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Amos Gore, of New Jersey. I have a row of wild cherry trees 

 on my place, and tlicy Iiave all the worm nests to themselves. 



Dr. Underhill. Who takes the trouble to destroy the nests 1 

 Before I destroyed rav wild cherry trees, I had plenty of cater- 

 pillars ; bat now I have not one, where I had a thousand. The 

 butterfly from the cherry goes to other trees to deposit eggs. 



Mr. Van Wjck thought Dr. Underhill correct in several of his 

 positions, especially the one relating to the great resources of our 

 own country, in the number and variety of its forest trees. This, 

 whether for shade, ornament, timber, or usefulness in any way, 

 our people, as he truly observed, or at least some of them, are too 

 fond of sending abroad to foreign countries for difierent articles, 

 as well as plants, merely to have it said, or t^iis no doubt influen- 

 ces some, that they came from such a great man's estate, grounds 

 or garde, s. In such a case they cannot be common, as it will 

 not be in the power of every one to import or have them, and 

 many would not have them at any rate. Thus they become 

 fashionable for a time, on account of their rarity. Our forest 

 trees, many of them, will compare, for beauty, ornament and use, 

 with any country in the world for all these purposes. Take 

 every section of our nation, from Maine to Texas, and the mighty 

 West — all that is wanting is a disposition in our people to trans- 

 plant, where they can do it conveniently, and procure seeds. 

 These are easily conveyed from one locality to another, and cul- 

 tivated at first with a little care and good judgment, and we 

 should soon have our mansions, homesteads and farms enriched 

 and adorned with our own native trees and plants. Some of these 

 are more useful and beautiful than those of any other country. 

 As a pr()of of this, other countries, and especially Europe, are 

 continually sending for them, and hav^ been for many years, to 

 cultivate at home, and, by the assiduous cultivation bestowed, 

 have succeeded, and even improved some of them. 



Another good reason for preferring uur own trees and plants 

 of this kind is, that we can procure them easier and at less ex- 

 pense ; it is a cheaper operation. Fruits are different. If we 

 can import a very rare and fine one of these, and such as we have 



