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if judiciously planted, besides their other uses, are invaluable 

 for shelter and for protecting fruit trees. 



Young seedling trees are the best, as they soon gain on 

 older trees which have been removed, and are more beauti- 

 ful and shapely. Many of our best forest trees are quite 

 easily propagated from the seed, and abundance of healthy 

 seedlings can often be collected under old trees. 



Much is to be said, both on the score of economy and 

 beauty, in favor of hedges instead of fences : and if the 

 native thorns are to be used, the best will probably be C. 

 to?nentosa, the pear or apple haw, from its vigorous 

 growth and compact habit. Some varieties of this species 

 also produce a large and edible fruit. 



A pleasant feature connected with such trees as the 

 .Sumach, the Eowan tree and the Tree-cranberry, is that 

 they attract winter birds, and thus enliven the shrubbery 

 at a time when living things are least abundant in our 

 woods and grounds. 



ihe planting and culture of trees, and the disposal of 

 them for utility and adornment were referred to by several 

 speakers in the discussion, and it is hoped may form the 

 subject of a separate paper by some member having the 

 requisite experience and scientific knowledge. 



Proceedings of the Natural History Society. 



The regular monthly meeting was held on Monday 

 evening October 26th., Mr. J. H. Joseph, Vice-President, 

 in the Chair. The minutes of the annual meeting were read 

 and approved, also minutes of the council meetings of May 

 21st and Oct. 19th. 



Letters from Dr. Harrington and Mr. Frank D. Adams 

 were read, resigning the offices of President and Secretary 

 respectively. 



It was moved by Mr. J. Stevenson Brown, seconded by Mr. 

 .1. A. U. Beaudry, that " in accepting the resignation of Dr. 

 Harrington the society regrets that he cannot act as Pre- 

 sident for. anothor year. The Society also takes this op- 



