TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Introductory 5 



Officers for 1885-'86 - 7 



Correspondents 9 



Constitution of the Society 11 



List of Members for 1885-'86 13 



Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Meeting 25 



President's Annual Address (Earle) 26 



Secretary's Annual Report (Ragan) 30 



Our Fruits {Collins) 32 



Nomenclature of Eussian Fruits (Gibb) 37 



The Cranberry {Augur) 44 



Fungoid Diseases of the Strawberry ( Earle) 47 



Fraternity {Hollister) 55 



Fertilization of the Strawberry (Merwift) 57 



•Cross Fertilization {Parry) 01 



Insects of Interest to Fruit-growers {Riley) 70 



Horticulture in Jamaica (Tl/orm) 78 



Landscape Improvement of Country Homes {Pierce) 79 



Our Native Grapes {Kendel) 85 



Pruning and Training the Vine ( Williams) 89 



Association in Horticulture {Lyon) 106 



Success and Failure {Kellogg) 115 



Horticulture in Civilization {Cassell) 122 



Native Grapes of the United States {Munson) 128 



Indigenous Potatoes of North America {Lenimon) 141 



Nutrition of Plants {Burrill) 1«1 



Plants in their Relation to Disease {Penhallow) 167 



Nature's Methods of Subduing Injurious Insects (iSawnders) 178 



Hybrid Syberian Apples of America {Haskins) 182 



