Arbor Day: Its History, Observation, Spirit and Significance, Volume 3Robert Haven Schauffler |
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... back twigs or switches , thus proving that the oaks were thriving , and every year at the close of the parade the rolls were distributed to be eaten in common . remembrance of the day . This festival still exists and Ñ… ARBOR DAY.
... back twigs or switches , thus proving that the oaks were thriving , and every year at the close of the parade the rolls were distributed to be eaten in common . remembrance of the day . This festival still exists and Ñ… ARBOR DAY.
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... common . The first rainy day thereafter the citizens began their work . They dug holes in the ground with canes and sticks , and dropped an acorn into each hole , tramping the dirt over it . More than twelve sacks were sown in this way ...
... common . The first rainy day thereafter the citizens began their work . They dug holes in the ground with canes and sticks , and dropped an acorn into each hole , tramping the dirt over it . More than twelve sacks were sown in this way ...
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... common . At the close of the exercises each girl and boy was presented with a roll , and in the evening the grown people had a merry feast in the town hall . This time the trees grew . The people of Brugg were pleased and satisfied ...
... common . At the close of the exercises each girl and boy was presented with a roll , and in the evening the grown people had a merry feast in the town hall . This time the trees grew . The people of Brugg were pleased and satisfied ...
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... common in most of our schools , than the nature of plants , and especially that of trees and the value of tree - planting . Such lessons occupy only a little time , taking the place of a part of the " Reader . " They tend to form the ...
... common in most of our schools , than the nature of plants , and especially that of trees and the value of tree - planting . Such lessons occupy only a little time , taking the place of a part of the " Reader . " They tend to form the ...
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... common kinds of trees and gain a more inti- mate acquaintance with trees . Such an excursion , when practicable , would not be an unfitting feature of Arbor Day observance , and would not necessarily preclude other customary exercises ...
... common kinds of trees and gain a more inti- mate acquaintance with trees . Such an excursion , when practicable , would not be an unfitting feature of Arbor Day observance , and would not necessarily preclude other customary exercises ...
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