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Gentlemen,* the only tree that I have lost in the last twenty-five 

 years, dying without any apparent cause, in my orchard, was a pur- 

 chased tree. Nearly all of ni}" trees were grown in Maine from the 

 seed, and I could point you to thousands grown in the same way, 

 and planted and now doing perfectly satisfactory dut»»\ Man}- of 

 you are acquainted with the locality of North Monmouth, celebrated 

 for its thrift}' orchards. The^' are grown in the wa\' I have recom- 

 mended ; grown in Maine and transplanted ; making some of the 

 best orchards in the State. Examine the splendid orchard on the 

 grounds of the Insane Hospital, Augusta, and you will see only 

 trees grown from the seed in the State of Maine. To leave the 

 impression that none of our Maine grown trees are good for any- 

 thing would be most unjust. I make no issue about the compara- 

 tive merits of western trees : but I can cite 30U to some of our best 

 orchards as having been grown in tliis State. I know men don't 

 want to wait six years for trees to grow from the seed, but gentle- 

 men if you are going into the orchard business, and live so long, in 

 six years from now 30U will want to set more trees, and if you 

 don't plant the seeds, 30U must purchase trees. So if you plant a 

 nurserj- this spring, you will find use for the trees and your neigh- 

 bors will want some. You will be adding to the wealth of your 

 neighborhood and doing good for the world, if your trees are well 

 grown, on suitable soil. 



Discussions ox some Varieties of Apples. 



Golden Russets. Gilbert. Allusion was made in Dr. Hoskins' 

 paper on tiie nomenclature of russets, to the Golden Russcit of west- 

 ern New York, as being a remarkable bearer, — and it was recom- 

 mended for cultivation. I would like to hear from members on that 

 point, — esi)eciallv from those of the northern part ot the State. I 

 should take some exceptions to the high recommendation given to it. 



In the first place it will be well to set ourselves right as to the 

 variet}' which is meant. Tliere are several varieties of apples intro- 

 duced from western New York, under the name of Golden Kusset. 

 The one which I understand to be refen-ed to by Dr. Hoskins bears 

 a high reputation in western New York. [Exhibits specimens from 

 the exhibition table.] It is grown extensively in this county and 

 throughout the State. It grows on the twigs, which arc slender and 

 quite naked until near the ends, — hanging on the tree in a drooping 

 form. The fruit is not very plentiful on the tree, one single apple 



