Weed Clarence Moores

Weed Clarence Moores, generally catalogued as Clarence Moores Weed, was an American entomologist, educator, and nature-study author. The Study of the Evergreens in the Public Schools was issued in Boston by Wright and Potter, the Massachusetts state printers, in 1908. Its illustrated pages were designed for teachers and pupils examining evergreen trees through direct observation. Library and government records identify the subjects as evergreens, forestry, and education, placing the work within the early nature-study movement rather than advanced botanical research alone. Weed wrote extensively about insects, birds, flowers, and seasonal outdoor study, consistently translating scientific observation into lessons usable in schools. The booklet's attention to recognizable trees, forms, and classroom activities reflects that educational mission. The Study of the Evergreens in the Public Schools by Weed Clarence Moores is thus a practical historical guide to field-based science teaching, written by a specialist who believed that careful encounters with common natural objects could develop both knowledge and habits of observation.