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experience in growing orchards and fruit, and who has obtained 

 Iriiit trees from different localities. 



Bennoch. Thousands of trees have been brought into Penobscot 

 county, and I will venture to say that very few of thein are in a 

 flourishing condition. I think our own trees are best. I don't 

 believe in buying trees of foreign growers. 



The PuEsiDENT. A few years ago I set out about a hundred trees 

 which were raised by Mr. E. K. Whitney of Harrison. Never in 

 my experience (and I have set a great many trees, of all sorts) have 

 I seen so fine trees as ho sent me. Of the whole number of trees 

 there was not a root bioken or cut. The roots were coiled up and 

 packed in moss, and when the trees arrived they were all ready for 

 planting. How he managed to take them up and pack thorn so 

 skilfully I cannot understand. J^very one of them lived ; which I 

 attribute to the great care with which they were raised and handled. 

 I am sorrv to sa}' Mr. Whitney has gone out of the business. 

 I have sometimes ordered trees of agents, and must confess that I 

 have not saved one in ten of them. 



Mr. Dow. I think the great trouble is that generally trees are 

 not taken up and packed properly. I have bought a great many 

 which have come in bad condition. Many of the roots were cut oflf. 

 I am now trying Maine trees and they are doing well. 



Capt. F. C. Jordan, Brunswick. I have set western trees and 

 thought they were as good as Maine trees, but am now satisfied they 

 are not. I had fift3' from Mr. Alfred Smith of Monmouth, mostly 

 Baldwins, several years ago ; they are all alive and have grown well. 

 I had fifty more from Mr. Whitney of Harrison, the same year; 

 they are all alive. 1 found all good I'oots. 0( all the trees I have 

 had from Maine, I have never lost one. Of the western trees, last 

 winter and last summer, I lost twelve of the finest trees I had. Two 

 Nonesuch died in the winter and the rest are all dying. I had 

 twenty-five Baldwins from abroad, the best part of them died last 

 spring and summer. That looks as if something was the matter 

 with western trees, because they are on the same piece of ground, 

 received the same treatment and were set about the same time. I 

 set them all out myself and know they were carefully set out; they 

 are of the same varieties. I shall not buy an3' more New York 

 trees. I think Maine is the right place for us to get trees. 



S. F. Stkout, West Falmouth. I am a new beginner. Last 

 spring, somebody visited me with a picture book, and I subscribed 



