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trees and bushes among the cottagers and artizans 

 of the district ; and the following record of the 

 work, obligingly supplied by the Honorary Secre- 

 tary, Mr. William Olive Yeatman, proves how 

 satisfactory it has been. " We commenced," writes 

 Mr. Yeatman, " giving fruit trees in 1874, and 

 vegetable seeds in 1878, and continued these gifts 

 until 1885, when we had pretty well stocked the 

 villages around Grantham. We distributed 1,672 

 fruit trees the best sorts of Apples, Plums, Pears, 

 and Apricots ; 2,006 fruit bushes ; 458 collections of 

 vegetable seeds and potatoes. The result has been 

 that not only have those persons who received 

 these gifts made their gardens profitable to them- 

 selves but that we now have a first-rate fruit and 

 vegetable market at Grantham. Another result 

 has been that numbers of persons who had not 

 been recipients, seeing their neighbours' gardens so 

 much improved, have followed their example. We 

 sent forms to the clergyman, squire, or a farmer in 

 each village, to be filled in with the names and 

 addresses of persons most worthy of encourage- 

 ment, and the number and kinds of trees most 

 suitable for their gardens." 



Honourable mention is due to the Society in 

 question for having initiated the good work and 

 carried it out so well. Cannot other societies fol- 

 low the excellent example ? 



