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Evergreens. — Objections were made to the European Larch 

 being classed, for any purpose, as an evergreen, and it was ordered 

 to be taken from the list. No other change was made, and the 

 following lists were recommended : 



For General Cultimtion — Norway Spruce, White Pine, Arbor Vitae, Scotch 

 Pine, Balsam, White Spruce. 



For Ornamental Purposes — Austrian Pine, Norway Pine, Hemlock, Sibe- 

 rian Arbor Vitae, lied Cedar, Dwarf Pine ( Pinus Jloatana). 



For Timber — White Pine. 



For Lice Fence Posts — Norway Spruce. 



Timber Culture. — It was moved and approved that Green 

 Ash should be placed in the list for " timber of rapid growth and 

 easy culture." 



No further change was proposed, and the old list as thus 

 amended was adopted, and is as follows : 



For Timber of Rapid Growth and Easy Culture (valuable in the order 

 named) — Black Walnut, White Ash, Green Ash, Black Cherry, Butternut, 

 European Larch, Soft Maple, White Elm, Box Elder, Cottonwood, White 

 Willow. (For planting on prairie farm, reverse the order named.) 



For Timber of Fifty or One Hundred Tears' Growth — White Oak, Burr 

 Oak, Red Oak, Hickory. 



For Street Trees (valuable in order named) — White Elm, Hard Maple, 

 Ba.sswood (Linden), White Ash, Green Ash, Box Elder, Soft Maple. 



Lawn Planting. — On motion of Mr. Stickney the European 

 Alder was stricken from the list for lawn planting, and the Wis- 

 consin and New American Weeping Willows were added to it. 



Objections were made to the order of the trees for lawn plant- 

 ing in the old list, and after some discussion and efforts to modify 

 it, to suit all tastes, it was decided by vote that a committee 

 should ba appointed by the president to whom the order should 

 be referred, and who should also prepare a list of shrubs and 

 roses for the lawn, to be reported at the earliest time possible. 



The president appointed as this committee Messrs, Geo. J. Kel- 

 logg, A. G. Tuttle, Wm. Baumbach, J. S. Stickney and S. Hunt. 



This committee made their formal report at a subsequent ses- 

 sion, which report was accepted and adopted. I^'or convenience 



10 — HORT. 



