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In these days of cheap seeds, a flower garden for the girls of the 

 family is not an expensive luxury, and well repa3^s all trouble in the 

 robust heallh produced by the out-door life, not to mention the 

 refining influence on all parties. We can readily understand that 

 voung people who have helped thus to beautif}' their homes will be 

 &o closely attached to them as to require a strong inducement to 

 begin an untried and uncertain life in a city. 



We call to mind a charmingly shaded village where the enthusiasm 

 of two or three men finally roused nearly all the others, and they 

 planted sijade trees on botii sides of every street in the village. 

 We see no reason why the faimers of a neighborhood should not thus 

 join together, taking their boys with thera, and give their time, for 

 one or more gala days, to planting trees by the roadside and on the 

 school-house grounds, thus adding to the attractiveness of the country 

 and the comfort of travellers. 



In closing we would say, we have never felt more encouraged in 

 regard to the future of our Society. We are confident that fruit 

 growing in Maine will increase until it shall become one of our lead- 

 ing industries, and while tliose who are laboring to promote this 

 end may not receive much pecuniary benefit, they have the satisfac- 

 tion ot knowing that they have assisted others as well as themselves, 

 which will be for them a sufficient reward. 



At the conclusion of the President's Address, D. H. Knowlton, 

 A. 8. Kicker and C. A. Libby, were appointed a committee to take 

 into consideration the suggestions and recommendations of the same, 

 .and to report at a subsequent hour. The programme was then con- 

 tinued with the paper of Mr. Pike, read in his absence by Mr. W. 

 P. Atlierton. 



WHERE, AND OF WHOM SHALL WE PROCURE NURSERY 



STOCK? 

 By N. R. Pike. 



The increasing demand for all kinds of nursery stock makes these 

 <piestioHS ot importance to every man who contemplates starting an 

 <M-chard, a vineyard, a strawberry, raspberry, or blackberry* patch. 

 And, though there may be some diversity of opinion in relation to the 

 correct answer, I beg leave to state my own views on these points. 



I think I stated in a former paper read before this Society, that 

 from my own experience and observation, I was confident it did not 



