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discussion. 



President Smith — I think none of you will blame me for 

 putting Prof. Garfield upon the programme. We can give 

 a short time to the discussion of this most interesting address, 

 but the remarks must be brief. 



Mr. Phoenix — Mr. Garfield has brought up one point, one 

 lesson, I should like to enlarge upon, and that is the very- 

 close relation between, and proper rendering and teaching 

 of, the Bible and horticulture. If I [wanted to make horti- 

 culture popular I would not only teach it in the schools, but 

 would also take it into the church, because the church is the 

 short road to the soul of all common humanity. If I had 

 my way about it I would not only strive to implant a love 

 of horticulture but a love of agriculture also. 



President Smith — Is there anything further? 



J. C. Plumb — I want to add my testimony of the personal 

 labors of Prof. Garfield in his own state. From personal 

 observ^ation and from a reading of the Michigan papers, I 

 am satisfied that if his plans had the hearty co-operation of 

 the Michigan horticultural societies, there is a foundation 

 for a grand horticultural era for that state. Now the ques- 

 tion is, can anything be done for the state of Wisconsin of 

 the kind? If there is anything that is dear to my heart it 

 is to see this grand old society do something for the inter- 

 ests of the state. I believe we will get to it and that we 

 will have Garfields in Wisconsin. God hasten the day of 

 their coming. 



President Smith — The next thing upon the programme is 

 a paper by Mr. Hoxie. 



FORESTRY. 



By B. S. hoxie, Evansville, Wis. 



Mr. President and Members of the Wisconsin State 

 Horticultural Society: — A few years ago I prepared a 

 short paper on the subject of tree planting, and though 

 th-^ points then made were directed mainly to fruit tree 



