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sells them for a dollar apiece. They g'et some and plant it, and it 

 ^ets sick and dies; it will not grow around their porch. They won- 

 der why the vine will grow so well at the church, but will not grow 

 around their porch. We have these things growing- here in our 

 state; these common shrubs and vines and trees, within our own 

 reach, and if we would give as inuch attention to the cultivation of 

 them as we do to the foreign kinds, I think our people would be 

 greatlj^ benefited by so doing. 



I think I have said all that is necessar}^ to attract attention to this 

 subject, and that is all that I expect to do. Perhaps I do not know 

 much, but if what I do know does anybodj' anj- good, I am glad to 

 tell it. This is the mission of ovir societj' to educate and inspire our 

 people in regard to these little things. Friends, it was rightl}' said 

 last night that horticulturists are progressive, that horticulturists 

 are not satisfied with standing still: it was also said we have our 

 ideals, but do not let us place our ideals too high or too far away so 

 we cannot reach them. If we cannot have what we want, let us take 

 what we can get. [Applause]. 



DISCUSSION. 



Mr. Moyer: I suppose we value things somewhat in propor- 

 tion to the difficulty we experience in procuring them. At our 

 place one of our neighbors sent to Rochester, N. Y., and paid 

 a dollar for his ampelopsis, and he undoubtedly appreciated it 

 very much; but he might have gone down the street a half mile 

 and dug a bushel of them, but he would not have appreciated 

 them half so much. I think, though, I can endorse what Mr. 

 Smith has said, and I might say there are a good many other 

 shrubs that can be utilized. The wild viburnum is one of the 

 finest shrubs that can be raised, so is the red-berried elder 

 and a great many other shrubs. The Celastrus scandens, or 

 bittersweet, is very common along the borders of groves, but 

 it does not seem to do well planted near a house; I never could 

 get it to grow on the prairie, but the ampelopsis will grow 

 anywhere. 



President Underwood: Do you find the aristolochia up there? 



Mr. Moyer: No, sir, we do not. 



President Underwood: It occurs in some parts of the state; 

 the common name is Dutchman's Pipe. 



Mr. Moyer: There is another shrub that is very fine: it 

 grows on the bottom lands in Minnesota as far west as the 

 Minnesota line. It keeps its foliage quite a long time in the 

 fall, and its berries resemble the berries of the bittersweet. It 

 is the euonymus, or burning bush. I have a European species, 

 but it is not near as good as the native. 



