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Mr. Christy: The mulberry lur bircia. i had a cherry orchard of 500 

 trees and never lost a cherry until I got down to two or three trees. 

 When you get down to a very few you will find that the birds are after 

 them. 



C. S. iiarrison; When 1 lived in Franklin county 1 had cherry trees 

 surrounded by mulberry trees and never lost a cherry. 



Mr. McCandlass: I think it depends where they are. If you plant 

 on a small city lot, 1 would not recommend planting the mulberry; they 

 are all right on the farm, or around a cheny orchard, but in to.vn 1 

 would stick to the cherry. 



Mr. Yager: I wish to offer a resolution — 



Resolved, That Mrs. Laflin, Mr. A. D. McCandlass, .Mrs. J. A. Reuling 

 be made honorary members of this society. 



If anybody can sing like Mrs Laflin and anybody can talk like Mrs. 

 Reuling and Mr. McCandlass, they should be made honorary members. 

 1 therefore move the adoption of the resolution. 



Resolution was adopted unanimously. 



QUESTION BOX. 



The Chairman: There have been a few questions sent in and they 

 will be answered by different members. 



The first one is: "How many varieties of hibiscus are there in the 

 state of Nebraska?" 



Answered by C. S. Harrison: There is only one natural in the state, 

 and that is the white hibiscus. It grows in many different places. It 

 is a beautiful flower and ought not to be neglected. It often grows five 

 feet high. There is another — the Crimson Eye; also, the Moscheutos. 



(A Member: Some more of that Choctaw language!) 



There are four different kinds of hibiscus that do well in this state. 

 You might classify them as perennial but the roots are hardy. They will 

 come up next year and will grow you a very flne flower. They are 

 very easy to grow. 



The Chairman: 'What are the best varieties of cherry for a small 

 orchard?" 



Mr. Youngers: The success of cherries in Nebraska depends upon 

 location, but we think the Early Richmond, Montmorency and English 

 Morello will cover the three best. In this section I would say Early 

 Richmond and Montmorency. As far as cherries are concerned, high 

 ground is recommended. By planting on low ground, or having a suc- 

 cession of wet years, the leaves turn yellow and drop. In planting 

 cherries select ground where the water will run away from them. The 

 roots should not receive too much moisture. There are many varieties, 

 but generally they are subject to the same care regarding low ground 

 and too much water. 



C. S. Harrison: I think it is important to keep cherries dry. They 

 can live without irrigation. I saw a man once pouring water around his 



