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the tree with a low head. In the country we still must ])liint ever- 

 greens. No new kinds are needed here for common use. Don't 

 forget the hemlock, and remember, if it grows unevenly, that it will 

 bear the shears, if used early in spring before the buds swell. There 

 are very fine specimens of this best of evergreens on the grounds of 

 James Gr. Brown, Esq., in Godfrey, covering an area of sixteen feet 

 in diameter. They, too, need the shears to-day. If you have not 

 plenty of shrubs, get them. Any of your neighbors who have them 

 ought to be able and willing to divide. 



Will some one tell me if the American Ivy {Anqjelopsis Hede- 

 racea) will injure a brick Avail? 



More next month. J NO. M. PEARSON. 



Mr. Pearson suggested an exchange of ornamental shrubs aud 

 plants among the members of the Society. 



The committee on places of meeting asked for further time. 

 Granted. 



Messrs. Brown and Tindall each ]iaid one dollar membership 

 fee. 



On motion the meeting then adjourned. 



WM. JACKSON, Secrefari/. 



