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Jucliio Baker said he would chaiiiie tliree to four feet, to three to six feet. 



Mr. Dart advocated his resohitioii at some leii^rth. 



Mr. Tiittle said that the whole thing should be determined by the manner 

 of its growth. He did not believe in high tops. He thought three to tive 

 feet best. As to the distance to plant trees, they should have room. Or- 

 chards that are crowded only bear on the outer edge. If the gronnd is too much 

 shaded, you don't get much fruit. By throwing ont one-quarter of your trees 

 and putting in evergreen, yon get more fruit. His trees were mostly 30 feet 

 apart, and he considered that near enough. He, Mr. Tuttle, had been asked 

 if an evergreen hurt a fruit tree. He thought not, although oaks would do it. 



• The Chairman and Mr. Brimhall thought evergreens a benefit rather than 

 otherwise, to fruit trees. 



Mr. Ford moved that the distance be designated as three to tive feet high, 

 and 30 feet apart, with evergreens betw^eeu. 



Mr. Howe said his evergreens had outgrown his apple trees so as to over- 

 power them. He thought when the evergreens got valuable one liated to i)art 

 with them, and they were therefore left to injure them. 



Mr. Dart feared this talk about evergreens would be considered a trick of 

 the nurserymen to sell evergreens along with their fruit trees. He thought 

 the ground ought to be cultivated between the trees. He thought they ought 

 to stand 20 feet apart. 



Mr. Ford's amendment was adopted. 



The (iuestion recurring upon the original motion, was adopted as amended. 



Mr. Brand wished to recommend the red fruiting barberry as a hedge plant. 



Mr. Ford moved it be adopted as an ornamental hedge, which was carried, 

 and the original proposition as amended was then adopted. 



Mr. Brand moved that the chestnut be recommended as an ornamental tree. 



The Chairman stated that his had always been killed back after getting 

 eight or ten feet high. He thoui^ht it ought not be recommended as an orna- 

 mental tree. 



Mr. Tuttle did not believe chestnuts could be grown in the State. 



Mr. Brand then withdrew his motion, stating that he had merely wished to 

 draw out the experience of others, 



Mr. Ford moved that the arbor vita — both kinds — be reconnnended Ijy the 

 Society as a hedge plant. 



Agreed to. 



The Chairman suggested that the cranberry should l)e be noticed as of im- 

 portance to the people of the State. 



Mr. Dart called for some attention to the subject of insects in the State, 

 and gave a statement of his experience with an insect that eats into the limbs 

 and buds of small trees especially. The insect in question was generally hard 

 to discover, dropping to the ground and making themselves invisible when- 

 ever the tree was touched. He hoped the members would be on the lookout 

 for the insect in question. 



Judge Baker moved that when we adjourn we meet subject to the call of 

 the President. 



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