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Mr. Stickney — I am perfectly willing to accept the black 

 cherry. While the black cherry is an elegant wood, we 

 have cherry trees that are more useful, and the question 

 arises whether we or our children will live long enough to 

 see any good from a tree that is so very slow to grow. I do 

 not know of a black cherry tree that has attained the age of 

 much usefulness for timber. 



A voice — I recommend the blooming bitter sweet be 

 added. 



Mr. Stickney — I accept that. 



It was also moved and carried that the wild black cherry 

 be put into list of the timber trees. 



A. L. Hatch — There is one variety that I should like to 

 recommend, and that is the black alder. It is one of the 

 finest shrubs that we have. It is a member of the holly 

 family I believe. The foliage is very perfect, and it is a fine 

 healthy shrub and I would rather have it than any shrub 

 mentioned on the list. 



The report was then adopted with the amendments made. 

 ■ Pres, Smith — I think we had better have the treasurer's 

 report next. 



Mr. Anderson — I will say to you that this report of mine 

 is a pretty long one, and to read it all over would be unnec- 

 essary. 



The report was accepted. 



TREASURER'S REPORT. 



February \iy, 1887, Wisconsin State Horticultural Society in Account ivith 



M. ANDERSON, Treasurer. 



CREDIT. 



1886. 



Feb. 1. By balance in treasury |;283 11 



Feb. 4. By membersliip dues received in Madison. . 53 00 

 Feb. 4. By order of Pres. Smith on State Treasury. . 500 00 

 Feb. 24. Bv membership dues from B. Olds (Clinton. 



Wi^.) 1 00 



Feb. 25. By'membership dues from Asa N. Seymour 



(Mazo) 1 00 



Feb. 25. By membership dues from A. A. Arnold... 1 00 

 March 2. By membership dues from S. S. Field, Troy 



Wis 1 00 



