N.H. EGLESTON
OF THE FORESTRY DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WASHINGTON. AUTHOR OF "HAND-BOOK OF TREE-PLANTING," ETC.
COPYRIGHT, 1893, BY
AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY
NEW YORK CINCINNATI CHICAGO BOSTON
CONTENTS.
[Introduction] [2]
[Origin of Arbor Day] [2]
[Readings for Arbor Day] [3]
About Trees—(J. Sterling Morton) [3]
Leaves, and What They Do [5]
Bryant, the Poet of Trees [8]
Forest Hymn—(Bryant) [8]
James Russell Lowell [9]
The Oak—(James Russell Lowell) [9]
What One Tree is Worth [11]
Enduring Character of the Forests—(Susan Fenimore Cooper) [11]
The Popular Poplar Tree—(Blanch Willis Howard) [12]
Forestry and the Need of It—(Hon. Adolph Lené) [12]
Tree Weather Proverbs [13]
Flowers [13]
[Arbor Day Celebrations] [14]
Growing Observance of Arbor Day [14]
States and Territories Observing Arbor Day [15]
Encouraging Words [15]
The Best Use of Arbor Day [16]
Trees in Their Leafless State [18]
[Programme for Arbor Day ] [19]
I. Exercises in the School Room [19]
II. The March [24]
III. Exercises at the Tree Planting [25]