What do we plant when we plant the tree?
We plant the houses for you and me.
We plant the rafters, the shingles, the floors,
We plant the studding, the lath, the doors,
The beams and siding, all parts that be;
We plant the house when we plant the tree.

_Eleventh pupil._

What do we plant when we plant the tree?
A thousand things that we daily see;
We plant the spire that out-towers the crag,
We plant the staff for our country's flag,
We plant the shade, from the hot sun free;
We plant all these when we plant the tree.

--HENRY ABBEY.


=4. TREE PLANTING SONG.=

PLANTING OF THE TREE.

[Illustration: Music notation]

1. Long this little stem has grown
In a quiet spot, unknown:
Now we plant it here, to be
Ever honored as our tree.