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might cultivate them without the trouble and expense of sending 

 for seeds at a distance every year, and we should be very grate- 

 ful to learn. 



"P. S — This weed gives out a very unpleasant smell, and is 

 known here by the name of stink weed." 



Mr. Carpenter. — It is known in Westchester county as wild 

 flax or butter and eggs. The only way to eradicate it is to turn 

 it under while in blosom. It is very hard to get rid of, and is a 

 great pest, crowding out every other plant. 



Prof. Mapes. — You may get rid of this and many other noxious 

 weeds by salting the land. I have used salt for this purpose to 

 the amount of 150 bushels of salt to the acre, upon small patches. 

 Probably 50 bushels would destroy this weed. 



Andrew S. Fuller. — The proper name of this" plant is Antir- 

 rhinum Linaria, of the Snap dragon family. 



EVERGREEN SEEDS. 



In answer to the question about such seeds, Mr. Fuller said, 

 keep the seeds of Arbor Vitse dry and cool till spring, and then 

 plant in fine leaf mould in a shady place. Norway spruce seed 

 and pine, hemlock and juniper, should be kept in sand as it 

 comes from the bank, in boxes in a cellar, and in spring, plant in 

 shady or half shady spots. Dahlia flowers should be pulled out 

 from the outside as fast as the petals decay. Asters in the same 

 way. Carnations should be pulled from the center. 



Wm. S. Carpenter. — I planted a lot of evergreen seed in spring, 

 and lost nearly all by the heat of the sun. I afterward saw a 

 man who practiced growing the seeds among oats, and was suc- 

 cessful. 



Mr. Fuller. — This is a bad way. You cannot get good plants. 

 They should be grown in a shady spot, and carefully cultivated 

 and kept clean. It is easy to shade by an awning. The juniper 

 family do not vegetate the first year. The common red cedar 

 seed may be made to grow by scalding. 



Mr. Cavanach. — I have seen a large bed of evergreen seeds 

 grown this year under an apple tree. Part of the bed was 

 shaded by green limbs laid on the ground. 



Several members concurred in the opinion that evergreens 

 cannot be successfully grown by transplanting from the forest. 

 Those from the seed, after transplanting several times, almost 

 always live when put in the place where they are to stand, while 

 those from the woods more than half fail. 



