Annual report ..[bulletins and circulars] . he finds that they have made a mistake in arith-metic. Are we as accurate in our work in numbers—you and 1 ? WhenI was a youngster I could always remember the ditTerence between the pitchpine and the white pine, because in the latter 1 could bunch the needlesup and make what looked to me like a broom, but in the former theneedles stood out so stiffly that they were more like quills on a porcu-pines back. Do you believe pine trees ever shed their leaves ? If you lookclosely along their branches, you will see many places where once thelittle leaf sheat
Annual report ..[bulletins and circulars] . he finds that they have made a mistake in arith-metic. Are we as accurate in our work in numbers—you and 1 ? WhenI was a youngster I could always remember the ditTerence between the pitchpine and the white pine, because in the latter 1 could bunch the needlesup and make what looked to me like a broom, but in the former theneedles stood out so stiffly that they were more like quills on a porcu-pines back. Do you believe pine trees ever shed their leaves ? If you lookclosely along their branches, you will see many places where once thelittle leaf sheaths rested ; and you will then learn where Mother Naturefinds material for her thick pine needle carpets. So many kinds of evergreens are there that if you were to remainin the woods long enough to study them all, 1 fear Jack Frost wouldclaim you for his own. I am too fond of my Junior Naturalists to givethem up to any such mischievous sprite as he ; so scamper about aslively as possible, and secure a branch and cone from each green JVbat kind of pine is this ? These you can study at home or in school where, if Master Jack, doesventure in, he will not remain long. You can there learn the names ofyour specimens by consulting the leaflet, Evergreens and How TheyShed Their Leaves, which we have sent to your teacher. Before leaving you, my dear boys and girls, 1 want to wish you aMerry, Merry Christmas. Let the St. Nicholas spirit enter your hearts,bringing with it the knowledge that the highest happiness is found ingiving pleasure to others. No greater joy can come to any of us thanto feel that the world is a little better—that more brightness and cheerhave entered some homes—because we have lived. Alice G. McCloskey. Jno. W. Spencer.
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