DECIDUOUS TREES AND SHRUfeS. 175 



President Underwood: In our part of the state the tree be- 

 comes of considerable value on account of its furnishing a great 

 quantity of wood and being valuable for some kinds of building 

 purposes. 



Mr. Harris: My opinion is that it is worth more than the 

 Cottonwood. It is a very valuable tree to put out when you 

 are going to put out some other variety and want the tree to 

 protect them. 



Dr. Frisselle: How many kinds of poplar are there in this 

 part of the country that are native to Minnesota? I know of 

 the Cottonwood and the white poplar and the Lombardy poplar. 



Mr. Harris: The Lombardy poplar is not a native. There is 

 a balm of gilead that is a native in some parts of the state 

 and the quaking aspen, and there are two kinds of cottonwood 

 here. I could not tell you off- hand how many species there 

 are, but there are at least four or five of that poplar family. 



Judge Moyer: The cottonwood that grows native in our 

 part of the state and the yellow cottonwood that comes from 

 the Missouri river, are called the same by the botanists, but, as it 

 is grown in different localities and under different circum- 

 stances, it makes a difference in its hardiness, perhaps. 



REPORT ON DECIDUOUS TREES AND SHRUBS. 



WM. WACHLIN, FARIBAULT. 



Mr, President and members of the Association: 



I am not a paper writer, nor a speech maker; I told Mr. Latham so when 

 he notified me last spring that I had been put on a committee to write 

 or say something about trees and shrubs, but as I am in it, I suppose I 

 will have to do as the other fellow did when he was in Rome. I am 

 aware that the subject assigned us is a large and very important one, and 

 as the rest of the committee is composed of gentlemen who are no doubt 

 better qualified than I am to write or say something both interesting and 

 instructive, I have no fear that our subject will suffer. 



Now, as I will occupy only a few minutes of your valuable time (time 

 which could no doubt be used to better advantage by some one else), I 

 will direct my remarks in one direction of tree planting. 



TREE PLANTING IN STREETS OF CITIES AND VILLAGES. 



There is nothing more beautiful and refreshing, than to see in city or 

 village (through the residence portion at least) fine rows of trees along 

 the streets, well cared for. It makes a place look comfortable and home- 

 like. 



In regard to success in planting, you will pardon me in referring to 

 and quoting from Mr. W. M. Berry's paper of last year, as I know of no 

 better method of planting than he has described. 



