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TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Introductory 5 



Officers for 1884 6 



Correspondents 8 



Standing Committees for 1884 10 



Constitution of the Society 11 



List of Members for 1884 13 



Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Meeting 25 



Secretary's Annual Report (Ragan) 26 



Treasurer's Annual Report (Evans) 29 



Vegetable Physiology — Circulation of the Sap {Robson) 30 



Small Fruits in the Family, and How to Have Them (Johnson) 39 



Trees Peculiar to Texas [Munson) 47 



Horticultural Resources of the Regions of Colorado {Gnmesi) 52 



Timber Interests of the Pacific Coast (Fwrnos) 61 



Raspberry Culture (Ohmer) 71 



Address of Welcome (Twitchel!) 77 



President's Annual Address (Eark) 78 



Tribute to Dr. Warder (Morton) 93 



Conditions of Fruit Culture in Minnesota [Gihbs) • 97 



Future of Orcharding in the Prairie States i Budd) 102 



Strawberry Culture (Hale) .• 119 



Educational Influence of Horticulture (Tryon) 127 



Best Fruit Packages (HoUuter) 136 



Value of Careful Packing and Handling {Williams) 139 



Transportation of Fruits ( Thomas) 151 



Market Fruits of Kansas City (Goodman) 157 



Horticultural Exhibitions, How to Conduct Them (Rayan) 167 



Blight on Fruit Trees and Blossoms {Pcffer) 174 



Trunks of Apple Trees (Burrill ) 177 



Horticultural Experiments for Colorado (Cassidy) 189 



