THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 59 



A lengthened discussion followed the reading of this paper, in 

 '*vhicli the members present gave their experience of the growth, 

 hardiness, beauty and value of many of our shade and forest trees. 



W. Saunders, London, stated that the Nordman's Fir, and the 

 European Silver Fir had not proved to be hardy in that part of the 

 country, and objected to the planting of Poplars and Wild Cherry as 

 shade trees, because they were so badly infested with insects. 



P. E. Bucke, Ottawa, mentioned the Basswood as a handsome 

 shade tree, also tlie Sweet Chestnut. The Lombardy Poplar is planted 

 by the Ottawa Railway as a protection against snow drifts. He also 

 mentioned the Birches as hardy trees. 



Chief Johnson, Tuscarora, mentioned the Black Walnut as a 

 valuable timber tree, saying that he has been offered a dollar per foot 

 for trees of it when from twenty to twenty-five years old» The Sugar 

 Maple was also a very valuable tree. 



President Burnet thought our own Canadian White Pine the 

 model tree for shade, ornament and profit. 



J. S. Woodward, Lockport, IST. Y., said that in his part of the State 

 more IVIaples were used for road-side planting than any other tree. 

 The Black Walnut should be abundantly planted because of its value 

 for timber ; those grown in the open ground being better than the 

 forest grown, and soon attaining a size sufficient to make them valuable. 



Vice-President Eoy, Owen Sound, planted seeds of the Black 

 Walnut ten years ago, and the trees are now bearing nuts. He spoke 

 of the elasticity of the White Pine, the branches not being broken by 

 the weight of the snow, which in his section is often very considerable. 



B. Gott, Arkona, thought that the nuts both of the Black Walnut 

 and Hickory were improved by cultivation. 



J. S. Woodward, Lockport, X. Y., desired to speak of the great 

 value of the Hickory, and to advise extensive planting of this tree, on 

 account of the value of the nuts and of the timber. He thought that 

 the worst enemy this variety of our trees had was the axe-handle hunter. 



Thos. Beall, Lindsay, read a paper on the planting of trees, in which 

 he expressed the opinion that no tree indigenous to this Province has 

 so many and such strong claims for consideration at the present time 

 as the Black Walnut. It is easily propagated, grows rapidly, has a 

 fine appearance even when comparatively young, and when old is one 

 of the most magnificent trees to be found in tliis or any other country, 



