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It is evident that some sort of an organization on the part of 
the pupils whereby they shall voluntarily assume the duties of 
caring for the nursery is infinitely more desirable than any other 
plan, because it will insure the continued interest and attention 
of the school to its project. No definite outline of the exact form 
which this organization shall assume is possible in this bulletin, 
because of the varying conditions surrounding different schools ; 
but there are certain things which it must accomplish in order 
to serve its purpose successfully. Provision must be made for 
the regular cultivation of the seedlings by hoeing and weeding 
once or twice each month, or oftener, during the summer. They 
must, as a rule, be watered with more or less frequency, depend- 
ing upon the season. If the site of the seed bed is exposed to 
trespassers or to the depredations of animals, it must be protect- 
ed by fencing. All this must be done thoroughly and without 
fail or nothing but disappointment will come of the undertaking, 
and the resulting discouragement will be worse than if nothing 
had been done. 
How to accomplish these ends will be a problem which each 
school will have to work out for itself. Possibly one solution 
would be the organization of a ''forestry club" composed of volun- 
teer ''forest rangers" whose duties shall be the protection and 
care of the trees, just as the government officers look after the 
trees of the national forests. These clubs may be the means of 
doing much good through the interest which they arouse in gen- 
eral forestry, as well as through the practical benefit derived from 
the nursery itself. The clubs could also arrange for an exchange 
of supplies of tree seeds and even of nursery stock, thus doing 
exactly the same work that commercial nurseries undertake in 
supplying new varieties of trees suitable and desirable for the 
community. 
Choosing Ground for the Nursery. 
The bed in which the seeds are to be planted should be located 
on ground which is well drained. Level or gently sloping ground 
should be selected, for if it is too steep the soil may be washed 
away. If possible to secure it, ground which has been under cul- 
tivation for a year or more and which is well pulverized is better 
for the purpose than new ground. Sometimes the use of such 
ground can be secured on the edge of cultivated fields or gar- 
dens bordering on the school grounds. 
Care should be taken to select a site away from the play- 
ground, where it will not be trampled upon. Unless the plat 
of ground to be used is protected properly in this respect, all 
work done may be useless. 
If there is any choice to be had as to the kind of soil, a loose, 
sandy loam should be chosen rather than clay. In the majority 
of instances, however, schools will have to be content to put 
