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minded me of an experience that I have been familiar with. I had 

 some very handsome hard maples that I planted on the road- 

 side, and they were beauties as I thought, and were the best 

 trees that I could plant. Now I can say this of the row of 

 trees that were planted on the north side of the road running 

 east and west, I think they must have been from four to six 

 inches in diameter, and they were good sized, handsome trees; 

 these trees were every one destroyed by the bark bursting: It 

 was done late in the winter and early in the spring. Then on 

 the south side of the road the hard maples were badly injured, 

 but where the trees protected each other they were not hurt so 

 much. Now this seemed to indicate that they needed protec- 

 tion, and where they were protected they were benefited by it. 

 They were as handsome small trees as I ever saw, but the bark 

 would burst so far around that there would be no more than 

 an inch on the north side, and one tree was so badly hurt that 

 it blew over the next season — a tree twenty-five to thirty feet 

 high. 



Mr. Underwood then read the following paper: "Future of 

 Orcharding in Minnesota," by J. M. Underwood, Lake City, 

 Minn. (See index.) 



A short discussion ensued. 



The secretary then read the following paper: "Influence of 

 the Stocks on Development of Orchards," by J. L. Budd, Ames, 

 Iowa. (See index.) 



A few remarks were made on this paper. 



The secretary then read another short paper by Mr. M. 

 Pearce of Chowen. 



Pres. Elliot: — We have with us here today a gentleman who 

 has done a great deal for Minneapolis in the way of parks, and 

 I wouldlike to introduce him to you. I refer to the Hon. C. M. 

 Loring. 



Fellow members, ladies and getlemen, I have the pleasure of 

 introducing to you the Hon. C. M. Loring. 



REMARKS OF MR. LORING. 



Mr President, ladies and gentlemen: I am very glad to 

 meet you. I am sure this is a very unexpected attack. I came 

 in here to hear something and to see the flowers, and I can 

 assure you I am not prepared to make a speech. Our friend has 

 taken me entirely unawares, but I will say, gentlemen, that I 

 have been very much interested in the work you are doing, and 



