. 



3. By their fruit. 



^^ever mind about the long scientific names, the common ones will 

 •do just as well. While you are watchiiig them notice the following 

 things. If I were you, I would put them in a book, so that I might 

 ;not forget them: 



1. "When do the leaves appear? 



2. '\ATien do the flowers appear? 



3. How long do the flowers last? • 



4. "\"\Tien does the fruit ripen? 



5. When do the leaves fall? 



And then, I think, last of all, I would try to find the uses to which 

 ihe wood of the different trees were put in the neighborhood in which 

 I lived. If you do this, or even a part of it, you will know so much 

 .about trees at the end of the year that the woods and groves will have 

 a very different meaning to you. 



If in your work you come to any questions which you can not an- 

 .swer, if you will let us know about it we will try to help you. 



