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that grow up in a place of this kind will have real enjoyment, 

 and they will begin to study these things in their natural way. 

 Tlie plant as it grows, and the child as it grows, have a kind of 

 an affinity one for another. They seem to thrive well together, 

 and as they grow one may shead its leaves and the other grow 

 in knowledge and wisdom, untill finally by a natural order of 

 things he will not forget the plant or love it less; he will not for- 

 get the orchard and meadow, he will not love them less but he 

 will, possibly because of these things, love his philosophy more, 

 not because he does not know of these others but because he 

 does know of them, and appreciate them, 



I think this horticultural society means much good where- 

 ever these sessions are held in the community in which they 

 meet. I only hope and only trust that we can enjoy more of the 

 association of men who give this their thought, give this their 

 attention, because certainly if their is one thing that speaks 

 well for humanity it is the growing of trees, of shrubs and of 

 beautiful flowers in general (Applause). 



The President : We are pleased to listen to such an address. 

 We are glad to know that it is not only the people that are here 

 today who will receive the benefits of these proceedings, but re- 

 member we are speaking to an audience of 10,000 people through 

 our reports, so that every thing said here is reported in short- 

 hand and goes to a larger audience than what we now see. This 

 that we have just listened to should be published in every educa- 

 tional paper in the United States; school teachers throughout the 

 United States ought to hear that as well as horticulturists. I 

 hope they will. The next address will be by Frank Harris, on 



"HOW I GROW CHERRIES." 



Mr. HarrlS: Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: My talk 

 is on "How I Grow Cherries". I suppose all of you know how 

 to grow cherries. Thousands of them have been trying it, and. 

 I suppose they know as much as I do. 



The first thing to do is to prepare your ground in order that 



