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thousand acres of trees just as we now do about so much corn. It 

 takes but little more time to plant a mile of trees along the high- 

 way than it does to set out a dozen trees in a dooryard. We were, 

 we older men. born in an age when men ptit in a life time chopping 

 down trees, and I have done my share of it in Andrew county in 

 this state. We have fortunately lived to see the first development 

 in this country of the new art of forestry, the art of making trees 

 grow. Everything is in its favor. Let us do oitr part in the great 

 work, resting assured that we shall be doing a good part for our- 

 selves and the generations to follow us, 



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THE NEW IN HORTICULTUEE. 



BY J. N. MENIFEE, OKEGOX. 



This is a subject of vital importance to every horticulturist. 

 Our daily mails come laden with circulars and catalogues, each 

 describing neiv vegetables, fruits and flowers. 



Shall we turn away in disgust (as many do), saying the old is 

 good enough, and refusing to listen to the claims of the new, simply 

 because they have heard of somebody getting terribly swindled by 

 uetv things ? 



This is an age of progress. And horticulture must, and will, 

 keep pace with the forward march of the enterprising world around. 



The writer planted an orchard in Holt county. Mo., twenty 

 years ago, containing twenty-two varieties of apples, all recom- 

 mended by the best available authority as the l)est. Last spring a 

 new orchard was to be planted on the same farm, and but four 

 varieties of the old found a place in the new orchard. 



The new in every branch of horticulture is superseding the 

 old, in spite of the prevailing prejudice against the new. We 

 anticipate, in the near future, new apples that will equal the Ben 

 Davis in all its good qualities, and 7nore, be fit to eat. 



The blackberry, raspberry and nearly all otlier berries of ten 

 years ago are things of the past. 



And similar improvements have been made in the vegetable 

 and flower garden. 



The old hollow Peach Blow, the knotty Neshannock, the 

 watery Peerless and the exhausted Early Rose potatoes are thrown 

 aside, except by a few old fogies, who never heard of the Almo, 



