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way for a permaneut beauty to our country, and for refresliing shade. Neither 

 of these objects can be subserved with fruit trees. They arc dwarfish iu 

 growth, and comparatively short lived, and would require more attention to 

 keep them iu presentable shape than will ever be given to these trees. I would 

 urge upon people to look well to the trees they are to plant out for this purpose. 

 They are to be a permanent addition to the landscape during your lives; you 

 cannot afford to make serious blunders. Each tree should be studied with a 

 long look ahead to its ultimate proportions. 



Mr. Gibson : I must say that I am still in favor of planting some varieties 

 of fruit trees on the highway. They will cheer many a traveler more by their 

 fruit than an elm would witli its shade. 



Mr. Woodward : I wish to cry out against this everlasting utilitarianism of 

 Americans. Plant trees on the roadside for beauty ; select them with great 

 care, so their growth will embellish the landscape. There is room enough on 

 your farms for fruit trees. 



Mr. Healy : I wish the American chestnut could be used more as a high- 

 way tree. It does very nicely with me, and I admire its proportions. 



Mr. Woodward : The hornbeam is a tree that will bear using for this pur- 

 pose, and it will grow in favor wherever people shall start to plant it. 



Porter Beal : I can see great beauty in a fruit tree. It seems to me there 

 are some varieties of our fruit trees that could be selected for roadside use 

 that can scarcely be surpassed for beauty ; and I have thought that were fruit 

 trees planted on the road they would become a great protection to our orchards 

 by furnishing fruit near to the travelers. 



Mr. Steere : Dwarfish varieties might be planted between other trees, to be 

 afterward removed when the forest trees are ready to occupy the space ; shrub- 

 bery might be employed similarly. 



Afternoon Session. 



After enjoying a feast of good things prepared for the guests in Peirson's 

 hall, a large audience gathered again in the opera house. President Harkuess 

 of the Farmers' Club occupied the chair. A duet was nicely rendered by Mr. 

 A. D. Brown and Miss Schermerhorn, and prayer offered by Eev. Mr. Colton. 



HONEST PACKING 



was the first topic for discussion. 



E. H. Scott : Honest packing is the key note to permaneut success in 

 market fruit culture. The man who wishes to make his mark and at the same 

 time make money will have every package — be it a barrel, basket, or box — as 

 good at the bottom and in the middle as it is at the top. He will pack it so 

 that when his name and full address are placed on the package honor will be 

 reflected upon him by the purchaser. 



Mr. Healy : Very few farmers or fruit growers seem to take this view of 

 the case, judging by what is placed upon the market; honest packing seems 

 to be the exception. 



Mr. Slocum : It is not farmers so much as packers that are in blame in 

 this vicinity. 



Mr. Childs : How should a barrel of apples be packed? 



Mr. Healy : In short, even in form, color, and perfection throughout the 

 package. 



