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ecretary’s (Yorner. 
TAKES A JOURNEY.—The August Calendar is likely to be written 
from some point in New England, where Prof. Green has gone to en- 
joy a summer vacation. 
WILL Stop CATERPILLARS.—‘‘By experimenting I have found that 
the box we use to protect our fruit trees from mice and rabbits will 
effectually prevent caterpillars from ascending the trees. I usea 
box two feet high and two or three inches larger than the trees. I 
have had those boxes on for several days and have not found a worm 
on any tree so protected, although the trees were covered with 
worms.” A. W. KEAYS, Elk River. 
LABELS FOR THE SWEEPSTAKES APPLE EXHIBIT.—The competitors 
for the large premiums offered at the coming state fair for the sweep- 
stakes apple exhibit would do well to secure labels of Secy. Latham 
soon and have them filled out at leisure beforehand. (See page 43 
of premium list.) These sweepstake collections will include 
everything in the apple line, seedling or otherwise, and the advant- 
age to the public in having the labels to examine is very obvious. 
They should be written with care and very plainly, which will re- 
quire their previous preparation. 
VISITING THE EASTERN ORCHARDS.—We understand that Mr. Ed- 
son Gaylord, of Nora Springs, Ia., is in the east, examining the old 
seedling orchards of New England in hopes of bringing to light 
some undiscovered varieties of apples that will be hardy and other- 
wise of value in the northwest. It is probable there are yet many 
very valuable seedling apples in that section still unexploited, and 
Mr. Gaylord may be the fortunate finder of some in the course of his 
wanderings, At all events he will be in his element in this pursuit 
and find happiness and, we hope, renewed vigor. We expect to 
have him with us at our next annual meeting. 
DESTRUCTION OF THE CHARTER OAK.—“In an item on page 239 of 
the June Horticulturist you are made to say, erroneously, I think, 
that the original charter oak is still standing in New Haven, Conn. 
This famous tree was blown down in a great storm, prior to 1865, as 
during that year I visited the spot where it had stood and saw the 
stump, capped over with a plate giving its history, the cap being 
pretty close to the ground. The papers stated that the trunk and 
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