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words that no American can pronounce even if he could spell them. I 

 notice that in all the catalogues that I have received about the planting 

 and raising and care of plants, and in conversation upon this association 

 I don't know what is meant. Now, the writer of this article speaks 

 about a purple-leaf maple. I have some white pines in my yard — 1 

 don't know what you would call them — no doubt it w'ould be some hor 

 rlble cognomen. But this is where the trouble comes in with horticulture 

 and floriculture and all other kinds of culture; they don't use the Eng 

 lish language. It is very embarrassing. I know these species when T 

 see them and by seeing them, but I would like to call them by their 

 English names. I hate to show my ignorance. So I wish you would 

 consider this matter when you come to get your catalogues printed that 

 you give the English of these names. If you want to sell me something, 

 say, for instance, a Carolina poplar, don't sell me a cottonwood. Don't 

 call it by some other name. Call it by what it is. I have been fooled 

 so many times by these horticultural names, and I am beginning to 

 feel revengeful — but pardon me, I am interrupting the program. 



Mr. Brown: This matter of which Mr. McCandlass speaks comes 

 about from evil associations, I am afraid. Western people are anxiou? 

 10 use the English language in their catalogues, but these names come 

 from the Eastern people. In order to know just exactly what we are 

 getting from the East when we order goods, we have to use the so 

 called scientific names. If we w^ere to order, for instance, honey lo- 

 custs by another name than that which is given in their catalogue, we 

 would be abpt to get the ordinary black locust. The gentleman spoke 

 about Carolina poplar. The Carolina poplar is different from the cotton 

 wood. There is nothing allied to it nearer than second or third cousins. 

 1 never Saw Carolina poplar come from seeds, and I never saw one that 

 grows with open shaft. It is always pyramidal in form. 



A Member: Carolina poplar is the male plant of the Eastern cotton- 

 wood. It is a different cottonwood from what grows in the West. 



Mr. Edinborough: It seems to me as a reason for the use of these 

 botanical names is that they are international and have to be, on that 

 account, but in local matters these names seem to get badly mixed up 

 One catalogue may take a name one way and another fellow will give 

 the same thing by another name so that there is just about as much 

 difficulty in botanical names as in any other. 



The Chairman: If there is no further discussion on this subject, we 

 will now listen to a paper by our President, C. S. Harrison, entitled 

 "Conservation." 



CONSERVATION. 



<. s. HARRISON, YORK. 



When the Creator turned this great land over to us it was a region 

 of surpassing beauty. For lont-; millenniums he was at work, employing 

 the highest art and skill lor its adornment. The whole country was 

 lanscape on a most magnificciit scale ;ind with a far-reaching fore 



