Show arbor day the annual planting of trees under state auspices on an a certain day ie Is eald said to have been suggested euR in 1865 by B 0 G northrop aftret secretary ary of the con board of education in the custom as adopted in nebraska Neb and later spread to other states on march 17 1885 the pennsylvania legis lature authorized the governor Ko vernor to designate ate a day for the plaiting pla ining of trees he ile aut act aside two one in the spring and one in the tall fall arbor day dar was inaugurated in ireland in 1904 1901 |