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ciation ; B. E. Fernow, Superintendent of State Fores- 

 try, Washington, and Mrs. Fernow ; Mrs. Geo. T. 

 Weston, Philadelphia; W. Little, Hon. J. K. Ward, 

 Mr. White and Mr. Blue, Ontario ; Geo. Moore, Mon- 

 treal, florist; Professor Lazeuby, Ohio; Col. and Mrs. 

 Ensign, Commissioner of Forestry for Colorado. 



Mrs. Weston, amidst loud cheers, was invited by 

 Hon. Mr. Joly de Lotbiniere, to plant the sacred tree, 

 to be dedicated to Lord Dufferin, as requested by the 

 letter received. It was done accordingly ; each member 

 contributing a shovelful of earth. 



On opening the package, it was found to contain 

 another hickory tree, which it was unanimously decided 

 to plant as a memorial tree of the meeting of the Amer- 

 ican Forestry Congress, at Quebec, of which Mr. Fernow 

 was the eloquent exponent in our city. Mrs. Fernow 

 was asked to perform the agreeable duty and planted 

 the denizen of Gen. Jackson's grove accordingly, amidst 

 repeated cheers — all hats off, when the President of the 

 Citizen's Beception, Mr. LeMoine, proposed the follow- 

 ing sentiment : — 



" May this young tree flourish and expand, until the 

 dews of heaven put forth its luxuriant foliage each year, 

 on the return of the leafy months ! may it be tuneful 

 with the song of birds ! " 



After three rousing cheers and a tiger from those 

 present, a general shaking of hands took place and this 

 closed the proceedings of the American Forestry Asso- 

 ciation at Quebec for the year 1890. 



We append a copy of the letter, which was read, on 

 the planting of each tree : 



" Nashville, Term., Aug. 28, 1890. 



Hon. H. G. Joly de Lotbiniere, 



Vice-President, American Forestry Association, 

 Quebec, Canada. 



Dear Sir, — I have this day expressed to you a Hickory 

 Tree from the Hermitage, the home of General Andrew 

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