. Nature study and life. Nature study. 374 NATURE STUDY AND LIFP: ;r, in my vari- Instead of inclosing the trees in guards, it has always seemed more fitting tlie ci-ime if those who injure them were put into the guards for a while. Still, accidents are likely to happen, and cheaper and less conspicuous guards may be made with strong wire netting fas- tened ai'ound the trunk, as shown in Fig. 14S. However, ous travels I have found at least one city where ])ublic sentiment ade- quatelv protects the shade trees of its beautiful streets. This city is Richmond, Indiana, and it may well stand as th
. Nature study and life. Nature study. 374 NATURE STUDY AND LIFP: ;r, in my vari- Instead of inclosing the trees in guards, it has always seemed more fitting tlie ci-ime if those who injure them were put into the guards for a while. Still, accidents are likely to happen, and cheaper and less conspicuous guards may be made with strong wire netting fas- tened ai'ound the trunk, as shown in Fig. 14S. However, ous travels I have found at least one city where ])ublic sentiment ade- quatelv protects the shade trees of its beautiful streets. This city is Richmond, Indiana, and it may well stand as the ideal for less favored cities in this re- spect. Its wide streets, with their four rows of beautiful trees, without guards of any sort, and none of them injured, make its residential sections ])i"acticallv forest parks, shady and cool Ijy day and a fairyland under the electric lights at night. Nut trees and their planting and treat- ment should form a study well calculated to appeal to the children. Nuts are a delicious and wholesome food for the fall and winter months, and nutting parties are outings with exercise and purpose in them. Are there nuts enough, and a good variety, for all the children to have a supply from. F[G. 147. Tree Guards. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hodge, Clifton Fremont, 1859-. Boston and London, Ginn & Co.
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