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demand and a consequent call for labor to produce these goods, that 

 comraoditj- we call ''money" will change hands and land a fair share 

 in the Maine apple grower's pocket. 



DISCUSSION. 



After the reading of Mr. Abbott's paper a short time remained 

 for discussion. 



Mr. Knowlton, referring to the paper of Mr. Bennoch, read at 

 the opening session, said : I think Mr. Bennoch meant the beetle 

 instead of the borer ; the mature insect instead of the larvie. In 

 warm, sunny days these perfect insects will come out. I speak of 

 this, thinking that a misapprehension might go abroad in regard to 

 the matter. 



Mr. S. R. Sweetseh. I find a good ladder a very desirable thing 

 to have in the orchard. I use one with a hook on the top end, and 

 that ladder will stick in any tree that you can't reach from the 

 ground. 



Mr. H. L. Leland. I do not know that I can add anything to 

 the remarks already made. There is one thing, however, I would 

 like to say, and that is, that our State is especialh' adapted to fruit 

 growing while some other localities are not so favorably situated. 

 We must have a standard apple. Man}' have tried to get one to 

 take the place of the Baldwin, but they haven't succeeded as yet. 

 I would suggest that the meetings of the Society, instead of being 

 held in the centre of the State, be held in other sections, that the 

 knowledge may be better disseminated. I would like to speak on 

 small fruits, because I think they teach a useful lesson to every 

 farmer in the State. And with a little attention every faraih' could 

 be supplied with fruit. Are the majority of them so supplied? I 

 fear not. The larger number are dependent on nature for their 

 small fruits. I would like to hear from Mrs. Knowlton, who can 

 tell us about flowers. It is just as much a part of farm life to have 

 flowers as to have fruit. With the cultivation of more flowers, our 

 lives would become more refined. 



Mrs. D. H. Knowlton. I might say a word on the arrangement 

 of flowers for the table, as nothing so much contributes to the true 

 appearance of a dinner table as a vase of flowers. One pretty idea 

 is a hanging basket filled with flowers, suspended over the table. 

 We have one at home suspended from the place where the lamp 



