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five years, being flO, be awarded to Charles W. Woods of 

 Newbury for his plantation. 



The second visit of your committee was made to the 

 farm of Mr. M. C. Andrews of Andover. The chairman 

 was prevented from being present and requested Mr. 

 French of North Andover to fill his place in inspecting 

 the plantation, and he, with Mx-. George L. Hawkes of 

 Lynnfield, represented your board. 



Mr. French reported to your chairman, in substance as 

 follows : — that the plantings seemed a worthy attempt in 

 tree planting and an example which well deserves encour- 

 agement and recognition. The trees were planted at 

 various times and in several places, so it was somewhat 

 difficult to judge of them as a whole on account of this 

 and the different heighths and conditions, some of them 

 being much more vigorous than others. 



The premium appears to be for a single variety and the 

 maples come under the offer of the society, so that the 

 premium of $520 is recommended to M. C. Andrews of 

 Andover, for his plantation of maple trees, not less than 

 three years old, and not less than 1000 trees. 



Mr. French refers to those of Mr. Andrews' trees that 

 are on tlie roadside and raises the point that they would 

 have been of better appearance if those of a similar kind 

 had been planted together, and had the varieties not been 

 mixed. 



Mr. Andrews has forwarded a statement which accom- 

 panies this report, but if he feels inclined to enlarge upon 

 it for publication in the " Transactions," it could not fail 

 to be very useful in encouraging that work, whicli has 

 resulted in being the most attractive feature in those local- 

 ities that have, throughout New England, become attrac- 

 tive to people who have chosen them for their homes. 



Planting on our roadsides was popular among a pre- 

 vious generation of New Englanders, and to them we of 

 to-day are indebted for very much of the beauty and at- 

 tractiveness of localities that would otherwise have been 



