A Scheme for the Schools In order to encourage the observance of Arbor Day, and increase its significance throughout China, the College of Agriculture and Forestry of the University of Nanking has started a campaign among the lower government and mission schools for the development of school nurseries. To this end, they have issued a bulletin i" both Chinese and English, giving detailed directions for—school nursery work in north China, the Yangtze valley and the southern Yangtze district.
Nurseries may be a half mow or one mow in size, containing six and 10 tree species respectively, and capable of producing from 16,000 to 32,000 young trees. Seeds are furnished ai less than cost, xt $1 and $2 plus postage for the two sized nurseries. Each nursery coy reins one or more of the economic trees, such as the oil tree, vegetable tallow, ete.
Tt is hoped that by the development of these school nurseries, in 1 the children will have to do ko work, interest in Arbor Day may not only be stimulated. - but that the students may come to understand better by what processes the huge re-afforestation problems of China must be carried out.
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