Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-14

usual To taRe up ths Whnle tntflR ny
tho roots. AS the arbutus props gAtss
itself only by runners, not by seed, this
rapidly exterminates II.
The moccnsin flower or ladies' slipper,
n native orchid Of great beauty. is an
other American wild flower that is prac-
ticalIy extinct. the scientists any. They
request that II you should find spcci-
men of this plant you content yourself
with ndmirfng II on the stem. But YOU
are not apt to find one
Other wild flowers urgently I'm need
OF your olemency are tho cardinal flower.
partridge berry. Jack in the pulpit. col
umbine, May-apple. lupine. Christmas
fern. spring beauty and pond lilies.
Special pleas are also made for the dog
wood bushes. which nre torn TO pieces
by the hikera every spring. and the
holly which they hunt 80 zenlousiy
every winter Magnolia. laurel and
axalen should also bc spared. II you
must take come flowers from dogwood
or magnolia trees. or other shrubs cut
off n few Of the twias cleany with a
pen knife DO not tear the tree, and
do not take large branches. In the case
of smaller fiowtrs. do not gather all
in sight. but take n few, leaving some
for seed II you want great MASSES OF
flowers for decoration PURPOSES take
| those that grow In obvious profusion.
| and nre weed pests such field daisies.
black eyed sueana. and golden rod Blue
violets are also abundant and hard 10
| exterminnte
| Varieties of Nature.Iovers.
| The subject derives y special I'm
portance from tho fact that tho number
| Of persons who 20 into the fields and
woods for recreation seems to I've ateadi-
ly on tho Increase There are many
| varieties of the hack to nature on
thusjaste There are the amateur
/ ornifhologists who carry field glaaset
[ and scrut'nize the birds There are
| amateur botanists who carry field man
| uals and long tin cans strapped over
their shoulders There are sentimental
| nnture lovers who take along mandolin
| and books Of pcoms aud Indulge IN
| music aud verso under the greenwood
! tree There Is an increasing number o'
| loving couples who have found thar
| -pringtino and outdoors are more ro-
| mantle as aettinR fer lo"e thar n
| stuffy reception room.
The great rnn iority ~ those who e
| outdoors haxc 40 dlrecf Interest n
either nirda ~ flowers They do ro
/ know y thrush from n fycatehef noi
would thev recognize n frfnged Een'iar
If they met one Thev 10 nat over
know poison wv and uefflo whom fhs'
500 them. with tho resnli fhat the5
often carelesslv sit ou such things Z
| their ultimata grlef Thet ara H'Ia
plrious If any lind ~ bug. hnwefe
harmless and friendly nnd they XII
every snake they see n the aupren'
confidence that tho1 arc honefting tn
human race A. q matter = fnet ~
humble garter snake. Who Is Generall'
The victim. may veil ho worth more Z
society than is his murderer
These people are mostly hlkers an
n1ltomohilists II 81 hard - fufereH
them IN protecting Tive birds md will
flowers because shov know noihin'
about either Yet theer are the YER
ones who destroy valuable itant7 Som
| bright flowers by tn" roadside attrac
them Just as a hrisht object affraets
baby They get out I'D gather MI i
sight Especially thu women \ sun
DAY in the country ls naf comrlcf" -
tho average napprr unless aEc come
hack laden with dropping vegetation.
II is to those careless ones 'hat tn
scientists make their appeal Take
fav flowers. thcy say, hIt don't tax
them all cur a twig on haah i no
must. but don't try to taie fhe hu~
home. Love dear old Mother Natnr'
but treat her gently.