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the wishes and plans of Mr. Hunnewell have been so long and so 

 admirably executed. The perfection of his work, in houses and 

 field — his cultivated taste and quick perception of the beautiful 

 — commend him in the highest degree. And when this Pinetum, 

 as planted and conceived, shall have attained the dignity of age, 

 it must become, in the future, one of the most prominent features 

 of the place. 



The height of some of the rarest Coniferse is as follows : — 



To Mr. Hunnewell, your committee are much indebted for the 

 kindest attentions and the most hearty co-operation in their exam- 

 ination. They could not fail to see with what personal interest he 

 regarded ever3'thing, recognizing all his plants by name, and 

 feeling towards them and speaking of them as if they were his 

 children. 



And now, as this report will probably be the last from the 

 pen of the present chairman, who, compelled by circumstances, 



