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tered well, and bore abundantly the past season. lie has jnst 

 purchased a new variety, the Pockington. 



Several of our society are much interested in planting shade 

 trees. Our oldest member set the hard maple twenty-five years 

 ago, most of them liv^ed; those that died out were immediately re- 

 placed, and now his house and the roadside near it is shaded by 

 beautiful trees, some of them twelve inches in diameter; another 

 spring lie intends planting many more. Some of our members 

 prefer the soft maple because of its rapid growth and handsome 

 foliage, especially in autumn, when it becomes the most brilliant 

 of all our forest trees, but in growth it is not symmetrical. 

 The elm is the most graceful of all our native trees, 

 is very hardy, and easily transplanted. The butternut is 

 considered a desirable tree in some situations. These trees are 

 all found growing upon our farms, and with a small amount of 

 labor each year, our homes and the roads that lead to them may 

 be made attractive and enjoyable. The lesson of the last three 

 years for the horticulturist in this locality has been that we must 

 plant no more trees, shrubs or vines than we can give the best 

 care and culture; that we can have no fruit without great labor, 

 and that eternal vigilance, in all directions, in cultivation, in pro- 

 tection, in the destruction of insect enemies, must be the price 

 of our orchard fruit. This society has held four meetings the past 

 year; the membership is contined mostly to the farming com- 

 munity, and the meetings, with one exception, have been held at 

 the residences of the members. The summer meeting of the 

 State Horticultural Society was held in Appleton under the au- 

 spices of that body, and in connection with our local society; 

 it gave great pleasure to those interested in horticulture who at- 

 tended the meeting; unfortunately it was held in the season 

 when farmers found it impossible to leave their midsummer work, 

 consequently, to many it was a lost opportunity. At the annual 

 meeting held January l-ith, the following officers were elected: 



President — L. L. Randall. 



Secretary — Mrs. D. Huntley. 



Treasurer — A. H. Burch. 



Mrs. D. Huntley, 



Secretary. 



