Discussion. 113 



Mr. Peff er — I want to criticise the paper, or make a sug- 

 gestion. He rather opposes setting trees thick around the 

 houses. We all know that when they have grown it is 

 nut pleasant to have them too thick, but we can get a better 

 effect to put them a little thick than to have them farther 

 apart. 



A. G. Tuttle — We have planted some white birch, and we 

 have planted them in the ordinary time in the spring and 

 they have grown very rapidly. 



J. S. Stickney — I think the birch is not a hard tree to 

 transplant. I have always succeeded as well as with the 

 ordinary maple or elm. It has been our practice to get them 

 from the east. It is our custom to get one, two or five hun- 

 dred at a time from eastern nurseries, winter them in our 

 nursery cellar and hold them for the city trade until about 

 the middle of May. We have done that with slight loss. 

 We are careful in the matter or roots that they do not get 

 too wet or too dr}' in the winter, and we are always success- 

 ful in their handling. 



I think there is nothing better than a nice plant or two of 

 sumac. In addition to our common sumac there is a cut 

 leaf variety which is beautiful all through the summer and 

 in the autumn is perfectly gorgeous. 



President Smith — I was informed we might expect some 

 music sometime during the evening. We shall be glad to 

 listen whenever the friends come if some one will let me 

 know when they do come in. 



In thinking the matter over in regard to the revision of 

 our fruit list, it might save time if we have a committee ap- 

 poiated to revise the list and recommend to the society a 

 list. It might help us, and we could arive at as good results 

 to act as a committee of the whole. I simply throw the 

 suggestion out and the society can act upon it. 



Prof. Cook — I have been interested in Mr. Hatch's paper. 

 His suggestion coincides with my idea in regard to the 

 Lombardy poplar. I am surprised he did not speak of the 

 Linden. I am a great friend to the Linden. And there 

 is one other thing Mr. Hatch did not speak of and that is 

 the matter of the care of trees after you plant them. 

 8— H. 



