WINTER MEETING, 1877. 



is quite Avet, simply because of this trouble of root stoppage of the tile. No 

 lont^ ago oue of my draius ceased to ilow, aud not until I had expended a hun- 

 dred dollars did I find out the cause of the diiricnUy. It was at last ascertained 

 to be the rootlets of an apple tree near by, which had been thrust into a length 

 of tile to such an extent as to completely fill up the aperture. This bit of expe- 

 rience led me to wonder if it would not be advisable to select with greater care 

 the land upon which an orchard is to be placed — according to the necessity of 

 tile drainage — when it may in the end be so costly an investment. 



Mr. Ingcrsoll. — I admit there is some danger from this cause, but from the 

 experience of others I glean that tile will not be liable to fill up opposite the 

 trees for say fifteen years, and an orchardist can well afford to clear them out 

 as often as that. 



Mr. Moody. — I can suggest from my own experience a cheap remedy for this 

 difficulty. It is my practice now to make a cement of water lime and sand and 

 put over the joints next to the trees, thus effectually excluding the rootlets from 

 any entrance therein, and not in the least checking the effectiveness of the drain, 

 as the water without difficulty finds its way through the porous tile. 



I have, to ascertain the porosity of tile, experimented somewhat by placing a 

 tile plugged at both ends in water, and have found that it will fill in a minute. 



LANDSCAPE GAEDENING FOR FARMERS. 



Secretary G-arfield next occupied nearly an hour of the session with an address 

 upo7i the above topic, of which the following is a brief abstract. 



He opened with the statement that he should not aim to say pretty words 

 about pretty possibilities, nor spread before the audience an elaborate system 

 of landscaping, but he should simply deal with such modifications of country 

 homes as will exhibit taste, develop refinement, and enhance the money value 

 of these homes at very little expense in cash, but with the best of results to the 

 family circle. 



Why should we beautify? First, For the beauty itself. Second, For what 

 beauty will effect in man. The results most noticeable in the matter of house 

 adornment are: (1) an added refinement; (2) a satisfaction of possession; 

 (3) development of a new set of faculties ; (4) an exhibition of benevolent 

 spirit; (5) a higher appreciation of the created things of God. Lastly, an 

 increase of possessions which might be classified simply as a satisfaction, a sort 

 of stock in trade not to be negotiated ; or a something which, in case of a sale 

 of the property, might bring casli to the pocket. It is a mistaken idea that 

 utility aud beauty are incompatible. Nothing is truly beautiful that exhibits a 

 breach of utility. Several illustrations were cited upon this point. 



In the matter of practical hints, he first took tlie house, and although dis- 

 claiming to dictate as a builder, he made several suggestions, of which "we men- 

 tion two : First, the living-room in the house, whetlier it be kitchen, sitting- 

 room, or parlor, should have the pleasantest outlook of any room. Second, the 

 arrangement of entrances should be such as to elimiifate any chance of error in 

 getting at the proper place for visitors to enter the house. The speaker related 

 how, a little time before, he had been misled by appearances, and, instead of 

 entering, as he supposed, the front of the house, he had to be led through the 

 ■wood-room, kitchen, and dining room, before finding the place to be seated ! 



The lawn next claimed his attention as the most important accompaniment 



