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William Lawton, of New Rochelle, in the eliair. Henry Meigs, 

 Secretary. 



Tlie Secretary read the following translations, &c., made by him 

 from abroad, since the last meeting, viz : 



[Journal De La Societe Imperiale et Centrale D'llorticultiire. Paris, June, 1S57. 



Extracts translated by Henry Meigs. 



HORTICULTURAL EXCURSION INTO GERMANY. 



By Lepire, the son. 



Last March, the Count Hahn, hereditary marshal of Meklen- 



buigh Schwerin, engaged me to see what could be done with his 



fruit trees. That portion of the Germanic States is one of the 



richest of them. Cultivation on the large scale is carried to the 



highest degree of perfection ; the country is magnificent, and the 



grain crops are superb. 



ON THE TRIMMING OF THE HEADS OF YOUNG FRUIT 

 TREES ON TRANSPLANTATION. 



By Mr. John Schamal ( Verhondg des Vereines zur Befoerd d Gar- 



tenbans, 1857.) 



This question has been a long time agitated, and not yet de- 

 cided. It is an important one; agricultural and horticultural 

 societies, have many times made it a subject of discussion. 



Mr. Schamal says, that for twenty-five years he has possessed a 

 nursery of more than ten acres, and has constantly sought for the 

 best manner of treating young trees at setting them out, and has 

 at last taken to the following method. He transplants every tree 

 three times, while they are young. The result of tliis is the for- 

 mation of a great quantity of roots, and these contribute power- 

 fully to the increase of vigor in the future tree. Wlien any roots 

 are torn in the transplanting, lie cuts off neat, with a sharp knife 

 the wounded parts, he suppresses nearly all the root fibres. He 

 cuts off the head, so as to be in analogy with the roots, preserving 

 three or four branches onl}^, but occasionally more, all cut to 

 about a finger's length from the trunk ; sometimes cut all off ex- 

 cept the centre one. These few branches, from tliree or four eyes 

 develop witli the first sap, shoots remarkable for tlieir length and 

 vigor. Seven hundred apple and pear trees treated so, all llour- 

 ish: not one has failed. 



