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\'ear in succession, it would be as much as the commissioners place 

 IS worth to "cut down a tree." And this is. an example of what is 

 often seen. The only remedy is, to educate the public to plant 

 thickly at first ; but to thin every few years till they are of Judic- 

 ious width apart. — Gardener's Monthly. 



A SUGGESTION. 



Why are not fruit trees more generally planted on lawns or in 

 gardens ? The idea seems to prevail that fruit trees must be con- 

 fined to the orchard or kitchen garden ; yet what can be more 

 beautiful than the pale pink and white of tlie apple blossom, the 

 pu]'e white of cherry and pear, and the deep rose of the peach ? 

 Cherry trees literally white with blossoms are of no rare sight, and 

 what is more charming than the graceful branches clad in spotless 

 purity ? 



Then, too, the ripe fruit, in thick clusters upon them, is no 

 less pleasing to tl)e eye than gratifying to the taste. There are 

 many varieties of trees which are planted in yards and lawns, 

 which have no more sightly appearance than an apjDle tree, without 

 its wealth of fragrant bloom or its shower of luscious fruit. Even 

 in the suburbs of cities and large towns, where but few feet of 

 land is allotted to each home and where one would suppose that 

 each inch of room would be made available, the front yards are 

 planted with evergreen trees, or purely ornamental shrubs, to the 

 utter exclusion of apple, pear or plum trees — any of which would 

 be far preferable in every respect. — Am. Cultivator. 



It may not be generally known that the Duke of Athole is one 

 of the most extensive tree phinters in the world. There are already 

 vast woods and plantations in Athole and Dunkeld, Scotland, and, 

 as of course they exist for use as well as ornament, large numbers 

 of trees have been planted annually to maintain the woods. In- 

 deed, every year the duke plants from 600,000 to 1,000,000 trees. 

 During this season a plantation covering 2,000 acres has been com- 

 pleted. When the planter duke began operations on a large scale 

 in 1774 the Dunkeld hills wer6 almost bare. During his life the 

 duke, who may be described as a true benefactor to his country, 

 planted 27,000,000 trees, covering an area of 15,000 acres. 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The number of wealthy amateurs, who love gardening, and 

 do their best to encourage a spirit of emulation, which reacts 

 favorably on public taste, is very large around Boston ; ^ these 

 mostly support ably the exhibitions of the horticultural Society. 



