. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 242 The American Florist. Aug. 24,. Fred Hahman. Chiiirmaii i;ntertainment Commiliee. for the forts that ;a-e being nijide for the' pi'otec- tion or wliat is left of our forests—a her- itage of greater intrinsic value to the health and prosperity of our country than all the gold mines on the continent. De- vastation by soil erosion, floods and droughts, bird extermination, insect plagues and many other evils are following in the wake of the wanton forest destruction which has been going on. Few interests are more
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 242 The American Florist. Aug. 24,. Fred Hahman. Chiiirmaii i;ntertainment Commiliee. for the forts that ;a-e being nijide for the' pi'otec- tion or wliat is left of our forests—a her- itage of greater intrinsic value to the health and prosperity of our country than all the gold mines on the continent. De- vastation by soil erosion, floods and droughts, bird extermination, insect plagues and many other evils are following in the wake of the wanton forest destruction which has been going on. Few interests are more seriously affected by all this than is horticulture, and every movement, local, state or national, for forest pres- ervation should have our zealous support individiially and collectively. THE SCHOOL GARDEX MOVEMfiNT. Chief among the instrumentalities the upbuilding of our industries is education of the public to a fuller appre- ciation of our products. The majority of American homes fall short of the home ideal in their lack of any setting of living green. Consider the possibilities—the mil- lions of house plants, the hundreds of thousands of porch and window boxes for both summer and winter, the innu- merable little table ferneries, the tons of lawn and flower seeds, the cargoes of spring and summer bulbs, the garden im- plements, the vast quantities of evergreens and shrubbery and border and bedding plants for which a demand can be cre- ated, not to mention the conservatories and plants, or the small fruits and products of the kitchen garden which every home lover likes to indulge in. once the appetite of the people for such things has been thoroughly aroused. Large as the demand already is, numer- ous and prosperous as we know tlto craft to be. yet who can say that our country is not well able to furnish business suf- ficient for many times the present number of our commercial establishments and em- ployment for good gardeners in far greater numbers than t
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