agree to fence the bit of woodland or meadow, which should be at- 
tractive and a natural home of the less common wild flowers. Such 
a spot if well chosen would soon become a paradise for nature lovers. 
Should larger tracts be available, so much the better. The 
Chicago Chapter of the Wild Flower Preservation Society of America 
with the co-operation of the Garden Club of Illinois has leased a 
permanent reserve for the native plants of the southern Lake Michigan 
region. In this "The Chapter will safeguard the species naturally 
growing there; bring in all those species that have previously been lost 
to the area; and allow all persons to visit and enjoy the wild flowers 
as long as they refrain from picking them. The tract includes natur- 
ally forested land, a deep wooded gulch through which runs a winding 
stream, high timbered banks and a large and characteristic shifting 
sand dune." 
This idea if once successfully started is sure to spread, and whether 
on a large or a small scale will do more than any other one thing to 
secure the preservation of rare and rapidly vanishing species. 
3. Schools. All school children should be interested in this 
movement, by means of talks, pictures, illustrated lectures, pledges, 
and so on. They should be shown why it is necessary to leave blos- 
soms for seed, and about not cutting several years' growth from blos- 
soming shrubs nor pulling things up by the roots. Most children are 
readily responsive to such suggestion. This work is most important, 
especially near towns and cities. 
4. Publicity. Newspapers, magazines and weeklies are ready 
to publish popular articles. Much good material is available for the 
purpose. In this connection let us push the crusade suggested by Mrs. 
Gage in the November Bulletin, to discourage the use of laurel as a 
decoration for next Christmas as well as throughout the year by florists 
and fruiterers. Every effort should be made to find and advertise an 
acceptable artificial substitute. A similar crusade is needed against 
the sale of spring wild flowers and branches of blossoming trees and 
shrubs. 
5. Legislation. It is probable that the sale of laurel, ground- 
pine and ferns, and of arbutus and certain other flowers can be con- 
trolled only through legislation. Several states have such laws al- 
ready on their statute books. The Garden Clubs in Connecticut 
have introduced a bill requiring all shipments of laurel to bear a tag 
certifying the permission of the owner of the land where it was gathered. 
6. Co-operation is essential to the success of a nation-wide 
movement such as ours should be. We need to enlist all possible 
helpers, Granges, Civic Leagues, Women's Clubs, Boy Scouts, 
