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spring, and continues to enliven the garden until the snowflakes again 

 begin to fall. It sparkles among its more pretentious neighbors, modest 

 and beautiful. 



Mrs. Standish thought every one ought to have flowers of some kind. 

 A great many kinds of plants may be raised with little trouble, and every 

 one should make their surroundings as attractive as possible, and adorn 

 their gardens and dwellings with nature's ornaments. 



Mrs. Standish recommended that a clump of Canna be set out by 

 those who had room for them, and hoped the Park Commissioners would 

 have some in the park. 



Capt. Fuller noticed the comments of some persons who object to 

 the action of the Park Commissioners in removing the unsightly trees 

 from the park. He thought the good taste of a large majority of our 

 citizens preferred a park to a forest, and indorsed their efforts to beautify 

 the park grounds and have a park worthy of our beautiful city. It is 

 scarcely fair to criticise a work but half performed. Let people wait 

 until the designs of the Commissioners are fully carried out, and he 

 ventured to assert that they would be more than satisfied. 



Capt. Fuller moved that when the Society adjourn it be to meet at 

 the residence of Mr. John Edwards, on Cedar street, at seven o'clock 

 P. M. sharp, and the motion prevailed. 



Mr. Dieterich stated that he had as yet noticed none of the house- 

 martins mentioned by Mr. Beatty, but he had noticed some sharp weather 

 since the bird is reported to have arrived. 



MAY MEETING. 



The Society met at the residence of Mr. John Edwards, on the 6th 

 instant. A large number were present to listen to the discussion of the 

 subject appointed for the evening: "Insects Injurious to Vegetation." 

 Miss Emma Smith, Assistant State Entomologist, was present, on invita- 

 tion of the Society, and, besides reading a paper on the Cabbage-worm, 

 the Rose-slug and the Strawberry-worm, gave a most interesting and 

 instructive lecture on the insect that is found abundant on the soft maple; 

 and also made remarks upon the Carpet-beetle, that is proving to be 

 such a pest in the Eastern States. Miss Smith seems to have a very 

 happy way to interest her auditors, and she shows conclusively that she 

 understands thoroughly the subject matter on which she speaks. Messrs. 

 Lanphere, Humphrey, Hale, Dieterich, Mars and Bacon took part in 

 the discussions of the evening, and by questions and otherwise many 

 valuable and practical things pertaining to the interests of horticulture 

 were elicited. 



