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STATE HOKTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
and other European states, for their protection, on account of 
the benefits derived from their killing insects. One thing we 
must confers to, there are less destructive insects preying on 
the fruits of Europe than in America, and he was disposed to 
attribute the difference to the sparrows, finches and other birds 
of Europe destroying the insects, rather than to anything in 
the climate. On the other hand, Europe has less hawks and 
iays than America, and so her birds increase in numbers. 
Dr. Ilobbins said he would correspond with the president of 
the Royal Horticultural Society of England, and believed he 
could learn from that source the value of the sparrow; and 
perhaps could obtain a pair direct from England. 
On motion a committee, consisting of Messrs. Dr. Hobbins, 
Willey and Knapp, were appointed to correspond on this sub¬ 
ject and if possible to procure a pair or more of sparrows. 
EVERGREENS. 
The society recommended the same list of evergreens as last 
year, except substituting the American Arbor Yit^ for the Si¬ 
berian. The list therefore stands, white, Red and Scotch Pine, 
for large trees, Norway Spruce. American ‘Arbor Yitse, Juni¬ 
per (red cedar,) for ornaments and wind breakers, and several 
others for ornamentation. 
HEDGINGS. 
Mr. Willey said, that for a hedge plant, he thought we had 
none equal to the Barberry. It was sufficiently thorny, grew 
thick, cattle would not eat it, and he believed it would make 
an excellent hedge row. 
Mr. Findlayson liked the Barberry very much and believed 
it the only thing that we had that would stand our cold cli¬ 
mate, or that was good fo)* anything as a hedge plant. 
Dr. Hobbins said t.he Barberry was very ornamental in leaf, 
flower and fruit. It grew freely, and was readily propagated 
from seeds. 
Mr. Stickney had been trying it, and was satisfied that it 
was the only good hedge plant we had. 
