In a note a couple of days ago under the above heading we drew attention to the plight of the old palm trees still standing among the remains of the Wayfoong building, and, from their sorrowful appearance, hazarded the suggestion that nought but gloom was present in their feelings—supposing they have any—over their condition, so much removed as it is from their former lordly pose. Upon this subject a reader sends us a very interesting and apposite note, taken from an American journal, and it suggests a very great amount of sensitive feeling on the part of vegetable life. The paragraph is to the following effect Forestry experts have found that trees of any size may be transplanted without injury if they are ancsthetfzed before being removed. Chloroform or ether acts on a tree substantially as it does om animals. The anesthetic is applied to the roots.and soon enters the entire circulation of the tree, The first effect of the tree's recovery of consciousness" in its new location is to stimulate its growth.
The case for trees having the same feelings and even emotions as are to be found in animal life appears from this to be susceptible of sub-
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