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and fifty varieties of Eussiau apples, when I remember his im- 

 mense show of those apples at the Wisconsin State Fair, last 

 fall. In speaking of tree planting in cemeteries, I associate 

 with it the work of one of Wisconsin's energetic tree planters, 

 Uncle E. Wilcox of La Crosse, who was the means of plant- 

 ing, and with his hands jjlanted many of the beautiful ever- 

 greens in the cemetery at Trempeleau, Wis. At his golden 

 wedding two years ago, I told him that the planting of those trees 

 would perpetuate his memory when his other labors were for- 

 gotten. I could multiply these associations indefinitely, but must 

 not trespass longer on your time, as my jDaj^er is already too 

 long. I can only say, as to varieties, that for myself, from ob- 

 servations and the best information I can get, I should plant for 

 timber box elder, green or blue ash, white willow, cottonwood 

 and elm. For fruit or apple trees, would plant the Duchess, 

 Wealthy, Tetofsky, McManus, White apples, Whitney No. 20, 

 and Transcendent crabs to begin with. Evergreens I would 

 plant, to start with, Norway spruce and Scotch pine. In con- 

 €lusion I will say, if you wish your society to prosper, and your 

 meetings to be interesting, you must jjersuade the ladies to at- 

 tend. Their presence will encourage you, and they will give you 

 some of the best piactical papers you have. Wisconsin boasts, 

 and well she may, of her able corjjs of lady writers, surpassed 

 by no state in the Union. Foster this society. Your mission is 

 a grand and glorious one. In the near future you will see your 

 farms encircled with belts of timber, and the once called Great 

 American Desert will furnish the home circle with warmth and 

 comfort, the mechanic with material for his handiwork, the far- 

 mer with fencing and building timber, the evergreen surround- 

 ings making the now desolate and neglected farmers' homes the 

 most attractive places in our memories. Tree planting in our 

 cemeteries will make the resting place of the dead look beautiful, 

 and the orchards Mill furnish fruit in abundance for your fami- 

 lies and friends, and all will enjoy the satisfaction of knowing 

 that their labors have been rewarded, and that they have ac- 

 complished a great and lasting good for themselves and their 

 posterity. 



