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ten planted is brought to successful fruitage ; that tenth one must have 

 been a wonderful tree. It was surely overlooked in the care of the 

 orchard. 



These tree surgeons differ somewhat in methods and you are per- 

 plexed to know which to follow. Thinking that in a multitude of 

 council there is wisdom you listen to all, and between them and the tree 

 vender from down east with his cull trees, new varieties worth a dollar 

 each, you are honeyfugied on this hand and honeyfugled on that and 

 in a few years you conclude that apple growing don't pay. 



Mr. Keid. — "May I ask a question?" 



Certainly. 



What do you mean by honeyfugling a man? 



I am glad you asked the question. It is always a pleasure to give 

 information when we find an honest seeker. To honeyfugle a man is 

 just the same as to hornswabble him; just the same in the horticul- 

 tural sense- — the two words are exact synonyms. 



Mr. E. — ''May I ask another question?" 



You may. 



"What do you mean by hornswabbling ? 



Sir, I am glad to give further information. It gives me a chance 

 to make myself fully understood. To honeyfugle or hornswabble a 

 man is just the same as to bollywhack him ; just the same. We trust 

 this information will do good. 



Another thing we have learned is that it does not pay to set any 

 but a first-class tree. And we have learned, too, that it is next to 

 impossible to get them from foreign nurseries. If men were as good 

 judges of nursery stock as they are of cattle, it would ruin the tree 

 vender's business utterly. I have seen many lots of apple trees shipped 

 in and I have never seen but one lot that I considered first-class. 'Kov 

 can vou alwavs ffet desirable trees from home nurseries, but vou mav 

 do much better. The nursery and not the orchard is the place to make 

 a tree. If a sickly, stunted, illy grown tree be planted its appearance 

 may be improved, but it can never be made to pay for the use of the 

 ground it occupies. 



I regard the selection of trees of the utmost importance. Yet it 

 seems to be an easv matter to sell and deliver the meanest kind of stock. 



