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results as onr subject suggests can be accomplished. Consequently 

 the advantages must be shown, and persuasion brought to bear, and 

 advice given as to how the trees and shrubs and vines can be secured, 

 aud what varieties it is best to select. 



Where the advice of those who have devoted themselves to a study 

 of this subject, as have many of those who are here to-day, can be 

 secured, it should always be sought ; and consultation of books, such 

 as exist in our libraries, would prove instructive in this as well as in 

 all other horticultural matters. 



Propagation of trees and shrubs from seeds aud cuttings is the 

 cheapest way, and is also an interesting and instructive one ; but it is 

 at the same time a slow method of securing a supply, and would 

 seldom prove satisfactory to most of those who desire to embellish 

 their grounds. They would probably prefer to reap the benefits from 

 their work sooner, by commencing with something that could be more 

 quickly recognized as a tree or shrub, than could youug seedlings. 

 But where land is to be covered with trees, for forest growth, seed- 

 lings can always be used to advantage. 



Toil, either mental or bodily, requires daily rest ; and how can the 

 toiler be better refreshed than by the rest to be acquired amid taste- 

 ful surroundings, in a home made attractive with trees, shrubs, vines, 

 and the landscape views and effects which are formed thereby. 



I have in my mind many farm and village homesteads, scattered 

 throughout this and neighboring States, which could be made pleas- 

 anter, more interesting to their owners, and consequently of more 

 value, by the mere addition of a few trees and groups of shrubbery. 



The occupation of planning, planting, and caring for such simple 

 embellishments is healthful, and agreeable, on estates of all sizes ; 

 and where the treatment of large estates is undertaken upon exten- 

 sive plans, and under professional management, there is hardly a 

 limit to the skill that may be shown and the beauty that may be 

 developed. 



Perhaps decoration of the latter class scarcely needs stimulating, 

 for it seems to be almost an instinct in men with a bank balance to 

 turn their attention to subjects connected with farming or horticul- 

 ture ; but to form, in the minds of those who are now indifferent to 

 the subject, a desire for, and appreciation of, such embellishment, 

 seems to be the best means to promote a general diffusion of this 

 benefit. By all means let everyone cheerfully do his part in this 

 interesting and important service. 



As regards expense, the work proposed can all be accomplished 



