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that the art of planting forest trees has not received that attention 

 from our people which its importance demands. 



It may be said that, as it is a branch of horticulture, it is encour- 

 aged by nurserymen and all others who are engaged in the culti\-a- 

 tion of trees. But I do not believe that arboriculture, will ever 

 reach the high position which it deser\^es until it is studied and 

 encouraged as a separate profession. With j'our permission, I will, 

 at some future time, give a few practical hints as to the best meth- 

 ods of growing the different kinds of trees, sm well as a list of the 

 most valuable species and varieties. 



At the conclusion of this paper the thanks of the Club were tend- 

 ered to the author. 



Mr. P. T. Quinn. — Eight years ago when Mr. Fuller delivered 

 an address before this Club, he said (and I have often remembered 

 it): " He who lives longest, hauls his wood the furthest." 



Mr. H. B. Smith. — The State cannot do better than to follow 

 the example of Massachusetts, and exempt forest lands from 

 taxation. 



Mr. Wm. S. Carpenter. — When woods are thin, if the large trees 

 are cut down and allowed to sprout, the timbeir will grow thicker. 

 Trees grow better after being transplanted. 



Mr. Williams. — Old forest trees do not permit an undergrowth,, 

 and when pruned they take the dead rot. 



Dr. J. E. Snodgrass spoke of the folly of cutting down trees in 

 this city. The leaves absorb the bad atmosphere and preserve the 

 rest pure. 



swift's farm geist mill. 



This is an improvement on the old iron mills. The grinding 

 faces have elevated knobs which match corresponding ones, and 

 they must be superior to the old grooves. Various sizes are made 

 commencing with coffee mills. 



^Ir. Wm. S. Carpenter spoke highly of the invention, but so 

 much disappointment hitherto has attended this description of mills 

 that the Club did not feel like giving general approval without 

 experimental knowledge. 



SAP SPOUT. 



Mr. C. C. Post exhibited a sap spout. It is made of metal, about 

 four inches long; made to screw into the tree, and with a hook at 

 the base on which to hang the bucket. It seems useful, and it can 

 be made cheap enough to come into general use. 



