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large class of epiphytic plants were a living demonstration 

 of the truth that plant-growth, in the abstract, did not re- 

 quire the earth for its maintenance. 



Gen. JOSIAH NEWHALL, of Lynnfield, gave some interest- 

 ing facts in relation to the village. It was one hundred and 

 thirty feet above the streets of Salem, and thirty feet higher 

 than the neighboring pond. Salem might be supplied with 

 water to her highest attic from the clear fountain-head of 

 Humfrey's Pond. Yet more than this might be done. Anoth- 

 er pond lay a mile distant and within the town limits, which 

 was some eighty feet higher than the place of meeting. Hence 

 no house in'the village need be without good water; nay, every 

 one could have a fountain playing in its yard. Taken in 

 connection with the admitted salubrity of the place, this fact 

 added to the many inducements for the erection of residen- 

 ces here by the wealthy, who come out from the city in quest 

 of quiet retired enjoyment. 



Rev. Messrs. WHITCOMB, of Lynnfield, BARDEN, of Marble- 

 head, and W. B. HAYDEN, of Portland, severally offered 

 pleasant and seasonable remarks, after which, a vote of 

 thanks was passed to the Proprietors of the Church for its 

 use for the meeting, to Gen. Newhall and Mr. Moulton, for 

 their service as guides, and to other citizens, for their kind- 

 ness during the day. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



Friday, July 12, 1861. 



FIELD MEETING AT KETTLE COVE, GLOUCESTER. This, 

 the third of the series this season, was attended by a large 

 and agreeable company, who seemed to forget, in the enjoy- 



