1869.] ^'^^ [Wood. 



of application of the potash. Tlie spreading of potash over the surface 

 of the laud produced no great result. But, when placed where the rain 

 water could carry it along the descending roots down to the rootlets, it is 

 immediately absorbed by the plant, and produces its effects. 



Judge Lowrie said that he bought, in 1838, a wild place near Pittsburgh . 

 It was covered with forest trees and underbrush. He cleared away the 

 undergrowth and weeds . Within three years he discovered that all the wal- 

 nut and hickory trees were beginning to die, although in rich soil, and 4 

 or 5 feet in diameter, and some of them one hundred feet high. In the 

 course of two years none were left. The oaks, maples, lindens and elms 

 were not affected. 



Prof. Trego said that in Bucks county, black walnut trees, planted 

 along the fences, grow and flourish well, and are not hurt by standing 

 quite alone as shade trees. He had placed wood ashes around the foot of 

 a fine iDear tree, banking it up around the tree, but it had no effect. Peach 

 trees have many roots running horizontally, and the rootlets are near the 

 soil. To this Dr. Wood replied that, according to his observations, they 

 descend into the grou.nd obliquely. 



General Tyndale said that the finest peach grounds in the United States 

 are the highlands of Southeastern Tennessee ; the tops of mountain spurs 

 of the Cumberland plateau, around Chattanooga, above the conglomerates 

 of the Coal Measures and the cavernous limestones of the sub-carboni- 

 ferous, two thousand feet or more above sea-level, and many hundred 

 miles in the interior of the country. 



The stated business of the meeting being in order, the Re- 

 port of the Financial Committee was read, and, on motion, the 

 appropriations, recommended therein for the ensuing year, 

 were passed, as follows : 



Salary of Librarian $700 00 



Salary of Assistant to Librarian 3G0 00 



Salary of Janitor 100 00 



Binding Books 150 00 



Subscription to Journals , 50 00 



Petty expenses of Librarian 100 00 



Hall account 200 00 



Insurance account IGO 00 



Publication, in addition to the interest of the publication fund. 2,000 00 

 General expenses, other than the above, and including the 



commissions of the Treasurer 750 00 



14,570 00 

 Pending nominations, Nos. 643 to 648 were read. 



Mr. Fraley moved that the subject of cleaning and varnish- 

 ing the portraits of the Presidents of the Society, be referred 

 to the Committee on the Hall, with power to act. 



And the Society was adjourned. 



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