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for him. His daughter got married the first chance she had, 

 and his children all went off and left him. He made the 

 lives of everybody about him unpleasant. It is not the way 

 to do, and we drive our children away from home by it. 

 Agriculture is the pleasantest work, and horticulture is the 

 next to it. I have been a farmer a good many years, and a 

 gardener, and I know about both. I am getting to be an 

 old man now. If I could go back to my young days, I know 

 of no business in the world I would be so anxious to take 

 hold of as some branches of horticulture and agriculture. 

 Adjourned. 



Meeting called to order Friday morning at 9 o'clock. 



A. L. Hatch read report of committee on revision of fruit 

 list, which report was adopted. 



Mr. Stickney read report of committee on plants and trees. 



Mr. Peff er — You do not put in the oak. 



Mr. Stickney — They do not really come within the limit 

 of trees that are grown in a nursery to be transplanted. 



Pres. Smith — Why not put in the white oak? 



Mr. Stickney — I thought that over and left it out simply 

 because it had been left out before. 



Pres, Smith — I would suggest the propriety of inserting 

 the white oak. 



Mr. Stickney — I would like to add it and submit it with 

 the others. 



Mrs. Campbell — From a woman's standpoint 1 would ob- 

 ject to the lilac. It spreads so. I never shall forget -the 

 efforts we made to clear out three rows of lilacs on our 

 place. 



Mr. Stickney — It should be planted at the back door to 

 cover some unsightly place. 



Mr. Phoenix — It seems to me this report should be taken 

 up by sections. 



Pres. Smith — It can be read again by sections; the secre- 

 tary can read it section by section. 



Mr. Phoenix — I should like to ask if the black cherry is 

 not worthy of going into the list? 



