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Starting from the residence shortly after our arrival, the 

 party proceeded, by preference, on foot, in a northerly 

 direction, and viewed the plantation which was entered 

 for premium, and comprised a portion of Mr. Appleton's 

 planting that complied with the Society's requirements. 



The trees were looking well, and showed that they had 

 received careful and reasonable treatment. They were 

 mostly upon a thin loam, with gravelly subsoil, and on 

 rolling ground, and were about eight feet apart each way. 

 We append statement as to previous treatment. 



This entry represented only a small part of the total 

 planting done by our host, and his total was only a por- 

 tion of the whole area that had received treatment by 

 forestry and arbor culture on the Appleton farms of old 

 Ipswich. 



This plantation is at the west side of a vista looking 

 northerly as one first drives away from the entrance door 

 to the residence. 



The plantation is to be commended both for what it is, 

 in itself, and for the example that it sets to others to go and 

 do likewise upon many of our New England farms, and 

 we put Essex County and Massachusetts first. Your com- 

 mittee would insert here, for the benefit of the general 

 public who may, perchance, read the report in our Socie- 

 ty's " Transactions," that those who plant trees must not 

 allow so great and misdirected an affection for them to 

 develop which shall prevent a judicious thinning when a 

 considerable growth is attained, and when such becomes 

 necessary to promote park effect. 



We recommend the award to Francis R. Appleton of 

 the prize of $8 and a diploma, to be signed by the Com- 

 mittee and the President and Secretary. 



Francis H. Appleton, Chairman, 



For the Committee. 



